Fantastic Four

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Fantastic Four

PG-13

2005

1h 46m

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Scientist Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) persuades his arrogant former classmate, Victor von Doom (Julian McMahon), to fund his experiments with cosmic energy. On von Doom's space station, the crew -- including astronaut Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis), researcher Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) and pilot Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) -- are exposed to a mysterious cosmic storm that bestows superpowers upon them. As they cope with their transformations, von Doom vows his revenge.

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Critics Consensus

Marred by goofy attempts at wit, subpar acting, and bland storytelling, Fantastic Four is a mediocre attempt to bring Marvel's oldest hero team to the big screen.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

04/25/2007

Marvel Comics continues to empty out its stable of superheroes with this entertaining tale.

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Mark Salisbury

Time Out

06/24/2006

Fantastic it most certainly ain't.

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

09/26/2005

A garish mediocrity.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

Fails to live up to its namesake or to the accomplishments of other Marvel features that paved the way for this adaptation.

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Sean Axmaker

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Sep 5

[Director Tim] Story and his writers never manage to capture the family dynamics that writer Stan Lee introduced in comics or the sense of power and scale created by [artist Jack] Kirby.

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Adrian Martin

Film Critic: Adrian Martin

07/30/2025

2/5

This is a strictly by-the-numbers superhero blockbuster.

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Garry A

@heavyg 4d

It was fun but it also dragged at times.

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Gio C

@RT29650067 5d

Very overhated movie. I enjoyed this a lot

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Usualsuspects G

@Zae33751 Jul 24

Coming back to this movie after the 2025 release of fantastic 4 shows me how good we he had it and didn’t know this is the perfect fantastic 4 movie perfect casting perfect story this is what we need more of in the 2020s

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Isaiah T

@RT70670715 Jul 20

I saw this on Disney plus and after watching it no it not mid or bad like people said and the cast were fine the characters were alright wish dr doom wore the suit like for the whole movie and he could’ve gotten his powers at the middle but I give it a 8/10

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Lorenzo V

@RT31595911 Jul 18

The cast was great, the special effects were good, the plot was okay. The movie is worth watching, it's entertaining, funny, and doesn't take itself too seriously.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12

Um filme que tinha tudo para ser uma grande aventura, mas que acabou por falhar na execução. O elenco até tem carisma e alguma química especialmente o Chris Evans como Tocha Humana, mas o argumento é extremamente infantil e os efeitos especiais envelheceram bastante mal. O maior problema é o vilão, o Doutor Destino, que foi completamente descaracterizado.

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Synopsis

Scientist Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) persuades his arrogant former classmate, Victor von Doom (Julian McMahon), to fund his experiments with cosmic energy. On von Doom's space station, the crew -- including astronaut Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis), researcher Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) and pilot Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) -- are exposed to a mysterious cosmic storm that bestows superpowers upon them. As they cope with their transformations, von Doom vows his revenge.

Director: Tim Story
Creator: Stan Lee
Producer: Chris Columbus, Avi Arad
Screenwriter: Mark Frost
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises, 1492 Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Content|Sequences of Intense Action)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $154.7M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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