The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025 · Movie · PG-13 · 115 min · ★ 7.0 · 76% critics
Set in a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic world, the Fantastic Four must juggle family life and hero duties while defending Earth from Galactus and his enigmatic Herald. Their tight bond is tested as a cosmic threat forces them to make impossible choices under immense pressure, blending grounded family stakes with intergalactic danger.
Based on The Fantastic Four
Also known as Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four · Fantastic Four · The Fantastic Four · Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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Details
- Original title
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-07-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (3,382 votes)
- Budget
- $200,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a more grounded Fantastic Four story in a vivid retro-futuristic setting with real family stakes; Not for you if you prefer fast, consistently thrilling Marvel action like Avengers: Age of Ultron or the lighter vibe of Ant-Man.
Pros: retro-futuristic world; family-centered tension; standout cast chemistry | Cons: uneven pacing; underwhelming villain focus; some effects slip
Themes
- strong woman
- saving the world
- superhero
- based on comic
- end of the world
- super power
- superhero team
- alternative reality
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- marvel cinematic universe (mcu)
- silver surfer
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Pedro Pascal
as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic
Vanessa Kirby
as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
as Ben Grimm / The Thing
Joseph Quinn
as Johnny Storm / Human Torch
Ralph Ineson
as Galactus
Julia Garner
as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer
Paul Walter Hauser
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
Natasha Lyonne
as Rachel Rozman
Sarah Niles
as Lynne Nichols / F4 Chief of Staff
Mark Gatiss
as Ted Gilbert
Directed by Matt Shakman