Robots

"The biggest comedy ever assembled!"

2005 1h 30m EN

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6.5

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64%

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6.4

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★6.5TMDB · 5,083🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 173,700

AnimationComedyFamilyScience Fiction

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Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

“The biggest comedy ever assembled!”

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Cast

Ewan McGregor
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Halle Berry
Cappy (voice)
Greg Kinnear
Ratchet (voice)
Mel Brooks
Bigweld (voice)
Drew Carey
Crank (voice)
Amanda Bynes
Piper (voice)
Robin Williams
Fender (voice)
Jim Broadbent
Madame Gasket (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: Ron Mita, Jim McClain, David Lindsay-Abaire
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Carnochan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry and Greg Kinnear carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The biggest comedy ever assembled!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Wedge directs. John Powell scores. John Carnochan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
4Released 21 years ago.
5Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Carnochan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry and Greg Kinnear carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The biggest comedy ever assembled!".
9IMDB entry: tt0358082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "inventor", "businessman", "villain", "steampunk".

The technical file

Original score: John Powell
Editing: John Carnochan
Production design: William Joyce
VFX supervisor: Augusto Schillaci
Sound: Sean Garnhart
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000,000
Box office: $262,511,490
Return: 350% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Robots (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 64/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 173,700 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

2 wins & 22 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2023-12-07
★ 6/10
"Rodney" is the creative sort of robot. He has grand designs that will never come to fruition at home, so he heads to the big city where he hopes that the legendary "Big Weld" will snap up his inventions. Thing is, by the time he arrives there's been a bit of a coup at the plant and the business in under new management. The rather menacing "Ratchet" has now taken the helm and his new motto is cheap and cheerful. Basic products that need upgrading constantly then replacing for a new model. There will be no more repairs, no more spare parts - it will be survival of the fittest until something even fitter is manufactured. "Rodney" manages to align himself with many of the now overlooked rust-buckets abandoned to the depths of the factory and they decide to try and find "Big Weld" and see if they can restore him to his job. I's a rather clunky swipe at all things short-sighted, corporate and throw away, this film - not much subtlety here, but the last twenty minutes or so allow that message to be reinforced more entertainingly by some fun action animation. Who doesn't love a big domino fall or a demon-robot with some axe-wielding henchmen and a lovely roasting furnace? No doubt about the ending, but it's an easy enough watch that reminds us about team-playing and not leaving out the little guy - maybe it just needed to tone down the moralising a little.

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