4 out of 5 stars.

The Fabelsman is a good coming of age drama film that follows Sammy a boy which is introduced to cinema. And falls in love with the art of filmmaking by making home videos of his train set to short films with his family trip.

The story is great. It hits the emotions with the family having issues and drama. While Sammy is growing up and dealing with discovering himself. It is a semi biography of Steven Spielberg.

The acting and cast is great. The direction is great. It does rush in the third act through Sammy high school years. Overall still a great film that delivers a well made coming of age drama.