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In futuristic Metro City, a brilliant scientist named Tenma builds Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore), a robotic child with superstrength, X-ray vision and the ability to fly. Astro Boy sets out to explore the world and find acceptance, learning what being human is all about in the process. Finding that his friends and family in Metro City are in danger, he uses his incredible powers to save all that he loves.

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While it isn't terribly original, and it seems to have a political agenda that may rankle some viewers, Astro Boy boasts enough visual thrills to please its target demographic.

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Astro Boy | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: C- Feb 14, 2012 Full Review Astro Boy | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Like its supersonic, jets-in-his-feet hero, the movie itself feels totally robotic. Rated: 2/4 Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Astro Boy | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel The animation bar has been raised, and not just by Pixar. Poor little Astro Boy hasn't a prayer of clearing it. Rated: 2/5 Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Astro Boy | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Jason Best Movie Talk The movie has its heart in the right place with its pro-eco, anti-war message, the action is energetic and it's fun trying to work out who in the eclectic cast provides which voice. Nov 27, 2020 Full Review Astro Boy | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com you will leave the movie theater absolutely craving a Frisch's Big Boy. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Astro Boy | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens I think the lyrics to the original 1960's series theme song sum it all up "CROWDS WILL CHEER YOU, YOU'RE A HERO, AS YOU GO, GO, GO, ASTRO BOY!" Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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BJ M I had pretty high hopes for this, it just came across as…. Boring. Like everything was there, it just never quite hits its rhythm. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Amir A Suprisingly better than I thought it would be! I need to watch the manga cos this Character interests me! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Anderson O Family Fun, but this updated version of Astro Boy was for kids and boring in most cases. Even for maybe a kindergarten or first grader it's a 7 out of 10. The animation style Imagi went with was right for the characters, not well for the plot. It's middle of the road for me even with a positive message. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Idan Charles L Everything is great about this movie accept the villain Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Lil W I absolutely loved this movie as a kid! (Still do) I don't get the hate tbh. This got me into Astro boy and started the animated series. It's such a shame to hear the animation studios "imagi" shut down due to the failure of Astro boy 🙁. They were a really outstanding production studio. I hope we get more Astro boy media in near time, I'm getting tired of generic tv and movies. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/24 Full Review Winter B i loved this movie shut up Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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David Bowers Director Freddie Highmore Astro Boy Kristen Bell Cora Nathan Lane Ham Egg Eugene Levy Orrin Matt Lucas Sparx
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Synopsis In futuristic Metro City, a brilliant scientist named Tenma builds Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore), a robotic child with superstrength, X-ray vision and the ability to fly. Astro Boy sets out to explore the world and find acceptance, learning what being human is all about in the process. Finding that his friends and family in Metro City are in danger, he uses his incredible powers to save all that he loves.

Director
David Bowers

Producer
Maryann Garger

Screenwriter
Timothy Hyde Harris, David Bowers

Distributor
Summit Entertainment

Production Co
Imagi Animation Studios

Rating
PG (Some Action/Peril|Brief Mild Language)

Genre
Kids & Family, Action, Sci-Fi, Animation

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 2009, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2014

Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.5M

Runtime
1h 34m
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