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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Play trailer 2:15 Poster for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius G Released Dec 21, 2001 1h 23m Kids & Family Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius tells the simple story of a 10-year-old boy and his robot dog - battling evil, rescuing his parents, saving the Earth - and returning home in time for dinner. Jimmy's always inventing gadgets to make his life in Retroville more interesting. A boy genius with real kid emotions, Jimmy sometimes fantasizes about life on his own. But when the parents of Jimmy's hometown are kidnapped by invading aliens, he quickly discovers that things aren't so great when they're gone.
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What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Stylish 3-D computer animation, good characters. Rated: 3/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 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. Rated: B+ Aug 22, 2004 Full Review Neil Smith BBC.com As frothily entertaining as this caper is, it's unlikely to prove as popular with grown-ups as Shrek and the Toy Story movies. Rated: 3/5 Feb 20, 2002 Full Review Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) I wouldn’t say that this movie is a stroke of genius, but I definitely enjoyed watching it as much as I did when I was young. Rated: 7/10 Aug 22, 2025 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand For all their rambunctious energy and rebellion, these kids are innocents out of a 1950s sitcom and the film steers clear of the adult in-jokes and bodily function humor that litters so many recent family films. Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Lacks sufficient sophistication to appeal to adults. The "wow" factor of CGI animation has long since diminished. Rated: 3/5 Apr 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Caleb F. Movie was released a year before the show came out. (24YEARSAGO)2001 This film feels very nostalgic and still stands the test of time when it comes to laughter. It helps when you have voice actors like MARTIN SHORT & PATRICK STEWART to bring life into an animated film! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Speakerman G Um filme excelente e divertido para toda a família com uma narrativa criativa, embora a animação seja Peculiar Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Dino G Hilariously funny and combined with a good plot, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a fun family movie that has something for the whole family. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/25 Full Review Thomas S Very funny and good and amazing funny things in this movie too Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/25 Full Review shrek d he is weird because he could live in my friend jimmy's belly button (because how small he is) Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Audience Member Absolute masterpiece, a very unique animated movie and the animation just fits perfectly with it. Totally recommended Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius tells the simple story of a 10-year-old boy and his robot dog - battling evil, rescuing his parents, saving the Earth - and returning home in time for dinner. Jimmy's always inventing gadgets to make his life in Retroville more interesting. A boy genius with real kid emotions, Jimmy sometimes fantasizes about life on his own. But when the parents of Jimmy's hometown are kidnapped by invading aliens, he quickly discovers that things aren't so great when they're gone.
Director
John A. Davis
Producer
Steve Oedekerk, John A. Davis, Albie Hecht
Screenwriter
John A. Davis, David N. Weiss, J. David Stem, Steve Oedekerk, John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
O Entertainment, Nickelodeon Movies
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.9M
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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