Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Name: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Genre: Family, Comedy, Animation, Science Fiction, Action
Released: 2017-06-01
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele

2017·Movie·PG·89 min·★ 6.3(1,359)

Family Comedy Animation Science Fiction Action More English titles

“50% hero. 100% cotton.”

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.

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About Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 English-language family, comedy and animation film directed by David Soren. The cast is led by Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms. It has a runtime of 1h 29m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on June 1, 2017, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $38 million, it went on to gross $125 million worldwide.

Director: David Soren
Writers: Nicholas Stoller
Release date: June 1, 2017
OTT release: August 29, 2017
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $38 million
Box office: $125 million
Production: DreamWorks Animation, Scholastic Entertainment

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie cast & crew

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was directed by David Soren and written by Nicholas Stoller.

The cast features Kevin Hart as George Beard (voice), Thomas Middleditch as Harold Hutchins (voice), Ed Helms as Mr. Krupp / Captain Underpants (voice), Nick Kroll as Professor Poopypants (voice), Jordan Peele as Melvin (voice), and Kristen Schaal as Edith (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Theodore Shapiro and it was produced by Rob Letterman and Chris Finnegan.

Is Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie worth watching?

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 1,359 ratings, a solidly received family films.

At 1h 29m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy family, comedy, and animation, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

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It first became available to stream digitally on August 29, 2017.

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