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D.A.R.Y.L.

Play trailer Poster for D.A.R.Y.L. PG 1985 1h 40m Kids & Family Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Daryl (Barret Oliver) is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.
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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel There's an intrinsic emotional pull to this earnest tale of parents in search of a child. Apr 2, 2014 Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune To be sure, we`re not talking about a bad movie, just one that could have been so much better. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 2, 2014 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Second half of the picture is the most far-fetched and also the most fun ... Mar 26, 2009 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...the far-from-enthralling atmosphere [is] exacerbated by an emphasis on digressions of a decidedly lackluster nature... Rated: 2/4 Jan 7, 2025 Full Review Lawrence O'Toole Maclean's Magazine What is most astonishing about the child robot D.A.R.Y.L. is not that he can singlehandedly fly a U.S. Army supersonic jet but that he is able to choose between chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Oct 9, 2019 Full Review Andrea Beach Common Sense Media '80s robot-becomes-human story falls flat. Rated: 2/5 Jan 13, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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A.L.Jude P Way ahead of time and an underrated classic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Josh H This movie is a way under rated gem for the whole family! It's an easy 10/10! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this movie watched it my school in the 80s when we was snowed in Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member I found this movie refreshing when I saw it in the theater and every person I recommend it to since has loved it through and through. Professional critics are far from having the same experience with movies as do the general public, much the same as the initial euphoria from opiates can never be revisited after prolonged exposure to the chemical. Not that too much movie watching dulls the senses but rather too much emphasis on ones own opinion does. So the reviews on this movie are lacking good polling of what others experience that spend little time blasting out their self important reviews. D.A.R.Y.L. is and will remain a CLASSIC! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's an okay movie from the 80's that will definitely strike up nostalgia. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I think what adults fail to realize is how movies like these affect the 10 year old kids who watch them. I remember clearly how much I loved this movie. I remember all the emotions comnected to this movie and therefore I will give it the rating my 10 year old self would give it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Simon Wincer

Director

Mary Beth Hurt

Joyce Richardson

Michael McKean

Andy Richardson

Barret Oliver

Daryl

Kathryn Walker

Dr. Ellen Lamb

Colleen Camp

Elaine Fox

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Synopsis Daryl (Barret Oliver) is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.
Director
Simon Wincer
Producer
John Heyman, Burtt Harris, Gabrielle Kelly
Screenwriter
David Ambrose, Allan Scott, Jeffrey Ellis
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, World Film Services
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 3, 2016
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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