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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Ian B

A movie way ahead of it's times. Now the reality is coming near. Self conscious robots are here, and wham, they really hit things accurately. Congrats. Seeing a thug kid robot is just so cool. Chappie is a hit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Gray B

The direction SciFi needs to go in. Keep going Neill.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Juan C

After directing two very good films, Neil Blomkamp's third film was expected to be as good as his previous ones; but Ninja and Yolandi, in the main roles (acting worse than imaginable) ruin what little and nothing original and redeemable about the story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Pedro Henrique C

I liked Chappie at first but then everything got bad for good

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Joshua C

I could not tell you a single thing that happened in the movie. Why was hugh jackman in the movie? Why did daddy even survive, he played no meaningful role in the plot but be dripped out 24/7

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Vergil L

Amazing robot film. Lots of heart in it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Dev Patel

Deon Wilson

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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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