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80 they all agreed 2 critics · 76 to 84

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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How they landed
they all agreed2 critics, 76 to 84
Best thing said
Makes you wish that Marvel had reached this point years ago – imagine if 2019's Avengers: Endgame had been followed by this.Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph · we gave it 84
Worst thing said
The action is as spectacular as you would expect, which doesn't mean that it's particularly suspenseful, but the film's success lies in the fact it puts the fun back into the franchise.Sandra Hall, The Sydney Morning Herald · we gave it 76
Film
Matt Shakman · 2025 · United States

The guide5 of 7 came up · the board’s words first, then the critics’

ViolenceviolencePart of the board's reason for the certificate.
Sex and nudityThe board wrote a note on itFiled under nudity, sex, which means the board had something to say here, not that it raised the certificate.
SwearingThe board wrote a note on itFiled under language, which means the board had something to say here, not that it raised the certificate.
Drink and drugsThe board did not raise it
UpsettingthreatPart of the board's reason for the certificate.
OffensiveThe board wrote a note on itFiled under discrimination, which means the board had something to say here, not that it raised the certificate.
Hard to sit throughThe board did not raise it

Certificate reasons from the British Board of Film Classification, classified 21/07/2025. Their words: Moderate threat, violence. We could not read the certificate itself off their page, so we do not print one.

All 2 reviews

Makes you wish that Marvel had reached this point years ago – imagine if 2019's Avengers: Endgame had been followed by this. Yet at least they're here now, and the result is a very unusual sort of franchise instalment: one that feels every inch a one-off.

Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000133
84we gave it

The action is as spectacular as you would expect, which doesn't mean that it's particularly suspenseful, but the film's success lies in the fact it puts the fun back into the franchise.

Sandra Hall, The Sydney Morning Herald · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000134
76we gave it

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Robbie CollinThe Daily TelegraphWhere we read it
Sandra HallThe Sydney Morning HeraldWhere we read it

Referencesa number is issued once and never reused

  1. FP000133Robbie Collin. The Daily Telegraph. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Read 2026-08-21. We scored it 84.Source
  2. FP000134Sandra Hall. The Sydney Morning Herald. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Read 2026-08-21. We scored it 76.Source