Astro BoyOverview and Synopsis

  • Astro Boy
  • Opened October 23, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 34 min.
  • PG
    some action and peril, and brief mild language
  • Set in futuristic Metro City, "Astro Boy" is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive “blue” energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength Read More

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  • Cast: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane, Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy
  • Director: David Bowers
  • Genres: Adventure Comedy, Anime, Science Fiction, Children's/Family

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  • Kristen Bell and Freddie Highmore at the California premiere of "Astro Boy."
  • Freddie Highmore at the California premiere of "Astro Boy."
  • Freddie Highmore and Bill Nighy at the California premiere of "Astro Boy."

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  • ASTRO BOY
    by poop98

    MORE ACTION. NOT REALISTIC AT ALL...Read More

  • Reasonably Good. Not amazing.
    by chris_l_miller

    Good story for boys 5 and up. SPOILER ALERT: The boy dies and then the father just makes another boy from robot parts. The robot thinks he's a boy and then finds out he's not. I wouldn't recommend...Read More

  • Astro Boy
    by villargas

    I thought that the story behind the movie was great. There were points during the movie that i actually cried. I took my youngest son, 11 to go see it. As a parent to four children, i can relate...Read More

  • definitely entertaining :)
    by aveagles16

    Its a really cute movie that will have you smiling at the end. This movie made me smile, laugh, cry, ...cry laughing, etc. its not gona wind up as big as other animations coming out now-a-days but...Read More

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Astro Boy Critic Reviews

  • "Astro Boy plays like Transformers for tots, a Pinocchio story that stays true to its source...The kids won't get it but will enjoy the big, climactic robot rumpuses..." Los Angeles Times

    - Glenn Whipp

  • "...this CG-animated adaptation of the Japanese comic classic feels derivative but moderately entertaining, particularly in some of the highflying visuals." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "Astro Boy, a well-oiled CG-animated superhero pic that makes up in competence and vitality what it lacks in originality." Variety

    - Andrew Barker

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