Captain America: Brave New World Is One of the Shortest Marvel Cinematic Universe Films

Captain America: Brave New World clocks in as the shortest Captain America film and one of the shortest MCU films overall.

AMC Theatres announced a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes, placing it among the under-two-hour MCU entries, and the seventh shortest of the 35 films released. This is notably shorter than the previous three Captain America films, all exceeding two hours.

While many shorter MCU films hail from Phases 1 and 2, some recent exceptions exist. The shortest, at 1 hour and 45 minutes, is 2022's The Marvels, followed by The Incredible Hulk, Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man.

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Brave New World, sharing its runtime with Ant-Man and The Wasp (also 1 hour and 58 minutes), stands in contrast to the MCU's longest film, Avengers: Endgame (3 hours and 1 minute), followed by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Eternals, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Despite its upcoming February 14th release, Brave New World reportedly underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots (including scenes featuring WWE star Seth Rollins), though the impact on the final runtime remains unclear.

Starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, this film marks the first Captain America movie post-Chris Evans' Steve Rogers. Mackie has described it as a grounded espionage thriller, continuing the series' legacy.

The film promises to incorporate lesser-known Marvel characters, including a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk, with the introduction of The Leader and Red Hulk.