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Captain Fantastic (film)

Captain Fantastic
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatt Ross
Written byMatt Ross
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStéphane Fontaine
Edited byJoseph Krings
Music byAlex Somers
Production
companies
  • Electric City Entertainment
  • ShivHans Pictures
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 23, 2016 (2016-01-23) (Sundance)
  • July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) (United States)
Running time
118 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[3]
Box office$22.8 million[4]

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.[5] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7] It was theatrically released on July 8, 2016, by Bleecker Street.[8] It was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten independent films of 2016[9] and Mortensen was nominated for the Golden Globe, the BAFTA Award,[10] and the Academy Award for Best Actor.[11] The film was released with a soundtrack.

  1. ^ Kaufman, Anthony (January 25, 2016). "'Captain Fantastic': Review". Screen International. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Captain Fantastic". British Board of Film Classification. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Captain Fantastic – PowerGrind". The Wrap. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Captain Fantastic (2016)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Sundance Institute Completes Feature Film Lineup For 2016 Sundance Film Festival". sundance.org. December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  8. ^ Penderson, Erik (February 4, 2016). "'Captain Fantastic' Gets Summer Release From Bleecker Street". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "National Board of Review Announces 2016 Award Winners". National Board of Review. November 29, 2016. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference GoldenGlobe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: Viggo Mortensen on 'Captain Fantastic' Nod". abcnews.go.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

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