Captain Fantastic (2016)

Directed by

Matt Ross

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 6,876 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father who raised his six children in the wilderness must bring his family back into modern society after a personal crisis. The film follows their struggle to adapt to a world they have rejected for years.

thoughtfulfamily-focusedunconventionalheartfeltquirkygently dramaticoptimisticsteady-paced

What happens

Captain Fantastic is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matt Ross and starring Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, and Steve Zahn. The story centers on a family forced by circumstances to reintegrate into society after living in isolation for a decade. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was theatrically released on July 8, 2016, by Bleecker Street. It was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten independent films of 2016 and Mortensen was nominated for the Golden Globe, the BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was released with a soundtrack. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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