Robots

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Robots

PG

2005

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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

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Critics Consensus

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

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

4/5

Endearing "follow your dreams" story with plenty of laughs.

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Peter Debruge

Premiere Magazine

Mar 15, 2005

2.5/4

The movie's breakneck pace proves to be its biggest drawback.

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Ben Kenigsberg

Village Voice

Mar 15, 2005

Robots is a corporate product, after all -- but a sleek one.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Nov 18, 2019

Robots tries hard to please, but ultimately elicits indifference.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Feb 12, 2019

8/10

The animation is just so beautiful.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Jun 19, 2009

B+

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.

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Blu B

@RT43513976 3 days ago

It's a mess. It feels like only half the film is actual story and the other half is just random not well set up at all nonsense. I liked Robin Williams at first here but the more it goes the more there is too much of him and he dominates the film over the forgettable main character. The main dude literally just dissappears for long stretches it feels like because of Williams, the bad guy who is so generic, and the onslaught of humor. Just dumb slapstick, random stuff, toilet humor, and sometimes I don't even know enough to care. I felt like the opening showing his upbringing was well done but I knew the film was in trouble when I felt like that upbringing didn't really relate at all to him going to the city to be an inventor. Than the ballriding gag just dragged on for no reason but to just show action. If anything it felt more like the father was being setup. All the other robots just blend in terribly at times save for Williams who again there is just too much of him. It's a basic en

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Babyduckling

Nov 4, 2026

Pretty good but very underrated

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 27, 2026

Robots is a *3* star Movie why would *anyone* give it a *5* star rating??

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Frans B

@FransB Oct 9, 2026

Brilliant. It was a sad day indeed when Blue Sky Studios was shut down. This must be one of their signature works. Excellent world building and mind boggling inventions, gadgets, thingamajigs and doohickeys. Ensemble cast very convincing in their voiced characters. Very well written. Cinematically captivating film, absolutely flawless visually. Hectic pace, lots of drama, action, dilemma, emotion, intrigue and suspense. Very entertaining and captivating - a really memorable movie

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Elaine S

@RT58132281 Oct 6, 2026

A series of frenetic visual gags vaguely held together by the ensemble cast - some laugh-out-loud moments and some cringeworthy - overall a fun watch

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Victoria R

@RT14678237 Oct 6, 2026

This one is the all-time favorite movie

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In a world of sentient robots, striving young inventor Rodney Copperbottom wants to work for the avuncular Bigweld, whose Bigweld Industries makes spare robot parts. But Bigweld has just been deposed as company head by the villainous Phineas T. Ratchet, who wants to make all robots submit to profitable forced upgrades. In this animated adventure, Rodney and his friend Fender 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, Fantasy, Adventure, 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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