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.
Bubble Boy has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 24 Aug 2001
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Bubble Boy was released in 2001 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 480 reviews, giving Bubble Boy (2001) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 52%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Bubble Boy than critics were.
With a score of 55%, Bubble Boy is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like Joe Dirt, Exit Wounds and Pootie Tang.
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