The Falcon's 5 Best Movies

 

From airman to grief counselor to Avenger, former USAF member Sam "the Falcon" Wilson has led quite a life in his short, 40-some-odd years. Along the way, he's helped to save the country from fascism, been wiped from existence and even helped to save the universe after having been reincarnated. Wilson has already appeared in six hit movies (four of which have grossed in excess of $1 billion at the box offfice) and he co-headlined the Falcon and the Winter Soldier limited series, which is currently streaming on Disney+. And the studio has finally greenlit a solo film, Captain America 4, for him. Until CA4 hits theaters, let's celebrate the movies below, which explore some of this exceptional hero's exploits.

5. Ant-Man

In Ant-Man, former USAF pararescueman Sam "Falcon" Wilson comes face-to-face with future Avenger Scott Lang when the latter breaks into the group's base of operations in upstate New York.

4. The Age of Ultron

Proving that Wilson and Steve "Captain America" Rogers are not just teammates but actual friends as well, the former spends the bulk of his time in The Age of Ultron as the latter's wingman at a party thrown by Tony Stark as opposed to on a battlefield.

3. The Winter Soldier

Wilson makes his cinematic debut in The Winter Soldier when he befriends Steve Rogers and the two bond over the fact that they've both seen combat as members of the U.S. military. When we meet him, Sam has put his USAF career behind him and become a counselor for other veterans who find it difficult adjusting to civilian life. Wilson, who quickly becomes the man who Steve Rogers trusts more than anyone in the world, uses his pararescueman training and experimental wings to take the fight to a new threat from land to air in the battle against a woefully corrupted S.H.I.E.L.D. He's instrumental in destroying the agency's three new helicarriers, which were designed to kill hundreds of American civilian targets at once. After exposing double agents within the organization's ranks and foiling their plan to turn the U.S. into fascist state, Wilson and Rogers embark on a mission to root out any remaining HYDRA members as well as the Winter Soldier.

2. Civil War

Having become a full-fledged Avenger and assisted Captain Rogers in tracking down  notorious assassin James "the Winter Soldier" Barnes, Wilson winds up an enemy of the state and in the crosshairs of Tony Stark after violating the controversial Sokovia Accords. He also recruits Scott "Ant-Man" Lang into the fold.

1. Infinity War

After having been broken out of a federal prison by Steve Rogers, the duo, along with former assassin Natasha Romanoff, have been conducting covert missions and acting independently of the Avengers. However, when an intergalactic warlord's pursuit of mass murder in the name of saving the universe brings the battle to Earth, Wilson and the others make a last stand against an alien army in the African kingdom of Wakanda. Sadly, the heroes lose and Wilson, one of the casualties, is wiped from existence. 

Originally Posted 3/17/21

Updated 4/24/21