Meet the Robinsons

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Meet the Robinsons

G

Released Mar 30, 2007

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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Boy genius Lewis gives up hope of retrieving his latest invention, which was stolen by Bowler Hat Guy, then a young time-traveler named Wilbur Robinson arrives on the scene to whisk Lewis away in his time machine. The boys spend a day in the future with Wilbur's eccentric family and uncover an amazing secret at the same time.

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Critics Consensus

Meet the Robinsons is a visually impressive children's animated film marked by a story of considerable depth.

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Toddy Burton

Austin Chronicle

The animation strives for 1950s sci-fi retro, but the result is that everyone looks like a plastic anim doll.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 14, 2007

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

What might have been a bland Back to the Future rip-off suddenly hums with a screwball sensibility chockablock with singing gangster frogs and evil bowler hats.

Rated: 4/6

Apr 7, 2007

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Whether you see this loony, feel-good comedy in 3-D or in regular vision, it's a lot of fun.

Apr 2, 2007

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Both one of Disney's most moving and entertaining efforts, the film is one of the rare near-flawless outings for the studio.

Dec 26, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

With innovation, creativity, and heartfelt storytelling, this is solid entertainment for audiences of all ages.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 26, 2020

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Sergio Benítez

Espinof

It's not a big deal, I know, but we can always console ourselves thinking it could have been much worse. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 23, 2020

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Shaked G

I like the start, and then there is a boring complected plot. The animation looks awful and it is so crazy to know that it came out in the same year with Ratatouille. In the end it turned better, but still not very good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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Luke R.

I was six when I seen this in theaters. It’s a pretty good childhood movie. I love the theme of science, inventing, and imagination. Carl is such a funny Tritagonist!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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Audience Member

This movie is amazing and has some amazing jokes, plot twist, plots, and subplots. And don’t even forget the music that is really good at keeping the music going, however, there are some details that prevent me from giving this movie 5 stars. Such as the plastic looking humans, everything else looks like plastic in the future which I assume was done intentionally to get as much of a future look as possible, but it does not render the best with me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Conor S

I love this movie the characters, the story is great, it’s just really good it’s very underrated one of the best animated movies ever!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted, with a fantastic voice cast and the best crew members!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled internationally in other animation studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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JDAWG E

I defend this movie a lot just because of how underrated it is. Back to the Future is definitely better overall, but if you want a more kid-friendly version, this is the one I’d recommend. It’s packed with funny moments, quirky characters, and plot twists that will literally make you spit out your drink. Plus, that message at the end? “Keep moving forward”? Legendary. What an amazing movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Synopsis

Boy genius Lewis gives up hope of retrieving his latest invention, which was stolen by Bowler Hat Guy, then a young time-traveler named Wilbur Robinson arrives on the scene to whisk Lewis away in his time machine. The boys spend a day in the future with Wilbur's eccentric family and uncover an amazing secret at the same time.

Director: Stephen J. Anderson
Producer: Dorothy McKim
Screenwriter: Jon Bernstein, Michelle Spitz, Don Hall, Nathan Greno, Aurian Redson, Joe Mateo, Stephen J. Anderson, William Joyce
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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