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Bubble Boy

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A coming-of-age comedy follows 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 he's in love with Chloe (Marley Shelton), the girl next door, he has no choice but to build a mobile bubble suit, and set off across the country to Niagara Falls, to stop Chloe's wedding -- which is only seven days away -- in time to confess his love.
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Critics Consensus

Bubble Boy bounces along with lame, offensive jokes that are more tasteless than funny.

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Dan Via Washington Post Jan 6, 2002
Hayes shows a deft touch with both cartoony slapstick and character-based comedy and manages to create moments of real poignancy in between. Go to Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine Sep 4, 2001
The road trip aspect of Bubble Boy provides fodder for most of the jokes, which are requisitely crude and tactless and only occasionally amusing. Go to Full Review Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Aug 31, 2001
Seldom has a more misguided movie escaped from a major studio than Touchstone's Bubble Boy. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Aug 2, 2024
2.5/4
...somewhat erratic yet mostly entertaining... Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 7, 2019
Sweet, charming, surprising, inspirational and funny. Bubble Boy is pure Disney gold. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009
A fun and oddly entertaining twist on the road trip film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jacob W @SteelioTontos Oct 21, 2026 Definitely had some solid comedy to it, but was still a weak movie. See more Owen K @NCR23 Oct 14, 2026 An incredibly funny and nonsense movie. Really loved it, it had a very unique story to tell. Also had the absolute goat jake Gyllenhaal. See more Maxsuel S @Maxine191 Oct 1, 2026 Jimmy Bolha me conquistou completamente. O filme é fofo, carismático e conseguiu me arrancar sorrisos desde os primeiros minutos. Jimmy rapidamente se tornou um dos meus personagens favoritos, e sua jornada me passou uma sensação incrível de leveza. Mais do que um filme divertido, virou um sentimento para mim — daqueles que deixam a vida um pouco mais leve. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 3, 2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Kaden D @kdollar Feb 12, 2025 Very entertaining, and I got many good laughs. My favorite characters have to be Pappy and Pippy. See more Alexander S @RT61935749 Feb 6, 2025 Bubble Boy is a stupid, cute, fun film with young Jake Gyllanhal’s decent comedic dynamic that carries this film along with other known actors and their comedic moments. Nothing spectacular. Grading: C See more Read all reviews
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Blair Hayes

Director

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jimmy Livingston

Swoosie Kurtz

Mrs. Livingston

Marley Shelton

Chloe

Danny Trejo

Slim

John Carroll Lynch

Mr. Livingston

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Synopsis A coming-of-age comedy follows 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 he's in love with Chloe (Marley Shelton), the girl next door, he has no choice but to build a mobile bubble suit, and set off across the country to Niagara Falls, to stop Chloe's wedding -- which is only seven days away -- in time to confess his love.
Director
Blair Hayes
Producer
Beau Flynn
Screenwriter
Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures
Production Co
Germ Free Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude Sexual Humor)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 24, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.0M
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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