Captain Fantastic (2016)

Captain Fantastic rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 246K votes

Rotten Tomatoes82%

Metacritic72%

TMDb7.9/10· 7K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Captain Fantastic

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.

Cast of Captain Fantastic

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  Viggo Mortensen

  as Ben Cash

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  George MacKay

  as Bodevan Cash

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  Samantha Isler

  as Kielyr Cash

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  Annalise Basso

  as Vespyr Cash

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  Nicholas Hamilton

  as Rellian Cash

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  Shree Crooks

  as Zaja Cash

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  Charlie Shotwell

  as Nai Cash

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  Trin Miller

  as Leslie Abigail Cash

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  Frank Langella

  as Jack Bertrang

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  Ann Dowd

  as Abigail Bertrang

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  Steve Zahn

  as Dave

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  Kathryn Hahn

  as Harper

Captain Fantastic facts

Budget

$5M

Box office

$23.1M

Our take on Captain Fantastic

Matt Ross's 2016 drama follows a devoted father raising his six children off the grid in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, giving them a rigorous physical and intellectual education far from mainstream society. When circumstances force the family out of their wilderness paradise and into the wider world, the journey tests his convictions about what it truly means to be a parent. Thoughtful, funny and quietly provocative, it weighs idealism against compromise and asks how far principle should bend to reality. Well suited to viewers who like character-rich, humane drama that raises hard questions about family, upbringing and living outside the norm.