Robots
An idealistic young inventor robot teams with colorful outcasts to resist a ruthless corporate takeover of his mechanical society.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- witty
- hopeful
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually dazzling, inventive, and entertaining for children and adults, while considering its story conventional.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The entire population consists of robots, with cities, homes, products, and social systems built from articulated metal parts.
Ratchet's corporate regime stops repairs and spare parts while promoting cheap products that must be repeatedly replaced.
Rodney Copperbottom leaves home for the big city to improve lives and seek recognition from inventor Bigweld, confronting Ratchet's leadership.
The film's robot society uses ornate mechanical forms, gears, metal components, and imaginative industrial environments in bright computer animation.
Films like Robots, and why
The Incredibles
shares computer animation, whimsical invention-driven adventure, family comedy, and an optimistic outsider protagonist
Ice Age
shares Blue Sky-style animated comedy, slapstick humor, colorful world-building, and themes of identity and belonging
WALL-E
shares talking-machine characters, playful science fiction, corporate satire, and a hopeful underdog story
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Wedge
- Release Date
- 2005-03-10
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (5076)
Cast
- Ewan McGregor
- Halle Berry
- Greg Kinnear
- Mel Brooks
- Drew Carey
- Amanda Bynes
- Robin Williams
- Jim Broadbent
- Stanley Tucci
- Dianne Wiest
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Robots about?
- An idealistic young inventor robot teams with colorful outcasts to resist a ruthless corporate takeover of his mechanical society.
- What is Robots like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Robots as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Robots violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Robots as mild.
- What did critics think of Robots?
- Critics broadly found the film visually dazzling, inventive, and entertaining for children and adults, while considering its story conventional.
- Which films are like Robots?
- Films with a similar feel include The Incredibles, Ice Age, and WALL-E.
- How long is Robots?
- Robots runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Robots?
- In United States, Robots is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
