Black Widow

A conspiracy connected to Natasha Romanoff’s past forces her to revisit the life she led before the Avengers. Cate Shortland directs a spy adventure built around former loyalties and fractured relationships, with Yelena, Alexei and Melina sharing the spotlight.

The draw is seeing Natasha outside the familiar Avengers team structure. Watch how old family roles influence the way these characters argue, cooperate and protect one another. The action has a personal context even when the mission grows much larger than a single household.

A focused starting point

Captain America: Civil War ↗

2016 · 2h 27m

Civil War is a useful refresher for Natasha’s place in the Avengers story. This is an editorial route, not a new mandatory dependency.

Black Widow was released after Endgame but looks back into Natasha’s earlier story. Following release order preserves the context of its later-facing material.

The catalog lists 134 minutes. The release date above is the catalog’s date for this title; dates and runtimes may differ by territory or edition. Follow the linked film source for its own listing.

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