Fresh
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 16m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Ask Hasselbalch
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
- Nicolas Bro as Dr. Gæmelkrå / Loppen
- Lærke Winther as Mor
- Samuel Ting Graf as Wilhelm
- Amalie Kruse Jensen as Ida
- Marcuz Jess Petersen as Allan
- Elsebeth Steentoft as Fru Gæmelkrå
- Jonas Schmidt as Skolefotograf
- Frank Thiel as Far
- 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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