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Year
2016
Runtime
118 min.
Director
Matt Ross
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Rating *
7.9
Votes *
56,964
Checks
5,961
Favs
726
Dislikes
54
Favs/checks
12.2% (1:8)
Favs/dislikes
13:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    Captain Fantastic stars Viggo Mortensen as a survivalist raising his kids outside the system, at least until their mother's death forces him to bring them into the so-called "real world", where he is made to question his decisions. The twist is that we've come to think of survivalists as extreme Right, probably religious gun nuts. This family is on the extreme Left, super-hippies who have abandoned our consumer society. The film does a good job of making us question whether it's good or bad to live outside the system, especially in terms of education, and just how much of home schooling includes indoctrination (and indeed whether the public or private school systems do too), but it's also a touching story about a father doing what he thinks is best for his children. Parents could do worse than to watch this with an open mind and contrast their own styles to "Captain Fantastic"'s. 7 years 2 months ago
  2. The Tramp's avatar

    The Tramp

    Power to the people, stick it to the man. 7 years 5 months ago
  3. Ven's avatar

    Ven

    It's been so long since i enjoyed a movie like this. It had both meaning and enjoyable moments. Acting was incredible too. 7 years 5 months ago
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