SummaryTwo overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Directed By:David Soren
Written By:Nicholas Stoller, Dav Pilkey, David Soren
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Metascore
Generally Favorable
69
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Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
76% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
20% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jun 2, 2017
88
The 3-D animation is designed and executed in an unrealistic manner, paying loving attention to light and shadow but tossing the laws of physics out of the nearest classroom window.
Aug 3, 2017
80
It won't be for everyone by any means, but Captain Underpants: The First Movie would be easy to overlook as another kids-only waste of money. But that's not the case. The film subverts this every step of the way and constantly turns in new, unexpected directions in order to surprise and entertain its audience from the start to the end.
User score
Generally Favorable
68% Positive
143 Ratings
143 Ratings
23% Mixed
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
8% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
Oct 22, 2025
10
I know you'll think I'm exaggerating here, but this will always be a childhood favourite film of mine. It's stupid. Stupidly good. 5/5 stars.
Oct 1, 2025
10
This movie is so good they need to make a sequel I love this entertaining movie
Im always nostalgic about this movie
What a masterpiece
This was my first approach to captain underpants.
Jun 1, 2017
75
An endlessly inventive and anarchic Dreamworks romp based on the Dav Pilkey children’s books, it thrives on prankster pals, over-matched adults and a hand-drawn comic book hero’s ethos.
Jun 7, 2017
67
To the delight of its young audience, juvenile humor abounds in Captain Underpants, but the movie is smart about the way it contextualizes this lowbrow comedy.
Jun 1, 2017
60
The best animated movies for children are sublime. This one generally settles for noisy, though it throws in a positive message at the end.
Jun 1, 2017
25
Captain Underpants is a very popular book series that doesn’t seamlessly translate to the big screen, and the filmmakers can’t solve this problem. The result is a cinematic wedgie: a little too dark, a little too nihilistic, a little too empty.
Jun 20, 2025
10
Best book adaption ever. Tra-la-laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Feb 24, 2023
6
Since the movie is based on a children's book, children under 10 will be the only ones who will find it funny. It's not entirely bad, but it shows that both Dreamworks and Disney are in need of a new creative impulse, not a technological one.
May 31, 2018
6
Was really good up until the 3rd act when it started to take itself too seriously. Really wish the ten year old boys weren't played by 30+ year old actors.
Jun 4, 2017
3
I was a fan of the books when I was younger, so even though I'm in my mid-20s now I was somewhat looking forward to this. But it ended up being a boring, lazily animated romp (it only cost $38 million compared to the average animated cost of around $125 million), and even the big name voice cast seems to be phoning it in. Kids in my audience didn't even seem to loving it that much, which makes sense seeing as this movie is 15 years overdue...
Mar 19, 2023
2
I hate this movie so much. It has too much potty humor especially when it comes to the villains name. If it weren't for it being a little violently funny or the cast I would give this a 0.
Production Company:
- DreamWorks Animation
Release Date:Jun 2, 2017
Duration:1 h 29 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:50% Hero. 100% Cotton
Awards
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Annie Awards
• 3 Nominations
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
