Chappie

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Chappie

R

Released Mar 6, 2015

2h 0m

Sci-Fi

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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In the near future, a mechanized police force patrols the streets and deals with lawbreakers -- but now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid is stolen and given new programming, he acquires the ability to feel and think for himself. While the robot, dubbed "Chappie (Sharlto Copley)," puzzles out human behavior, the authorities begin to see him as a danger to mankind and order; they will stop at nothing to ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.

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Critics Consensus

Chappie boasts more of the big ideas and visual panache that director Neill Blomkamp has become known for -- and, sadly, more of the narrative shortcomings.

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Angie Han

Slashfilm

The larger story is positively riddled with plot holes, and any sense of subtlety seems to have fallen right through them.

Jun 14, 2017

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Katie Kilkenny

The Atlantic

It's this time-old message of humanity, adapted to fit with today's technologies, that transcends the overpowering, at times clunky, cinematic vessel.

Jul 19, 2016

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Jake Coyle

Associated Press

Its oddly jumbled machinery never clicks. The logic of Chappie gradually disintegrates, becoming increasingly farcical.

Dec 14, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Blomkamp’s film contains a concept ripe with possibility, but instead of realizing its full potential, he loses himself in machines and mayhem.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 12, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The concept of creating AI that must learn through observation is one with vast potential, yet it feels considerably restricted within the walls of a derivative action movie.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 4, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

On a storytelling level, Chappie mixes a sweetness and a swagger that becomes quite addictive.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Weird R

What really bugs me is that this could have been a really good movie. Instead, it completely wastes the talents of Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman and ends up looking like a vanity project for Die Antwoord. The characters are one-dimensional caricatures, and the ham-fisted plot is utterly predictable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Humberto M

Chappie is a great movie. These critics are worse than pubic lice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/25

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Derick N

Between the South African setting, the seemingly impossible heart-warming plot, And the wild West cast, this movie smacks home runs right where it meant to. Chappie comes off as exactly what the creators meant it to be, a wild ride with love-growing AI and south african rappers all at the helm. Worth a view (or 5).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Lucas S

Filme divertido, cumpre oq promete não entendi as criticas não precisa ser o roterio mais amarrado do mundo pra um filme que nessa pegada

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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gamer5leader G

Fuck all these critics this movie has more soul then them. Fuck'em

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Soumyajit G

Movie looks amazing,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Synopsis

In the near future, a mechanized police force patrols the streets and deals with lawbreakers -- but now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid is stolen and given new programming, he acquires the ability to feel and think for himself. While the robot, dubbed "Chappie (Sharlto Copley)," puzzles out human behavior, the authorities begin to see him as a danger to mankind and order; they will stop at nothing to ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Producer: Neill Blomkamp, Simon Kinberg
Screenwriter: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Kinberg Genre
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.6M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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