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  • Bubble Boy
  • Opened August 23, 2001 | Runtime:1 hr 30 min
  • PG-13
    language and crude sexual humor
  • A coming-of-age comedy following the life of Jimmy Livingston, (Jake Gyllenhaal) a young man born without immunities and raised in a manufactured world provided by his well-intentioned, but misguided mother (Swoosie Kurtz). But when he realizes that Read More
  • Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll Lynch
  • Director: Blair Hayes
  • Genres: Road Movie, Farce, Gross-Out Comedy, Comedy

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Bubble Boy Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score 41 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 78
    Austin Chronicle | Kimberley Jones

    It's a shame if the controversy surrounding Bubble Boy distracts people from...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    This movie has a sweetness at its core.

  • 60
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    When it clicks, the picture should shock you into laughter -- enough to make...

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times |

    Bubble Boy simply has the gall to make light of one of the last untouchable...

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