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The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
· Movie
· 115 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2330
- IMDb #2578
- Rotten Tomatoes #807
- Metacritic #2300
- Letterboxd #2827
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1405
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #547
- Metacritic Critics #1895
- Metacritic Audience #2969
- Douban #2582
- Kinopoisk #4401
- AlloCiné #2331
Every rating
57–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Douban on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
Details
- Director
- Matt Shakman
- Writers
- Eric Pearson, Ian Springer, Jeff Kaplan, Josh Friedman, Kat Wood
- Based on
- a work by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
- Released
- 23 July 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $200.0M
- Box office
- $521.9M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →3 wins from 25 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2026 | Best Production Design | Kasra Farahani and Jille Azis | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 | Best Actress in a Superhero Movie | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 | Best Superhero Movie | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 | Best Actor in a Superhero Movie | Pedro Pascal | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2026 | Best Actress in a Superhero Movie | Julia Garner | Nominee |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards 2026 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Kasra Farahani | Winner |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best Action or Science Fiction Feature | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
| Movieguide Awards 2026 | Faith and Freedom Award for Movies | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Superhero Movie | Pedro Pascal | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Superhero Movie | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Superhero Movie | Julia Garner | Nominee |
| Best Superhero Movie | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Production Design | Kasra Farahani and Jille Azis | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematic Adaptation Film | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Winner |
| Best Film Production Design | Jille Azis and Kasra Farahani | Winner |
| Best 4K Home Media Release | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Film | Pedro Pascal | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Film | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
| Best Film Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
| Best Film Direction | Matt Shakman | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Nona Khodai and Tim Roche | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Film Screenwriting | Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Eric Pearson, and Ian Springer | Nominee |
| Best Film Visual / Special Effects | Daniele Bigi, Lisa Marra, and Scott Stokdyk | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Kasra Farahani | Winner |
Movieguide Awards
3 nominations
| Best Movie for Mature Audiences | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
| Faith and Freedom Award for Movies | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
| Grace Award for Most Inspiring Performance for Movies, Actress | Vanessa Kirby | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action or Science Fiction Feature | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Most Anticipated Film | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Film | Jille Azis (Set Decoration) and Kasra Farahani (Production Design) | Nominee |