7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Boys Go to Jupiter (2025)
Boys Go to Jupiter (2025)
Overview
Boys Go to Jupiter is a 2025 animated coming-of-age comedy directed by Julian Glander in his feature debut. It follows recent high school dropout Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) and his friends in suburban Florida as they hustle to earn money in the days after Christmas, presented in a surreal, dreamy style with musical elements. Voices include Grace Kuhlenschmidt and Elsie Fisher.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Boys Go to Jupiter is a 2025 animated coming-of-age comedy directed by Julian Glander in his feature debut. It follows recent high school dropout Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) and his friends in suburban Florida as they hustle to earn money in the days after Christmas, presented in a surreal, dreamy style with musical elements. Voices include Grace Kuhlenschmidt and Elsie Fisher.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's core conflict centers on the exploitative gig economy trapping working-class youth in cycles of purposeless labor, with its surreal narrative championing friendship and moral integrity as antidotes to systemic commodification. This explicit critique of capitalism's corrosive effects determines the left-leaning bias.
Visible diversity appears in the voice cast through performers from Latino and Asian-American backgrounds. The narrative addresses economic exploitation and class barriers in the gig economy, underscoring equity challenges for young workers without centering critiques on race, gender, or traditional identities.
Secondary
The film depicts a broken home where an older sister acts as primary caregiver amid absent parents, with the protagonist seeking independence by moving out and ultimately forming an unconventional family with alien beings, questioning traditional structures in favor of chosen, alternative arrangements.
The film presents Christianity as oppressive through dominating fire-and-brimstone billboards and a fanatical adherent among eccentric characters, reinforcing a sense of burden without counterbalancing sympathy or depth.
The film includes several LGBTQ+ voice actors but features no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes in its story of economic struggle and surreal adventures.
The film features no transgender characters or themes, offering no portrayal of trans experiences. The narrative centers on a teenage boy's quirky, surreal coming-of-age journey in suburban Florida, with no elements related to gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Boys Go to Jupiter presents original characters in an animated coming-of-age story, with no adaptations, legacy roles, or historical figures that involve gender changes in portrayal.
Boys Go to Jupiter is an original animated film with newly created characters lacking prior canonical racial depictions, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
7.1
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9.2
7.6
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