Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- playful
- marathon viewing
- game night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and inventive in its genre parody, though less consistently sharp than the strongest Futurama stories.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Planet Express crew are trapped in a fantasy world while the film retains Futurama's futuristic comic setting and science fiction identity.
Wikidata identifies body swap as a main subject, and the premise uses altered embodiment within the ensemble's fantasy predicament.
The keywords explicitly foreground role-playing games, while the fantasy-world setup reframes the crew's adventure through tabletop RPG conventions.
The crew move from Planet Express's science fiction environment into a separate fantasy world that drives the central adventure.
Films like Futurama: Bender's Game, and why
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
animated science fiction comedy combining an ensemble cast, absurdist humor, and genre parody
The Simpsons Movie
animated ensemble comedy using fantasy adventure conventions for irreverent satire and broad comic entertainment
The Lego Movie
comic animated fantasy adventure with a quest structure, exaggerated characters, and playful genre parody
Movie Details
- Director
- Dwayne Carey-Hill
- Release Date
- 2008-11-03
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (617)
Cast
- Billy West
- Katey Sagal
- John DiMaggio
- Tress MacNeille
- Maurice LaMarche
- Phil LaMarr
- Kath Soucie
- Lauren Tom
- David Herman
- Frank Welker
Common questions
- What is Futurama: Bender's Game about?
- The Planet Express crew face an absurd fantasy quest that turns role-playing game conventions into classic Futurama satire.
- What is Futurama: Bender's Game like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Futurama: Bender's Game as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Futurama: Bender's Game violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Futurama: Bender's Game as mild.
- What did critics think of Futurama: Bender's Game?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and inventive in its genre parody, though less consistently sharp than the strongest Futurama stories.
- Which films are like Futurama: Bender's Game?
- Films with a similar feel include Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, The Simpsons Movie, and The Lego Movie.
- How long is Futurama: Bender's Game?
- Futurama: Bender's Game runs 88 minutes.
In Ember's collections
Movies like Futurama: Bender's Game
- Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie2014
- Futurama: Bender's Big Score2007
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie1996
- Regular Show: The Movie2015
- Knights of Badassdom2014
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005
- Galaxy Quest1999
- Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story2005
- Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs2008
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe2022
