Bubble Boy

Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: August 24, 2001

7.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 77 Ratings

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OneWhoKnowsAug 25, 2010

The best soundtrack EVER! The best of the strangest comedies in history. I tried to find another movie by the author of Bubble Boy... nothing I could find works as well as this.
Should be ranked as one of the best comedies (although I knowThe best soundtrack EVER! The best of the strangest comedies in history. I tried to find another movie by the author of Bubble Boy... nothing I could find works as well as this.
Should be ranked as one of the best comedies (although I know it won't). Too many Napoleon Dynamite fans out there...… Expand

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jAbMaNMar 2, 2011

One of the best Jake Gyllenhaal movies I ever seen, following Donnie Darko. Great comedy and great acting in the process.

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FelixQ.Jul 25, 2006

I will defend this one unto the death. Well, maybe not *death*, but you get the point. I actually laughed out loud while watching it on my own, which doesn't happen often. I really am a sap for the puppy-dog eyes male leads, and this I will defend this one unto the death. Well, maybe not *death*, but you get the point. I actually laughed out loud while watching it on my own, which doesn't happen often. I really am a sap for the puppy-dog eyes male leads, and this movie just scratches the itch in the hard to reach spot in he middle of my back. Metaphorically speaking, that it.… Expand

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DefameApr 30, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Danny Trejo loved playing his role because he doesn't get killed and he didn't have to kill anyone else.… Expand

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JackieU.Aug 22, 2002

Way off da scalez!!!! jake gyllenhaal is my favorite actor and he's da hottest 2! i have a cousin that stars in movies like zoolander and meet the parent, but he's not as funny as jake!!!iiiiii loooovvvvveeeeeee uuuuu Way off da scalez!!!! jake gyllenhaal is my favorite actor and he's da hottest 2! i have a cousin that stars in movies like zoolander and meet the parent, but he's not as funny as jake!!!iiiiii loooovvvvveeeeeee uuuuu jjjjakkkkeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~*~*~*~*by:jackie… Expand

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BigK.Dec 20, 2005

Gyllenhall is (in my view) not that great. He picked a winner to star in here though. V.funny.

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SamanthaMay 11, 2006

I Loved this movie. its a true fairytale, and it even has the fairytale ending. its my favourite!

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hillaryMay 11, 2006

This movie ROCKS!

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ChadS.Nov 22, 2005

"Bubble Boy" wants to have it both ways; tasteless, with a sweet underpinning, but for this story of a boy with an immunity disorder to really work, the filmmakers needed to be fearless like the people who made the underrated "Pumpkin". To "Bubble Boy" wants to have it both ways; tasteless, with a sweet underpinning, but for this story of a boy with an immunity disorder to really work, the filmmakers needed to be fearless like the people who made the underrated "Pumpkin". To make fun of disabled people is a risky proposition and "Bubble Boy" cops out, choosing rather to make fun of Hinduism and foreign accents. There's also a missed opportunity to satirize a certain brand of Christian fundamentalism, the hypocritical kind; which triggered a bout of deja vu, and then I remembered, oh yeah, "Saved", another film that played it too safe. "Bubble Boy" seems more like material for a pre-"Hairspray" John Waters vehicle than a mainstream flick, but it's worth seeing because Jake Gyllenhaal is on the verge of stardom. Maggie's brother is immensely likable, even when he's parroting, "500 dollahs!" Ever Carradine should've played his love interest.… Expand

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ImpugnJan 12, 2020

Bubble Boy is an amusing and refreshing comedy with a talented cast. The screenplay is clever and every second is entertaining.