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Take off your thinking cap and simply enjoy the mini-pleasures of "Antboy."
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Antboy
Superheroes come in all sizes
2013 · 1h 17m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Ask Hasselbalch
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Antboy
Overview
12-year-old Pelle accidentally gets bitten by an ant and develops unimaginable superpowers. With help from his friend, comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as the superhero Antboy. Slowly things start to happen in the surburban community, and when a scary and crazy supervillain, Flea, enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge. The first Danish superhero-movie. Based on the books by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen.
Director and cast
- Ask Hasselbalch Director
- Oscar Dietz as Antboy / Pelle Nøhrman
- Amalie Kruse Jensen as Ida
- Samuel Ting Graf as Wilhelm
- Nicolas Bro as Flea / Dr. Gæmelkrå
- Cecilie Alstrup Tarp as Amanda
- Marcuz Jess Petersen as Allan
- Johannes Jeffries Sørensen as Mark
- Lærke Winther as Mother
- Frank Thiel as Father
- Thomas Voss as Carsten
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
You gotta love a movie that calls itself "Antboy." Unless, alas, you also have to sit through this Danish, dubbed-in-English kiddie movie.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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