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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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64% Tomatometer 182 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
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 Peter Debruge Premiere Magazine The movie's breakneck pace proves to be its biggest drawback. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 15, 2005 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Village Voice Robots is a corporate product, after all -- but a sleek one. 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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Pedro Henrique C Robots (2005) is an animation that really forces humor and story, this film is very boring at times and I'm considering it a terrible adventure. The movie graphics are very good, it's a shame the director didn't know how to use them. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Goblin C Not only does this movie have peak comedy and animation that still holds up today, but this movie is also a critique on capitalism, planned obsolescence, and corporate greed. Yippee!!! Am I biased possibly about this movie? You could argue that yes. This movie carries so much nostalgia for me, but it's also just peak. The 64% rating on Rotten tomatoes is laughable and whoever doesn't like this movie doesn't like following your dreams. Also, the soundtrack is top tier. They have banger after banger in this movie. It comes together in a nice little ball of joy and happiness whenever I watch Robots. You know what I think the 64% is for? It's because you have to PAY to watch it or you have to pirate it. PS: Open letter to Amazon Prime Video: Why do I have to PAY to watch a movie if I'm already PAYING for the subscription to your streaming platform? I will start pirating this movie if that doesn't change(for legal reasons this is a joke). Why are you making us pay to watch Robots?? Nobody's watching Robots!!!!!!! It's just me and the kids movie commentators on YouTube. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review 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 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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