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Phantom Boy
The film follows an extraordinary boy who has special talent after an illness can leave the confines of his body. He meets Alex, a New York City cop in hospital and then they team up to save their city from destruction.
7 January 1974, USA
20 November 1970, San Diego County, California, USA
19 July 1982, San Antonio, Texas, USA
1 December 1966, Paris, France
13 July 1956, Mons, Belgium
July 28, 2016
"Phantom Boy" is a quiet, peaceful little animated film, arriving just in time as a salve for a noisy, angry world.
October 18, 2016
Frequently beautiful to look at, but the cops-and-robbers angle feels tired.
November 04, 2016
Though the narrative follows a standard beat, it is enjoyably told and features many amusing characters.
July 29, 2016
Phantom Boy will appeal to children who have the patience and imagination to immerse themselves in the film's wiggly animation.
October 21, 2016
Alas, the storytelling remains one-dimensional.
January 02, 2017
Phantom Boy is simply drawn -- no computer images here-and frequently funny, whether it's the bumbling cohorts of the villain or a couple of scenes that parody The Sopranos.
October 21, 2016
It has an interesting premise and seems to be about the dark subject of death and childhood, but then backs out nervously towards cops'n'robbers banality.
July 28, 2016
There's an appealing quaintness to the storytelling that calls to mind the Tintin books of the artist and writer Hergé, especially that series's old-world charm.
October 20, 2016
For those willing to make allowances, there's a definite artisanal personality to the visual style, and an undertow of emotion as the boy's unknowing family fear they'll lose him forever.
December 28, 2016
It's one of the best not-just-for-children animations in theaters this summer -- an action-packed, yet kind-hearted adventure featuring an ailing kid who doubles, in his imagination, as an invisible flying hero.
July 29, 2016
Adults should get a kick out of Phantom Boy's sly humour but the story and the action is for the kids.

