Bubble Boy
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.
At a glance
Countries
United States of America, France
Ratings
TMDB users
5.8/10
628 votes
IMDb
5.7/10
Users
Critics
32%Rotten Tomatoes
41Metacritic
Rating consensus
47/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~47/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jimmy Livingston
Swoosie Kurtz
Mrs. Livingston
Marley Shelton
Chloe
Danny Trejo
Slim
John Carroll Lynch
Mr. Livingston
Verne Troyer
Dr. Phreak
Dave Sheridan
Mark
Brian George
Pushpop
Patrick Cranshaw
Pappy / Pippy
Stephen Spinella
Chicken Man
Ever Carradine
Lisa, Mark's Sister
Geoffrey Arend
Flipper Boy
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Bubble Boy (2001)
Blair Hayes
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