Osmosis Jones

Name: Osmosis Jones
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: August 10, 2001
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Laurence Fishburne

2001

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 2001 | PG

Starring: Laurence Fishburne

Summary: A cutting-edge, live action/animated action adventure comedy about one white blood cell's (Rock) race against the biological clock to hunt down and destroy a lethal new virus (Fishburne). Bill Murray stars as Frank, in whose body the action unfolds. (Warner Brothers)

Director: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy, Crime, Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 min

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Robert K. Elder

Gets under your skin with laughs that are fast, slick and slippery and with visuals as vivid as anything this side of Demerol. Read full review

Jan Stuart

Warts and all, Osmosis Jones is the year's ultimate bodily functions comedy. Read full review

Jay Carr

In a dismal summer for movies, Osmosis Jones is a fresh breath of foul air. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

When we're outside Frank's body, Osmosis Jones drags. When we're inside him, it zooms. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

While there's no denying that the film's animation is technically impressive and is sometimes quite clever, its inventiveness is frequently at the service of gags so distasteful that gag is the operative word. Read full review

Chris Hewitt

Classy voice work (intriguingly, the hero, heroine and villain are all voiced by black actors -- Chris Rock, Brandy and Laurence Fishburne) Read full review

Rita Kempley

Should never have been released, not even on video. It should have been placed in a hazardous waste container, encased in concrete and dumped into the Farrelly brothers' septic tank. Read full review

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bruh67

May 25, 2019

bruh this movie epic bruh ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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182crazyking

Dec 15, 2010

This is one of my favorite movies. The humor is enjoyable for all ages, the animation is great, and the setting is very creative and sometimes pretty dark (like the scene where the anthrax burns the boat). Plus, I love the idea of science themes mixed with comedy and animation. It's reallyThis is one of my favorite movies. The humor is enjoyable for all ages, the animation is great, and the setting is very creative and sometimes pretty dark (like the scene where the anthrax burns the boat). Plus, I love the idea of science themes mixed with comedy and animation. It's really an underrated animated film, and one should definitely check it out!… Expand

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Luna_Blaze

Apr 19, 2016

I love that movie it's a brilliant way to tell how the body works and Thrax is the sexiest villain I know and I freely admit that I have a huge crush on him and he really give me fever

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Rox22

Jan 4, 2013

This has to be one of my favorite semi-animated films. It's not brilliant and I won't consider it a masterpiece, but I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the movie that was animated. Bill Murray & Chris Elliott's performances are really sub par and very weak. Elena FranklinThis has to be one of my favorite semi-animated films. It's not brilliant and I won't consider it a masterpiece, but I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the movie that was animated. Bill Murray & Chris Elliott's performances are really sub par and very weak. Elena Franklin (the little girl) is perhaps the only "actor" that seems to be trying. Luckily the non-animated parts don't take up to much screen time. The voice actors on the other hand do a fantastic job and play their characters phenomenally. Rock, Hyde Piece, Fishburne & Shatner were perfectly cast. Just a shame that Fishburne's character isn't given a bit more attention as he is absolutely great as a villain. Overall: A great fun movie that could have been a larger success if the live action actors would have made the same effort as the animated voice actors.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Tyranian

May 5, 2020

Fairly entertaining but could have been a lot better and probably should've been a straight animation.

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MattBrady99

Apr 4, 2020

Brought to you by the Academy Award winning visionary's behind 'Green Book'...and 'Dumb & Dumber', a movie that suddenly become more relevant than ever.

They also bring you a gross Bill Murray.

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strangers

May 29, 2021

. . . The two main live action adult actors, acting is so atrocious, it really made me cringe horribly. I know these turds are famous actors that have been in other movies (can't remember names) but they do a horrible job in this one anyway (don't remember other movies)
. . . The very young. . . The two main live action adult actors, acting is so atrocious, it really made me cringe horribly. I know these turds are famous actors that have been in other movies (can't remember names) but they do a horrible job in this one anyway (don't remember other movies)
. . . The very young child actor, while no where near good, at least outshines these clowns. The gross out script and dumb writing make it all the more painful to watch.
. . . The voice acting for the animated part of the movie is much better, mostly.
The plot consists of mostly overused buddy cop tropes

. . . . In some ways the movies worst sin is being incredibly misleading about how anything biologically works. Like a majority of it, very wrong and misleading. Some can be forgiven because it's entertainment. But people would assume at least part of the movie was based on how things really work and that's bad.

. . . . The worst offender is how the movie portrays fever, The movie says fever is directly caused by the infecting organism (bacteria and virus's don't multiple in this movie though...) and that fever past 107f will kill you (and bring you back to life if it drops down again) This is utter BS. You can have a fever up to 107.5 before there is any danger to the brain. Also the body won't just keep getting hotter, normally it never goes that high because fevers are cause by the body to fight the infection, they are normally good to have! Bacteria and virus's don't function as well at fever temps and the immune system functions better at fever temps.

. . . . The body has to work hard to get fever temps, aiding it in getting to those temps reduces the stress on your heart, lungs etc.that would have to work harder to get to the temps it needs. If the sick person feels as though they are cold, and is not sweating, that means the body feels it needs to be hotter, help them out. Give them blankets, hot or at least warm water to drink etc. Also try to avoid aspirin, tylenol/acetaminophen, naproxen, and ibuprofen, which is pretty much all the over the counter pain relievers (these drugs have alot in common in how they work and belong in the same class of drug) Many "cold and flu medicines" have this, so avoid them. (drugs for losing phlegm etc. are fine, just get them on their own) There is a trade off where sometimes the only way to reduce pain is to reduce fever, but even a small amount of temp drop can help considerably with pain. If you or a child is in misery, try using a ice pack on their head (with cloth barriers so it doesn't cool too much, maybe a gel pack that was refrigerated instead of frozen or a cool damp cloth on the forehead or temple) first to reduce the heads temp which may help alot with pain without compromising the benefits of a fever too much. Keep in mind, the more you reduce a fever, the longer it'll take the sick person to fight off the disease.

. . . This movie perpetuates the dangerous myth that fevers are bad. That alone is enough to rate it badly, but it's also generally bad in the entertainment way too… Expand

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