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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

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Release:2017
Runtime:1h 29m
Country:United States
Director:David Soren
Language:English

Genre

ActionAnimationComedy
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Keywords

friendshipBased On Novel Or BooksuperheroUnderwearvillainComic BookSchoolPrincipal
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 35K votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic69%
TMDb6.3/10· 1K votes

With 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted, superhero named Captain Underpants.

Cast of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

  • Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart

    as George (voice)

  • Thomas Middleditch

    Thomas Middleditch

    as Harold (voice)

  • Ed Helms

    Ed Helms

    as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)

  • Nick Kroll

    Nick Kroll

    as Professor Poopypants (voice)

  • Jordan Peele

    Jordan Peele

    as Melvin (voice)

  • Kristen Schaal

    Kristen Schaal

    as Edith (voice)

  • DeeDee Rescher

    DeeDee Rescher

    as Ms. Ribble (voice)

  • Brian Posehn

    Brian Posehn

    as Mr. Rected (voice)

  • David Soren

    David Soren

    as Tommy (voice)

  • Mel Rodriguez

    Mel Rodriguez

    as Mr. Fyde (voice)

  • S

    Susan Fitzker

    as Ms. Dayken (voice)

  • Lynnanne Zager

    Lynnanne Zager

    as George's Mom (voice)

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie facts

Budget
$38M
Box office
$125.4M
Collection
Captain Underpants Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Animated adaptation captures comic book energy and silly humor
  • •Friendship themes resonate with children and parents alike
  • •Vibrant animation style matches frenetic children's book source material

What the audience disliked

  • •Humor skews predominantly toward younger audience demographics
  • •Story lacks sophistication for older viewers seeking deeper narrative
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