Bicentennial Man

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Bicentennial Man

PG

1999

2h 11m

Sci-Fi

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Richard Martin (Sam Neill) buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew (Robin Williams) by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

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Critics Consensus

Bicentennial Man is ruined by a bad script and ends up being dull and mawkish.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Kids will be bored, the rest of us baffled.

Feb 16, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Film about robot who wants to be human is so-so.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Mike Higgins

Sight & Sound

The film swiftly settles into an unevenly paced, episodic structure, unsure whether it's a family saga, a sci-fi drama or a children's comedy.

Dec 2, 2002

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Jessica Gonzales

Geek Vibes Nation

The movie is a welcome breath of fresh air with all of the darkness surrounding us today, and you can even learn a few things from it like how important it is to cherish our ability as humans to love and our fleeting time on Earth.

Jul 17, 2025

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Brian Bertoldo

Film Threat

Williams and director Chris Columbus have crafted a moving, hanky-clenching drama, without ramming the emotion down your throat.

Mar 18, 2024

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George M. Thomas

Akron Beacon Journal

The film is worth a look. Williams is the primary reason. His performance has heart, brains and courage.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 28, 2023

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Kevin F

It's an epic of passing time and what lost opportunities can become once you find your heart, and make "mistakes." I rewatch this film every few years (it's emotionally draining). What I find funny, Tim Allen was considered for the role but chose Galaxy Quest, another one of my rewatchables. This movie bombed in the box office. To each their own, but this is a 5 star film to me. I DO NOT find it boring, it moves me deeply, watching Andrew move through 3 eras. The passing of time is not the same to him, until he finally returns home and it hits him...and he learns to make mistakes (AKA follow his heart and not his programming).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Chris G

Painfully underrated movie. Robin Williams gives an amazing performance, as he always has. It's silly and full of plot holes, but it has aged beautifully. Can't help but love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Anthony C

Fantastic film. Intriguing, heart swelling and hopeful through to the end. They don't make movies like this anymore. Designed for adult audiences to understand the intricacies of life, love and philosophy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/24/25

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Darth B

The critics are all wrong, this is an adorable moving movie, Robin Williams plays Andrew a robot, gifted to the family by the father Sam Neil, right from the beginning he displays unique qualities and we see him gone on his journey to fulfill his destiny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/18/25

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Audience Member

Watched this as a kid and loved it! Always cried after watching it. Just put it on for a movie night with my children. Was worried that the memories may have been just through the lens of nostalgia goggles, but it turns out, when you watch it again after falling in love... its better than I remeber and it hits like a freight train! My son loved it and now just wants to watch more of the late great Robin Williams and I am sitting her sobbing like an idiot! Critics wouldn't know a great movie if their life depended on it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Bicentennial Man (1999) is a very different film. I can't describe what my sensation was like, I think it was a good comfort. The cast's performances are very simple and captivating.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Synopsis

Richard Martin (Sam Neill) buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew (Robin Williams) by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Gail Katz, Mark Radcliffe, Laurence Mark, Neal Miller, Wolfgang Petersen
Screenwriter: Nicholas Kazan, Isaac Asimov
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Radiant Pictures, 1492 Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions
Rating: PG (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 17, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.2M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital Projection, Flat (1.85:1)

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