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Phantom Boy

  • 20152015
  • PGPG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.5K
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POPULARITY
64,806
14,047
Phantom Boy (2015)
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A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
64,806
14,047
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    • Directors
      • Jean-Loup Felicioli
      • Alain Gagnol
    • Writer
      • Alain Gagnol
    • Stars
      • Edouard Baer(voice)
      • Jean-Pierre Marielle(voice)
      • Audrey Tautou(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Jean-Loup Felicioli
      • Alain Gagnol
    • Writer
      • Alain Gagnol
    • Stars
      • Edouard Baer(voice)
      • Jean-Pierre Marielle(voice)
      • Audrey Tautou(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Edouard Baer
    Edouard Baer
    • Alex
    • (voice)
    Jean-Pierre Marielle
    Jean-Pierre Marielle
    • L'homme au visage cassé
    • (voice)
    Audrey Tautou
    Audrey Tautou
    • Mary
    • (voice)
    Jackie Berroyer
    Jackie Berroyer
    • La Taupe
    • (voice)
    Gaspard Gagnol
    • Léo
    • (voice)
    Noa Bernaoui-Savreux
    • Titi
    • (voice)
    Patrick Ridremont
    Patrick Ridremont
    • Le petit nerveux
    • (voice)
    • …
    Patrick Descamps
    Patrick Descamps
    • Le géant
    • (voice)
    Yves Barbaut
    • Le commissaire
    • (voice)
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    • The Little Guy
    • (voice)
    Joey Camen
    Joey Camen
    • The Big Guy
    • (voice)
    Robert Creighton
    Robert Creighton
    Marcus D'Angelo
    • Leo
    • (voice)
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • The Face
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Brian T. Delaney
    Brian T. Delaney
    • Father
    • (voice)
    Melissa Disney
    Melissa Disney
    • Mary
    • (voice)
    Lloyd Floyd
    Bill Lobley
    Bill Lobley
    • Captain Simon
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Jean-Loup Felicioli
      • Alain Gagnol
    • Writer
      • Alain Gagnol
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jean-Pierre Marielle and Audrey Tatou had previously starred together in The Da Vinci Code (2006).
    • Connections
      References Apocalypse Now (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Dream a Little Dream of Me
      Performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

      Music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt

      Lyrics by Gus Kahn

    User reviews10

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    7/10
    The supernatural 'eye in the sky'.
    From the directors of 'A Cat in Paris', but this film set in New York City that narrates the story of a boy with an extraordinary power. If you had liked that film, you probably would like it as well, but a little lesser. Except this is not about the art of theft, but a cop trying to catch a most dangerous criminal. It is so weird to see the New York turned into kind of a province of France as everybody in this speak French, but expected it as it's a French film.

    A very interesting storyline. The characters were well designed and developed. But most of the film was focused on the boy, the cop and the main villain with a dog's perspective. There's a little part of a reporter as well. So I think it should have been called 'A Dog in New York', but the dog is on the wrong side where the most of the story was narrated from. The theme was not fresh, but the way they used to tell the tale makes all the difference. I mean you can compare it to 'If I Stay' kind of plenty of other films. Except it turned into a crime-thriller.

    A young boy named Leo, who is hospitalised for the serious illness, has a special power to leave his body and take an invisible form, and come back again safely within some time frame. On the other side an honest cop trying to hunt down a criminal who is threatening the peace of the city gets a backlash after met with an accident. Now the cop and the boy join the hands to thwart the villain's latest attempt to bring disruption. The mission was not planned well, so how they fight the crime and its result brings to an end to the film.

    "I'm not hungry. It's a shame because my dad's pasta is the best in the world."

    This is a PG film, that means it's aimed for all the ages. But particularly for the grown ups, there's nothing much to enjoy other than cool presentation. That does not mean for all the grown ups. The sketches and the animation technics were same as the previous film. They tried to reach bigger audience worldwide from the success of their previous film, but seems not achieved that goal. As the film had many great features like the characters and the story, they have fallen short to surpass as an overall film. Even anytime I would pick 'A Cat in Paris' over this, but that does not make this one's a bad film.

    It kind of looks like the supernatural version of 'Eye in the Sky'. I'm not talking about the actual film, but the concept of drones to watch over the criminal activity. In here the boy acts as the main communication device. He who one day wants to be a cop, helps to solve the crime. I think the end should have been a little better. Especially from the boy's perspective about how his tale ends were very intentional. Perhaps a bit of emotions at the end would have given a better result.

    I advertise the 2D animations too much on my blog whenever I review them, because they are rapidly fading away art. So my big thanks to those production houses and the filmmakers who still believe in it. If you are an animation film fan, you will enjoy it, no matter you loved it or not at the end. In a simple way to say, it is a fine film for the families with kids aged ten or under. It might look like a typical detective film, but entertaining with a few good moments. So check it out if you get a chance to access it.

    7/10
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    • Jan 4, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Хлопчик-Фантом
    • Production companies
      • Folimage
      • Lunanime
      • France 3 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,362
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,352
      • Jul 17, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $221,016
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
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