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Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

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Captain Fantastic

"He prepared them for everything except the outside world."

2016

1h 59m

7.9(6885 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.

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Shivhans Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Ben Cash

George MacKay

George MacKay

Bodevan Cash

Samantha Isler

Samantha Isler

Kielyr Cash

Annalise Basso

Annalise Basso

Vespyr Cash

Nicholas Hamilton

Nicholas Hamilton

Rellian Cash

Shree Crooks

Shree Crooks

Zaja Cash

Charlie Shotwell

Charlie Shotwell

Nai Cash

Trin Miller

Trin Miller

Leslie Abigail Cash

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Jack Bertrang

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Abigail Bertrang

Creative team

Directed by: Matt Ross
Written by: Matt Ross
Produced by: Lynette Howell Taylor
Monica Levinson

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