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Fantastic Four (2015)

Film · 1h 40m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Four young outsiders gain gritty new powers and must unite to save Earth from a corrupted former friend.

A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Disney+.

Fantastic Four parents guide

No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Strong violence
Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Fantastic Four scary?
Only a little. Fantastic Four has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Fantastic Four?
Light gore and strong violence.
What is Fantastic Four rated, and is it OK for kids?
Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with strong violence.

What is Fantastic Four about?

Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.

Cast and crew

Directed byJosh Trank
StarringMiles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey

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