Summary
A group of middle school kids stumble upon a chest full of incredible toys from the future. The discovery takes them on an adventure using their newfound toys to save their neighborhood and ultimately the world from a maniacal corporate madman. In the process, these "loser" kids learn they have the qualities they thought they were lacking all along.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 55
Letterboxd · 222 ratings2.9/5
IMDb4.8
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most family movies, −8 min on the typical 95
typical 9587Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 29 more
+1Released
2016
April 29, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
FamilyScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
and 11 more16 people
- Griffin ClevelandMatt Bauer
- Josie TotahBoomer
- Jaden BettsEddie
- Samuel GilbertMel
- Ed Begley Jr.Wiz
- Greg GermannWeller
- Mackenzie AladjemJenny Johnstone
- Dalton CyrHolden
Evan RoeBryce
Parvesh CheenaFranklin
Rob SzatkowskiThe Henchman
Kristin HensleyMatt's Mom
Aaron HimelsteinMcGinson- MBMax BunzelOlder Matt
Mark PhelanGeneral #1- TWTray WilliamsXircon Guard 2
Directing · 1
- Mark Rosman Director
Visual Effects · 1
- Gregory D. Liegey Visual Effects Supervisor
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