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The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" introduces Marvel's First Family--Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus' plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren't bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
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Benefitting from rock-solid cast chemistry and clad in appealingly retro 1960s design, this crack at The Fantastic Four does Marvel's First Family justice.

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The Fantastic Four takes the world by Storm, Thing, Reed, Johnny and baby, forging a new path for this bespoke family that, with these First Steps, leaps into cosmic action with retro-futuristic verve.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) First Steps is a standalone picture with no links -- as yet -- to the wider Marvel landscape, and it works relatively well, not least because of the peppy, 60s-style, retro-futurist design choices. Oct 7, 2025 Full Review Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com Audiences shouldn’t have to sacrifice eye-catching stunts and imagery for great writing and acting. They should have it all. Should but won’t in this case. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 18, 2025 Full Review Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times For now, let's enjoy what this efficient commercial product has to offer, which surprisingly lasts less than two hours... [Full review in Spanish] Aug 11, 2025 Full Review Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip First Steps leans into its goofy Silver Age roots but finds meaning in community and purpose in effort. With its inclusion of parental anxieties and tribute to mothers, the first family of Marvel finally has a film worthy of their legacy. Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card The trailer grabbed me with its incredible artistic design - and on that front the feature film did not disappoint. Rated: 2/4 Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer But the biggest problem with the MCU is that it has become a conveyor belt of mediocrity. How many times have I written the same review, with different names? “It’s not terrible, just uninspiring and unnecessary.” Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Walt Clever re boot first story well developed characters and look out for easter egg Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/05/25 Full Review Laura S It was an amazing movie! I highly recommend! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review ojas v Seeing Galactus on the big screen at that size was awesome. I wish we had more scenes! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review Phillip Thoroughly enjoyed. I was waiting for the moment when Marvel would drop the ball but that moment never came. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review Jo Anna P We had so much fun seeing this movie They should not salt the popcorn. If I want salt I can put it on there. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review almonach It was nice could have better action and I thought Mr. Fantastic was super stretch here it seems like he is low to moderately stretchy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" introduces Marvel's First Family--Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus' plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren't bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
Director
Matt Shakman
Producer
Kevin Feige
Screenwriter
Peter Cameron
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Marvel Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Action/Violence)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 25, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 23, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$274.1M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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