D.A.R.Y.L.

PG

1985

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Sci-Fi

List

53%

17 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

5,000+ Ratings

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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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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

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Michael R

I grew up with this movie, and watched it countless times. I'm not sure why this movie is getting such bad/mediocre reviews, but this movie is definitely worth a watch. It's a great popcorn movie to watch with the family/kids.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/23/23

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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

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Audience Member

Far underrated, excellent family, sci-fi thriller. Really thrilling actually and a deep story to boot. Music is fantastic and all the actors do amazing work. Even almost 40 years later, it remains an enthralling tale.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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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

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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

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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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Jay Boyar

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There's an intrinsic emotional pull to this earnest tale of parents in search of a child.

Apr 2, 2014

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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

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Variety Staff

Variety

Second half of the picture is the most far-fetched and also the most fun ...

Mar 26, 2009

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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

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

'80s robot-becomes-human story falls flat.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 13, 2015

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Although highly derivative of ET, WarGames and others, this science-fiction drama is still a charming, lightweight diversion.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 2, 2014

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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
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
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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