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Bubble Boy

2001 · 84 min

A silly, sweet road-trip comedy full of oddball characters and broad gags, with a surprisingly warm heart underneath.

Directed by
Blair Hayes
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Tagline
Life is an adventure. Don't blow it.
Overview
Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy – bubble suit and all – treks cross-country to stop her.

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Directed by
Blair Hayes
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • family
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, adventure, romance
Directed by
Blair Hayes
Written by
Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll Lynch, Verne Troyer, Dave Sheridan, Brian George
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America, France
Languages
French, English

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