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Fantastic Four

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Fantastic Four

PG-13

Released Jul 8, 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 super powers 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

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

Apr 25, 2007

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Mark Salisbury

Time Out

Fantastic it most certainly ain't.

Jun 24, 2006

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

A garish mediocrity.

Sep 26, 2005

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Matt Neal

Movies Ate My Life

Not as bad as you remember, thanks to some spirited performances, strong casting, a couple of cool sequences, and a vibe of campy fun.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 3, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though definitely not one of the best comic book concepts to end up on film, it still has heart and quite a bit of entertainment value.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 29, 2020

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Fox was never able to give the Fantastic Four the justice they deserve.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 8, 2020

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Anderson O

The extended version aged better than I thought it would, but didn’t boost the overall score. The Fantastic Four came at a different era of the superhero boom of the early to mid 2000’s where we were appreciative to see a full live action movie from a major production studio. Although it was rushed, it still had the fun factor that didn’t cause it wear out or aged bad after 20 years from when it hit in theaters. Among one of my favorites to look back at in the time of the superhero genre.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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Griffith J

Objectively awful but there’s fun nostalgia around this. Evans is really the only actor that is even slightly real. The pacing is way too fast for anything to feel natural. Missing logic at every turn. But I just can’t hate it!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Brian H

Based on recent superhero movies. This is a classic!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Gabriel A

This movie had never been that terrible. People who hate on this Movie are either critics that are lowlives and cope for the marvel they want. Fantastic!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Faiz D

Pathetic. Jessica Alba was the only good thing about it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Eye C

Although I can see now a couple troubles in this, I still like the movie. The thing that I always liked is the chemistry of the team, specially between Ben and Johnny. Also the VFX didn’t aged well, too much CGI.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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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 super powers 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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