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Directed by | Julian Glander |
Written by | Julian Glander |
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Production company | Glanderco |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $53,091 [1] |
Boys Go to Jupiter is a 2024 American adult animated coming-of-age film, written, directed, and produced by Julian Glander, in his directorial debut. It stars the voices of Jack Corbett, Janeane Garofalo, Tavi Gevinson, Elsie Fisher, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Julio Torres, Joe Pera, Miya Folick, Sarah Sherman, Cole Escola, Max Wittert, Chris Fleming, Eva Victor, River L. Ramirez and Demi Adejuyigbe.
It had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024, and was released on August 8, 2025, by Cartuna and Irony Point.
Suburban teenager Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) has a "flexible delivery partnership" with food delivery app Grubster, hustling daily orders as he desperately attempts to make $5,000.
In January 2024, it was announced Julian Glander had directed the film, with the voices of Jack Corbett, Janeane Garofalo, Tavi Gevinson, Elsie Fisher, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Julio Torres, Joe Pera, Miya Folick, Sarah Sherman, Cole Escola, Max Wittert, Chris Fleming, Eva Victor, River L. Ramirez and Demi Adejuyigbe. [2]
It had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024. [3] [4] In May 2025, Cartuna and Irony Point acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for an August 8, 2025, release. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 26 critics' reviews are positive. [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Belen Edwards of Mashable praised the film, writing: "Bizarre, hilarious, and boasting refreshingly distinct animation, Boys Go to Jupiter is a wonderfully absurd experience." [7] Scott Wilson of Loud and Clear Reviews wrote: "A delightful dream of a film." [8]