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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Thomas F

As a Marvel fan and a huge fan of the Fantastic 4, this movie is so enjoyable. Yeah yeah, the CGI is bad, it deviates from the comics, blah blah, shut your noise hole. It's a great story and setting to put these superheroes in. It doesn't have to be true to the comics. And might I just say, Julian McMahone is the perfect villan actor. His performance as Doctor Doom was increcible and I know you all are afraid to admit that because you all think this movie sucks. I adore this movie and I'll watch it anytime.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Rick C

I've decided this is the best superhero movie ever made. Chris Evans making out with a girl who is driving a car, while he is also driving a motorcycle? Iconic. One hour and forty-six minutes of Jessica Alba eye candy? Iconic. All of Ben's condescending nicknames for his team members? Iconic. My only real critique is wondering how Fortnite had a better Dr. Doom than a blockbuster Fantastic Four movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Audience Member

It is okay. It was entertaining enough. This movies biggest weakness is the Invisible Woman. She has little to no personality in this movie. You know what you learn about the Invisible Woman in this movie? Nothing other than her gender. What do I mean by this? She is heavily sexualized and lacks personality. This is my main takeaway from this movie. If you dislike my review, please note that I am the most critical person I know when it comes to movies. I tend to offend people because of this... Sorry.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Fantastic Four Isn't terrible but has issues mainly the writing of the villain and the visuals looks ehhh some looks good but its dated like ghost rider in 2007 Seeing Chris Evans as human torch is cool even though we all know him as captain America it starts off little slow didn't like the characters at first but started liking them overtime fun watch cant wait for the new one this year 80%

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Dionisis T

Literally can't understand why people don't like it...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/28/24

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BRAVE08HERO !

Rewatching this Movie Is the Best Thing Ever Done 🔥😎

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Tim Story

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Ioan Gruffudd

Reed Richards

Jessica Alba

Susan Storm

Chris Evans

Johnny Storm

Michael Chiklis

Ben Grimm

Julian McMahon

Victor Von Doom

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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: 1492 Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises
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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