Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

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Released Jun 2, 2017

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal threatens to separate them into different classes, the mischievous boys accidentally hypnotize him into thinking that he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.

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Critics Consensus

With a tidy plot, clean animation, and humor that fits its source material snugly, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is entertainment that won't drive a wedge between family members.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

David Soren's computer-animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's hit series of children's books avoids the pitfalls with enough success to amuse all ages.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2017

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James White

Empire Magazine

Silly and aimed squarely at the younger crowd, Captain Underpants has enough spirit to be entertaining. Just don't expect it to work all the time.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 27, 2017

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Catherine Drake

Little White Lies

A snappy animated comedy with a lovely, gooey, sentimental heart.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 24, 2017

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Rolando Gallego

EscribiendoCine

... one of the most fun and honest animated features of our times as well as enjoyable and original. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Feb 28, 2023

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

If we had a kids movie that inspired that kind of creativity every year, it'd be a slightly happier world.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 29, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

At least preferable to another recent summer hit, the torturous Despicable Me 3.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 6, 2021

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Captain Underpants is not good as Dog Man, And I would say the movie is horrible due to childish stuff.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/04/25

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Kelly M

Great because it is about this two friends called George and Harold and thy love to draw comics but there best comic is the amazing Captain Underpants but there principal Mr. Krupp doesn’t like fun things so When George has a hypnotising ring he hypnotises Mr. Krupp and he turns him into Captain Underpants it is so funny 🤣 and there is this villain called Professor Poopy Pants who wants to get rid of laughter because everyone makes fun of his name because is sound weird and funny and there is this one kid in Gorge and Harold’s class named Melvin and he doesn’t get any jokes so Professor Poopy Pants uses Melvin to control one of his inventions the special toilet so Professor Poopy Pants make the toilet big using is gun that makes things small or large but so Captain Underpants stops him great movie 7/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!! Rated PG for Mild Rude Humor Throughout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $73,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Julia H

One heck of a movie. Honestly it’s almost absolutely brilliant, amazing prequels and I just don’t see a problem with most of it. definitely deserves a sequel, 3 out of 5 stars.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Joey G

This is a really funny movie that needs a sequel!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Audience Member

This movie is really fun and beautifully animated. I also especially like how this movie takes a kind of stale plot and makes something great out of it, especially considering the source material is about a naked middle aged man defeating potty humor named villains. Well done DreamWorks 👏

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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George

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Professor Poopypants

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Harold

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Melvin

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - Our World is Destroyed

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - The Saturday Song

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - The Fart Symphony

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - School Pranks

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - End of Laughter

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - The School Fair

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - The Real-Life Hero

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - Stop That Gorilla!

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: Official Clip - The Origin Story

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Synopsis

George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal threatens to separate them into different classes, the mischievous boys accidentally hypnotize him into thinking that he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.

Director: David Soren
Producer: Mireille Soria, Mark Swift
Screenwriter: Nicholas Stoller
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation, Mikros Image, Scholastic Entertainment Inc.
Rating: PG (Mild Rude Humor Throughout)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.9M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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