Robots

Robots (2005)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (177 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (216,320 ratings)

For this follow-up to their mega-hit Ice Age, directors Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge team with the screenwriting duo behind Parenthood and City Slickers, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Robots stars Ewan McGregor as the voice of Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic robot who wants to convince his… More

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In Theaters
Mar 11, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Sep 20, 2005
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice

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

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    There's no story here. It has a kind of an interesting look. It's sweet and it's just not funny at all. The jokes are very tired.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Robots is more than a load of spare parts, but there are some sprockets and rivets missing.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Moves along at an entertaining, if increasingly familiar clip.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    As miraculous as the setting is and the realization of Wedge's vision, the story fails to really engage on any level save the kinetic.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael M


    After finishing Robots I felt it was entirely reliant on its extremely impressive animation becuase the plot was far to thin and not particularly interesting. But what saved the film for me was the quite funny voice of robin williams who pretty much steals the show. Essentialy… More

  • Michael E


    Robots may not be the best that the people at Blue Sky have done, but its still an entertaining romp of a film for kids and adults alike. Sure the comedy is hit or miss, and some of the film has some slow and stupid moments, it still makes up for it with its characters, CG, and its… More

  • Bethany M


    Love this film! A great animated familyfun film.

  • Jens S


    The animation in this robot adventure is a beauty to behold. There is so much detail, so many breath taking long shots, lovable characters and a lot of gags that work great. Add the usual amount of movie quotes and the somewhat expected plot points and you may not exactly get the most… More

  • Brad W


    A sweet lovable film with a good heart. It brings us into a world with funny people and amazing animation. Although the story is predictable, I enjoyed Robots.

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