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.

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  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.