Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

G

2001

1h 23m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

Animation

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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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Critics Consensus

What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

3/5

Stylish 3-D computer animation, good characters.

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Aug 22, 2004

B+

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.

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Feb 20, 2002

3/5

As frothily entertaining as this caper is, it's unlikely to prove as popular with grown-ups as Shrek and the Toy Story movies.

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Mat Brunet

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Aug 22, 2025

7/10

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.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Sep 8, 2023

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.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 16, 2019

3/5

Lacks sufficient sophistication to appeal to adults. The "wow" factor of CGI animation has long since diminished.

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Graham O

@GrahamCracker36 Sep 18, 2026

Yo what is with the 54%? This is a cult classic. Started a whole tv show that was also awesome.

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Austin B

@RT35999578 Sep 12, 2026

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Puffy puff

May 22, 2026

For some reason it was almost a cool movie but it wasnt very good either

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Matthew Khozam

Mar 23, 2026

I love Jimmy neutron. In fact, I don’t know how Jimmy neutron did the snow in episode 10 but he did one

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Lorenzo C

@RT74817409 Mar 15, 2026

I love this movie because it funny

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Good boy money

Jan 5, 2026

Bro Jimmy neutron looks so cool

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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.

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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