Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

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Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted, superhero named Captain Underpants.

• Released: 2017-06-01
• Genres: Family, Comedy, Animation, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 1,409 votes

Directed by David Soren.

Top cast

• Kevin Hart as George (voice)
• Thomas Middleditch as Harold (voice)
• Ed Helms as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)
• Nick Kroll as Professor Poopypants (voice)
• Jordan Peele as Melvin (voice)
• Kristen Schaal as Edith (voice)
• DeeDee Rescher as Ms. Ribble (voice)
• Brian Posehn as Mr. Rected (voice)
• David Soren as Tommy (voice)
• Mel Rodriguez as Mr. Fyde (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

• United States: stream on fuboTV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Zee5, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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