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Play trailer 2:26 Poster for Robots PG Released Mar 11, 2005 1h 30m Kids & Family Comedy Sci-Fi Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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In a world of sentient robots, striving young inventor Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) wants to work for the avuncular Bigweld (Mel Brooks), whose Bigweld Industries makes spare robot parts. But Bigweld has just been deposed as company head by the villainous Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), who wants to make all robots submit to profitable forced upgrades. In this animated adventure, Rodney and his friend Fender (Robin Williams) go underground to fight Ratchet's evil plans.
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Robots delights on a visual level, but the story feels like it came off an assembly line.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Endearing "follow your dreams" story with plenty of laughs. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Peter Debruge Premiere Magazine The movie's breakneck pace proves to be its biggest drawback. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 15, 2005 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Robots tries hard to please, but ultimately elicits indifference. Nov 18, 2019 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) The animation is just so beautiful. Rated: 8/10 Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com The movie's admirable theme, that there are things more important than profit, comes across under the virtuoso visuals that peak when endless falling dominos turn into a veritable ocean of the little black blocks being surfed by a robot. Rated: B+ Jun 19, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Toby V This is a wonderful film about community, mutual aid, hacker culture and the true power of technology. It's a critique of capitalism and big tech that's even more relevant today than when it was released. The script is 10/10, the animation is better than a lot that you see today, which really speaks to the ingenuity of the artists making the most of technology thats nearly 20 years old (which also speaks to a lot of the messages in the film). The cast and character design are fantastic and so fun. I just cant speak highly enough of it. All in all, its required for children and adults alike in the current paradigm of tech Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Oaklee D A feel good animated film that brings back childhood memories. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Suggestive Humor and Some Brief Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Nick R This is a movie that exists. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Axel V No se cómo será la película %57🍅 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Jarrod R A much delayed review of this imaginative and beautifully put together film for the young and young at heart. First off, this movie had two of my favorite performers of all time - Mel Brooks and Robin Williams. Unfortunately, Mel didn't have a ton to do, and some of Robin's schtick was a little cringy. When he was able to "let loose" a bit, it was wonderful, but there were at least two things that really rubbed the wrong way (like an unnecessary line about supermodels). Ewan McGregor is Rodney, a robot with a dream to make lives better. "See a need, fill a need" is his motto, so he leaves his mom and dad (Dianne Wiest and Stanley Tucci) for the big city of Robot City, which is chaotic and beautifully animated. This is a good moment to recognize author William Joyce, who is known for award winning children's books and has lent his characters to other movies over the years. On the Disney side of the street, his book A Day with Wilbur Robinson was transformed into Meet the Robinsons back in 2007. I'm a HUGE fan of his work, and have fond memories of reading his stuff to my students and my own kids when they were smaller. To be sure, Joyce's mark is on this movie throughout, especially when Rodney floats away on the "train" it's one of the most beautiful shots in the movie. If only the rest of it provided this kind of awe. It is frustrating that a movie with so much creative talent just didn't make it to the level of great. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a world of sentient robots, striving young inventor Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) wants to work for the avuncular Bigweld (Mel Brooks), whose Bigweld Industries makes spare robot parts. But Bigweld has just been deposed as company head by the villainous Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), who wants to make all robots submit to profitable forced upgrades. In this animated adventure, Rodney and his friend Fender (Robin Williams) go underground to fight Ratchet's evil plans.
Director
Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Producer
Chris Wedge
Screenwriter
Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Blue Sky Studios, Fox Animation Studios
Rating
PG (Suggestive Humor|Some Brief Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 11, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2013
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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