Astro Boy overview
Synopsis:
A young robot with incredible powers, super strength, and the purest spirit on the planet discovers the joys of being human while embarking on a worldwide journey to discover his true potential in this animated update of Osamu Tezuka's classic anime story. Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is a young robot from futuristic Metro City. Created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage), and powered by pure positive "blue" energy that gives him such abilities as x-ray vision, inhuman speed, and flight, the wide-eyed android longs to find his true place in the world.
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Movie Details:
- Director: David Bowers
- Studio: Imagi Animation Studios
- Year: 2009
- Run Time: 95 minutes
- Country: Japan, USA, Hong Kong
- MPAA Rating: PG (for some action and peril, and brief mild language)
- Category: Animated
- Genre/Type: Science Fiction, Children's/Family
- Filmed in: Computer Animation, Color



