Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
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75% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(55,950 ratings)
This animated feature from Nickelodeon is the story of ten-year-old genius inventor Jimmy Neutron, whose penchant for gadget-creation gets him and his robot dog, Goddard, into trouble at home and school. However, when the parents of Jimmy's hometown are kidnapped by the gooey green aliens known… More This animated feature from Nickelodeon is the story of ten-year-old genius inventor Jimmy Neutron, whose penchant for gadget-creation gets him and his robot dog, Goddard, into trouble at home and school. However, when the parents of Jimmy's hometown are kidnapped by the gooey green aliens known as Yokians, it's up to Jimmy, his best friend, Carl Wheezer, and his arch rival, Cindy Vortex, to rally their fellow kids for a rescue effort. Patching together a ragtag armada of interstellar spacecraft, the kid invasion force sets out to rescue the moms and dads who love them and get them home in time for dinner. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) features the vocal talents of Debi Derryberry, Carolyn Lawrence, Rob Paulsen, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, and Patrick Stewart. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Davis, John A. Davis
- Written By
- John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk, David N. Weiss, J. David Stern
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 2, 2002
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
This little charmer both celebrates and kids the corny conventions of family sitcoms.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Jimmy Neutron just doesn't have enough power to sustain itself to feature length, though children -- the movie's real audience -- may be so dazzled by the spectacle of Jimmy flying through space with his robot dog that they won't notice.
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Stylish 3-D computer animation, good characters.
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Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
Like a rollicking adventure from the fevered boyhood imagination of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes: the gooey aliens, the boy-genius gadgetry. Except with Jimmy it's real.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...[an] engaging and entertaining animated feature.
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