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In a world of sentient robots, striving young inventor Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) wants to work for the avuncular Bigweld (Mel Brooks), whose Bigweld Industries makes spare robot parts. But Bigweld has just been deposed as company head by the villainous Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), who wants to make all robots submit to profitable forced upgrades. In this animated adventure, Rodney and his friend Fender (Robin Williams) go underground to fight Ratchet's evil plans.

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Robots delights on a visual level, but the story feels like it came off an assembly line.

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Robots | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Nell Minow Common Sense Media Endearing "follow your dreams" story with plenty of laughs. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Robots | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Robots | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Peter Debruge Premiere Magazine The movie's breakneck pace proves to be its biggest drawback. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 15, 2005 Full Review Robots | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Robots tries hard to please, but ultimately elicits indifference. Nov 18, 2019 Full Review Robots | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) The animation is just so beautiful. Rated: 8/10 Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Robots | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com The movie's admirable theme, that there are things more important than profit, comes across under the virtuoso visuals that peak when endless falling dominos turn into a veritable ocean of the little black blocks being surfed by a robot. Rated: B+ Jun 19, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jack S Insanely underrated movie Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Katie W This movie fucking sucked Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review ivana m Underrated movie in my opinion. Loved it when I was younger and love watching it with my son. It’s got great humor for all ages, super great storyline. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Luis S Good movie with good laughs. Peak animated movies with a good story. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/24 Full Review Dave C What a cast! That has to be recognised at the outset. The animation, music score, and story are all brilliant, and allow for the warmth and comedy to shine, as well as to highlight the movie's originality and creativity. The characters are loveable, and the story is strong Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Daniel M "Hey, who's the dame with the sweet keister?" Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris Wedge Director Carlos Saldanha Director Ewan McGregor Rodney Copperbottom Halle Berry Cappy Robin Williams Fender Greg Kinnear Ratchet
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Synopsis In a world of sentient robots, striving young inventor Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) wants to work for the avuncular Bigweld (Mel Brooks), whose Bigweld Industries makes spare robot parts. But Bigweld has just been deposed as company head by the villainous Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), who wants to make all robots submit to profitable forced upgrades. In this animated adventure, Rodney and his friend Fender (Robin Williams) go underground to fight Ratchet's evil plans.

Director
Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha

Producer
Chris Wedge

Screenwriter
Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Distributor
20th Century Fox

Production Co
Blue Sky Studios, Fox Animation Studios

Rating
PG (Suggestive Humor|Some Brief Language)

Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Animation

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 11, 2005, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2013

Runtime
1h 30m

Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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