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Toys

PG-13 Released Dec 18, 1992 2h 1m Comedy Drama List
29% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
A hi-tech toy factory falls into the hands of an army general who turns the models into killing machines. The deceased owner's children know what's afoot and, although apparently powerless, have to find a way of bringing down the nightmarish empire that is being constructed under their noses.
Toys

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Critics Consensus

Like a colorfully overengineered gewgaw on the shelf, Toys might look like fun, but its seemingly limitless possibilities lead mainly to confusion and disappointment.

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David Ansen Newsweek The failure of Barry Levinson's Toys is of a different order: it's the kind of folly only a very fine filmmaker could make, a labor of misguided love. May 31, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: F Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The production design deserves Academy recognition. But at the most fundamental level, Toys is a film not quite sure what it's about. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...a few bursts of motor-mouthed comedy aren't enough to save Williams' man-child stick here... Rated: 1/5 Jan 30, 2022 Full Review Vanessa Letts The Spectator No child I know would benefit from seeing this work, and certainly no adult. Jul 25, 2018 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Robin Williams and Barry Levinson romp hand-in-hand through the wonderful, wacky world of whimsical surrealism May 31, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris P I like this film. Set Designs are phenomenal. The story was nice. Helped me get immersed within the world it was portraying. Is it perfect? No, but I would recommend watching at least once. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review ad m SO IMPORTANT ANTIMILITAR AND SOCIAL MESSAGE DURING THESE TIMES WHEN FACISM RISE AGAIN EVERYWHERE Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/24 Full Review Kiran S It's a movie trapped in two places. The basis and setting seem to be a kid's movie. But the movie itself deals with very real themes and quick humour that a child likely won't appreciate. It's completely a Robin Williams, where everyone is seemingly keep up with him. That said, he's more subdued in many of his roles in terms of physical performances, but he hits every joke in the way only he can. It's one of those movies that doesn't fit nicely in a specific genre or target audience. It's a satire, a drama, a fantasy. At times the amazing visuals can distract from the story. It's also very 90's while also having a strange timeless quality to it. It's not for everyone, and adults will likely enjoy and appreciate the movie more, despite the movie being named and about toys. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a watch, it deserves that much. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Blu B What in the heck did I just watch...Completely nonsensical and incoherent for 90% of the runtime. Atrociously bizarre cinematography, acting, editing, pacing and sometimes I don't even know. The main song is catchy but everything else music wise is bad including the MTV song. Tons of production value and colorful design but this never stops with the ridiculous antics and throwing insane stuff at you like the Super Mario Bros Movie. The waste of the cast and director here is just mind boggling. None of the jokes get even one laugh and are just random, nonsensical, bizarre, surreal, and aren't clever at all. Deny this exists on top of skipping it. I guess this is technically a Christmas film also and it's one of the worst Christmas films I've ever seen. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Stephen D By no means one of Robins best but still just enjoyable family fun. Its not something an adult would watch generally but fun to see the kids smiling and laughing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/23 Full Review Alice R One of my favorite films. The story, the visuals, the music, all combine to create a world in which absurdity is on equal footing with what Ayn Rand considered important and relevant. A central conflict between innocence and cynicism that demonstrates the advantages of the former over the latter with multi-sensory cues. As someone who receives persistent feedback—sometimes favorable, , sometimes unfavorable—regarding the degree to which my thinking and perspective relate to "the box," I find Toys enormously comforting and encouraging. Wisdom is more than applied practicality. In fact, wisdom requires informed impracticality to be relevant. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A hi-tech toy factory falls into the hands of an army general who turns the models into killing machines. The deceased owner's children know what's afoot and, although apparently powerless, have to find a way of bringing down the nightmarish empire that is being constructed under their noses.
Director
Barry Levinson
Producer
Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson
Screenwriter
Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Baltimore Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.3M
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Surround