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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36

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  1. FelixQ.
    Jul 25, 2006
    10
    I will defend this one unto the death. Well, maybe not *death*, but you get the point. I actually laughed out loud while watching it on my own, which doesn't happen often. I really am a sap for the puppy-dog eyes male leads, and this movie just scratches the itch in the hard to reach spot in he middle of my back. Metaphorically speaking, that it.
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  2. JasonT.
    Aug 24, 2001
    8
    Very interesting movie that is both funny and somewhat eye-opening. What is crazy is how puzzled you are when you leave the movie. Jake Gylleenhall was phenomenal.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JamieA.
    Apr 18, 2002
    10
    I don't know what those critics are thinking. This movie was one of the greatest movies of all time to me. It used many things that made it funny. I loved this movie!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. Thatguy
    Aug 19, 2002
    8
    It's amazing to see how most of these so-called 'critics' took such a far-fetched movie, and actually took it seriously (or thought that the viewing public was stupid enough to take it seriously). Accept this movie for what it is (subversive, low-brow, harmless silliness), and you'll love it. While, admittedly, a bit sophomoric, this was a good attempt at the much loved Farrelly & Cohen brothers' style of off-the-wall humor. Jake Gyllenhaal shows off great comedy chops after his dark and memorable turn in Donnie Darko. His performance alone is enough to watch this movie, but jump in and look out for great supporting performances and cameos by the likes of comedian, Zach Galifianakis and even cover-boy, Fabio.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. J.Waller
    Jan 18, 2003
    9
    This film is VERY very funny, it really is brilliant! Excellent music throughout. Bright and Shiny is superb :)
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. ChetS.
    Aug 10, 2003
    0
    Worst movie i ever saw! Period.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. CamillaA.
    Aug 13, 2003
    10
    My number 1 favourite movie, saw it three times today, and it makes me laugh harder every time. This movie is hilarious and touching at the same time.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. KelseyG.
    Jul 11, 2005
    10
    Yah this is the best movie ever!!! I love Jake Gyllenhaal!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. TomR.
    Mar 24, 2002
    8
    This movie was funny. It has a bad rating because the "PC" people can't relax for an hour and a half and relize that this has little to do with reality. Sit back and laugh at the adventures of a ficticious character.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. [Anonymous]
    Mar 25, 2002
    10
    If people could just watch a movie for entertainment instead of looking for deep meanings in the most trivial of actions they would probably lead happier lives.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. HelenF.
    Mar 26, 2002
    10
    Very Very funny!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. Lynsey
    Apr 14, 2002
    10
    Did you notice how all the posh stuck up movie critics gave it low marks while us normal people who do not have their pants shoved too far up there ass enjoyed the funny and light hearted side of it?
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. JackieU.
    Aug 22, 2002
    10
    Way off da scalez!!!! jake gyllenhaal is my favorite actor and he's da hottest 2! i have a cousin that stars in movies like zoolander and meet the parent, but he's not as funny as jake!!!iiiiii loooovvvvveeeeeee uuuuu jjjjakkkkeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~*~*~*~*by:jackie
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. ChrisK.
    Feb 19, 2003
    9
    Excellent plot and good organization.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. Mr.PeepersMorris
    May 19, 2004
    10
    The funniest movie i have ever seen it relates to me on so many different levels "legally youre allowed to cut the vato."
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. BigK.
    Dec 20, 2005
    10
    Gyllenhall is (in my view) not that great. He picked a winner to star in here though. V.funny.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. Samantha
    May 11, 2006
    10
    I Loved this movie. its a true fairytale, and it even has the fairytale ending. its my favourite!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. hillary
    May 11, 2006
    10
    This movie ROCKS!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. [Anonymous]
    Aug 29, 2001
    9
    Funny, but not laugh out-loud funny.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  20. Lisa
    Dec 26, 2004
    10
    This movie rocks, an so does jake, the commentry by him is hilarious, i loved the soundtrack as well, all the songs rock rock on jake:D and proof better hurry up lol.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  21. RachaelC.
    Oct 26, 2004
    10
    Why does everyone hate this movie???? I have been to numerous sites and almost everyone says it stinks. What is wrong with the world today???? Don't people know a good movie when they see one???? This movie rocks!! It's sweet and funny all at the same time. What more do you people want???? Plus, it's filled with great actors and actresses. Especially Jake Gyllenhaal. I';m telling you, there's not one movie that that guy has made that isn't great. Plus...he's GORGEOUS!!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  22. ChadS.
    Nov 22, 2005
    6
    "Bubble Boy" wants to have it both ways; tasteless, with a sweet underpinning, but for this story of a boy with an immunity disorder to really work, the filmmakers needed to be fearless like the people who made the underrated "Pumpkin". To make fun of disabled people is a risky proposition and "Bubble Boy" cops out, choosing rather to make fun of Hinduism and foreign accents. There's also a missed opportunity to satirize a certain brand of Christian fundamentalism, the hypocritical kind; which triggered a bout of deja vu, and then I remembered, oh yeah, "Saved", another film that played it too safe. "Bubble Boy" seems more like material for a pre-"Hairspray" John Waters vehicle than a mainstream flick, but it's worth seeing because Jake Gyllenhaal is on the verge of stardom. Maggie's brother is immensely likable, even when he's parroting, "500 dollahs!" Ever Carradine should've played his love interest.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  23. OneWhoKnows
    Aug 25, 2010
    10
    The best soundtrack EVER! The best of the strangest comedies in history. I tried to find another movie by the author of Bubble Boy... nothing I could find works as well as this. Should be ranked as one of the best comedies (although I know it won't). Too many Napoleon Dynamite fans out there...
  24. jAbMaN
    Mar 2, 2011
    10
    One of the best Jake Gyllenhaal movies I ever seen, following Donnie Darko. Great comedy and great acting in the process.
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Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 9 out of 21
  1. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    80
    The bubble-kid moms can whine all they want, but Bubble Boy is a liberated movie --liberated from tastefulness, of course, but also from logic, suffering, consequence, and temperance.
  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Diana Abu-Jaber
    58
    This is a semi-mean-spirited movie; had it remained that way, it could have redeemed itself.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    60
    When it clicks, the picture should shock you into laughter -- enough to make you wish it were better and applaud its efforts anyway.
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