AdventureComedyDrama

Captain Fantastic

2016
7.8 / 10
A widower who lives in the forest takes his six children into the outside world for the first time.
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Set against the beautiful Pacific Northwest backdrop, Captain Fantastic is easily one of the most nuanced films to come to mainstream cinema in the last few years. It's main plot addresses the struggle when everyone has the best intentions but not the same val...
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