Captain Fantastic thrives on comedy that knows when to peek its head and when to let drama and emotion carry the audience. Alex Somers score provocatively amplifies each of those elements...

| Original Score: A | Aug 19, 2024

... a road movie, a family drama, a tale of loss, and a loving portrait of an alternative family that is prepared to face everything but the modern world.

| Sep 8, 2023

Matt Ross’s story of this off-the-grid family clashing with the outside world naturally has its funny moments. But it’s also a film filled with genuine feeling.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

Captain Fantastic can provide much fodder for reflection and conversation.

| Aug 27, 2021

Powered by Viggo Mortensen, family and the quirks of human nature, this smiley indie flick could be a late summer hit.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 9, 2021

The journey to Leslie's final resting place is an occasionally bumpy ride.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 4, 2021

Mortensen's performance goes to waste with a plot that lets him down.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 2, 2021

Captain Fantastic contains a dose of healthy disgust, and that is something, despite the rather childish prescriptions.

| Aug 7, 2020

The true strength was in the performances, especially with Mortensen. That alone is worth a recommendation.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 13, 2020

Ross celebrates the heroism of a father who takes care of his children with a great script and with intelligent characters who never alter the mood to entertain. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 27, 2020

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 1, 2020

Captain Fantastic is an original, unusual film about the power of compromise.

| Mar 31, 2020

Original and unpredictable best describe the whimsical and fun Captain Fantastic, which also features one of the best acting ensembles of the year.

| Jan 22, 2020

The first word that comes to mind on watching writer/director Matt Ross's Captain Fantastic is 'intelligent', quickly followed by 'humor' and 'heart', culminating in 'beautiful storytelling.'

| Nov 3, 2019

Director Ross has created a tragic story that's handled with tenderness and humor.

| Oct 23, 2019

Fantastic by name fantastic by nature, this film should not be missed.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 29, 2019

The character composition helps to convert Captain Fantastic in a dark, fun, and often tender exam about fatherhood and its responsibilities. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 20, 2019

You're likely to be bored by a two hour lecture from unrealistically perfect humans, hiding inside the Trojan horse of a toothless family drama.

| Jul 26, 2019

The film keeps you guessing about exactly how it is all going to work out but reaches a satisfying ending.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 3, 2019

"Captain Fantastic" is all heart and is strengthened by Mortensen's performance. It's a new take on the idea of family, but one that is a fresh look on a different version of it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2019