The Electric State

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The Electric State

PG-13

2025

2h 8m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Comedy

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The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she's visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by Christopher -- Michelle's genius younger brother whom she thought was dead. Determined to find the beloved sibling she thought she had lost, Michelle sets out across the American southwest with Cosmo, and soon finds herself reluctantly joining forces with Keats (Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World), a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). As they venture into the Exclusion Zone, a walled-off corner in the desert where robots now exist on their own, Keats and Michelle find a strange, colorful group of new animatronic allies -- and begin to learn that the forces behind Christopher's disappearance are more sinister than they ever expected.

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Critics Consensus

Lumbering along like a giant automaton, The Electric State has plenty of hardware to back it up but none of the spark that'd make it come to life.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

There is a very Marvel-ish aspect to this film, but in a recycled and dull way.

May 13, 2025

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Shirley Li

The Atlantic

The Electric State is so transparently eager to satisfy as many demographics of viewers as possible that it proves its own message: that a world dependent on business interests and technological optimization dulls artistic potential and human ingenuity.

Mar 20, 2025

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Sam Adams

Slate

The beats of a Russo brothers movie are so predetermined they don’t bear lingering on, but The Electric State might be the first time they’ve opted to just skip over them altogether.

Mar 17, 2025

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Josiah Teal

Battle Royale With Cheese

There is an audience for The Electric State, but too often, the film hopes misalign with the climatic payoffs, leading to a fascinating world but unlikely to spark the next box-office-breaking franchise.

May 6, 2025

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Shawn Peer

That Shelf

Despite having all the ingredients for a sumptuous cinematic buffet, The Electric State is inexcusably bland and boring.

Apr 26, 2025

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Rodrigo Perez

The Playlist

...“The Electric State” is relatively harmlessly boring at first, disposable and languid, but as it goes on, its constant failure at being funny, despite many attempts, does become rather grating.

Rated: C-

Apr 11, 2025

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Connor A

While no movie can be perfect, this movie is excellent. It tells a wonderful story and gets you invested. If your main goal in movies is to find as many deep things to review, small slipups, then you will find a way to ruin your experience watching any movie. If you just sit back and watch the movie, then you will enjoy this movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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John H

I thought it was good 🙂 I don't understand why a movie just can't be entertaining anymore. I was entertained, burned up a few hours of my day, and that should be enough. Every movie doesn't have to have a mind-numbing revelation. People need to get off their high horse and just see what movies are, entertainment. If you want to be so serious go watch a documentary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Jeffrey M

Yet another swing and a miss for pratt, just an awful performance and awful movie. Bobby-brown needs to stop while she's ahead as well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Richard G

cute movie, liked the Jurassic Park reference, decent soundtrack too

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Sergio A

Despite the obvious charisma of the two lead actors and the presence of a charming robot character, it isn’t enough to support a story full of plot holes and poor direction.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Elisa M

I find It incredible that the critics gave this lovely movie such an hard time. It seems to me nowadays people have such a big habit at just consuming content that they can't appreciate something simpler but with a heart. I think the story was a nicely written one, the actors did a good job and the robots were fantastic. The plot may be not the newest on the block but what's important here is the relationship between brother and sister and the take on connection and disconnection. I appreciated that not all the choices were easy choices. Maybe I wouldn't have add the final sequence, that was a bit just to ease a pain that, in my opinion, should have stayed there. Like this ... It's just my opinion but I would have preferred it without the final scene Nonetheless the movie is a nice one to watch and one I would watch again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she's visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by Christopher -- Michelle's genius younger brother whom she thought was dead. Determined to find the beloved sibling she thought she had lost, Michelle sets out across the American southwest with Cosmo, and soon finds herself reluctantly joining forces with Keats (Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World), a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). As they venture into the Exclusion Zone, a walled-off corner in the desert where robots now exist on their own, Keats and Michelle find a strange, colorful group of new animatronic allies -- and begin to learn that the forces behind Christopher's disappearance are more sinister than they ever expected.

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Producer: Mike Larocca, Chris Castaldi, Patrick Newall, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot
Screenwriter: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: AGBO
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 14, 2025
Runtime: 2h 8m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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