Robot Wars
A renegade pilot and an archaeologist unite across personal differences to stop rebels from awakening a civilization-threatening robot in a toxic post-apocalyptic future.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- pulp adventure
- retro futurist
- cult movie night
- retro sci fi marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The survivors live in 2041 after the great toxic gas scare of 1993, making ecological catastrophe central to the world-building.
The Centro plot centers on resurrecting a concealed Megarobot capable of challenging the prevailing order.
The supplied keywords identify stop motion, giant robots, super robots, and low-budget production as defining features.
The rebel Centros oppose the prevailing order and pressure the protagonists through official demands to stop their intervention.
Films like Robot Wars, and why
Robot Jox
low-budget post-apocalyptic science fiction, giant robots, and campy action spectacle
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
retro-futurist mecha combat, dystopian conflict, and energetic genre filmmaking
Cherry 2000
post-apocalyptic survival adventure with eccentric world-building and low-budget genre charm
Movie Details
- Director
- Albert Band
- Release Date
- 1993-04-28
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Rating
- 4.2 / 10 (44)
Cast
- Don Michael Paul
- Barbara Crampton
- James Staley
- Lisa Rinna
- Danny Kamekona
- Yuji Okumoto
- J. Downing
- Peter Haskell
- Sam Scarber
- Steve Eastin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Robot Wars about?
- A renegade pilot and an archaeologist unite across personal differences to stop rebels from awakening a civilization-threatening robot in a toxic post-apocalyptic future.
- What is Robot Wars like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Robot Wars as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Robot Wars violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Robot Wars as mild.
- Which films are like Robot Wars?
- Films with a similar feel include Robot Jox, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, and Cherry 2000.
- How long is Robot Wars?
- Robot Wars runs 67 minutes.
- Where can I watch Robot Wars?
- In United States, Robot Wars streams on Amazon Prime Video, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
