Fantastic Four

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Fantastic Four

PG-13

Released Jul 8, 2005

1h 46m

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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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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

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

Rated: 2/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Sean Axmaker

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[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.

Sep 5, 2025

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Adrian Martin

Film Critic: Adrian Martin

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

Rated: 2/5

Jul 30, 2025

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JBird a

Fantastic Four is a good film to watch, Tim story did good with directing and bringing this movie to the big screen 20 years ago when it was the Year 2005 .cast such as Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans & Michael chiklis. Julian McMahon played a better Doctor Doom this film R.I.P to him. I like the movie but the film can use more action though it really had a lot of action in it though in the story I'm glad they stick with the original comic book of how they became superheroes and how they got in their powers in space. which is actually not too bad though. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did good with creating these amazing superheroes. I give this film The B+ . it's not too bad to watch but the film could use more action scenes instead of it being at the end of the movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Lucho G

It's a fun watch. It's different than the 2025 movie, no doubt about it. But it has its points.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Falcao1 B

Critics rating is a joke. This movie is great. It's different than the 2025 one, but it's pleasant in its own way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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John W

Solid Marvel movie. Has some good moments, I also liked the actors and how they built the characters, but nothing special.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Ben A

It's not very good, but it's also some passably cheesy fun. It's weird that the Raimi Spiderman films get a pass for the same thing, those films feel very comparable to this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Joe M

Not the strongest Marvel movie out there, but not the worst.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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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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