Captain Fantastic vs Return to the Blue Lagoon

Captain Fantastic has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.2/10 for Return to the Blue Lagoon). Return to the Blue Lagoon is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 58m. Return to the Blue Lagoon is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Captain Fantastic posterCaptain Fantastic2016 VS Return to the Blue Lagoon posterReturn to the Blue Lagoon1991
Captain FantasticReturn to the Blue Lagoon
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.2/10
Year20161991
Length1h 58m1h 38m
GenresAdventure, DramaAdventure, Drama
Country–United States of America
DirectorMatt RossWilliam A. Graham
Main castKathryn Hahn, Erin Moriarty, Steve Zahn, Viggo Mortensen, Frank LangellaMilla Jovovich, Lisa Pelikan, Brian Krause, Courtney Barilla, Garette Ratliff Henson

Synopsis

Captain Fantastic

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.

Return to the Blue Lagoon

In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become tanned teenagers in love.

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