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Meet the Robinsons
EMAILPRINTBuena Vista Pictures

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 27 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 31 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family/Kids | Sci-fi
Written by:
Jon Bernstein, Michelle Bochner,
Robert L. Baird and Daniel Gerson (additional story material),
Shirley Pierce (additional material) and
William Joyce (book)
Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 30, 2007
DVD: October 23, 2007
Running Time: 102 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Matthew Josten, John H. H. Ford, Dara McGarry, Tom Kenny, and Laurie Metcalf
If you think your family is different, wait until you Meet the Robinsons, the family from an amazing, hilarious, inventive future where anything is possible. In this time-traveling blast of a comedy event, Walt Disney Feature Animation's latest digital animation technology will jet audiences to an inventive, unexpected techno realm of tomorrow where the wildest dreams come true -- including those of a young inventor in search of a home. (Disney)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Gianni Truzzi
Like a surprising run of recent movies, Meet the Robinsons is based on a picture book (William Joyce's "A Day With Wilbur Robinson"). Unlike most of them, it achieves liftoff.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias
Meet The Robinsons takes a large step toward making 3D a sustainable format, the CinemaScope of tomorrow.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
A sharp-minded, plenty entertaining toon that will keep children of all ages wide-eyed and on their toes.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
When it enters the future, it's a new-fangled, old-fashioned jim-dandy of a show.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Most of Meet the Robinsons plays like a movie made by ADD adults for ADD children.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
A visual treat with an engaging story that has an uplifting, but not maudlin, message.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
Meet the Robinsons is a fast paced, high energy offering; it passes by in a breeze and is enjoyable enough that I'm willing to forgive the two awful songs (one near the beginning, one near the end) and recommend it.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
It's hard not to like a PG-rated 'toon that works in references to "Pulp Fiction" and "Fargo," even if Meet the Robinsons, a delightful, quirk-filled riff on "Back to the Future," proceeds in fits and starts.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
There's enough wit to keep audiences of whatever age happy.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
Almost as funny as it is hyperactive, the new computer-animated family comedy is luscious to look at and as fizzy as a can of soda popped open in your face.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
It's striking not for its originality but for its energy in juggling familiar elements.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Ann Hornaday
An animated feature (showing in 3-D in select theaters), has a couple of clever tricks that make it worth wearing those dumb, uncomfortable glasses. But this would be as delightful and attractive a production without the gimcrackery.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ella Taylor
So cleverly executed that one forgives -- just -- the frenetic pace and absence of down time.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
It takes nearly an hour before Stephen J. Anderson's 3-D, animated comedy Meet the Robinsons begins to make sense, and when it does, the film literally takes off. But unless you're familiar with the children's book by William Joyce from which it's adapted, that first hour is a cluttered, noisy, nearly unendurable mess.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
The sounds are fine and, thanks to technology's ever-progressive march, the sights are even better. But that third S -- the story -- remains the sticking point, and ain't it always the way.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub
Frenetically paced but mostly pointless computer-animated film that will satisfy children but may give parents a headache.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Who knows whether the project is meant to be earnest, ironic, post-ironic, made for adults, made for kids, made to teach lessons, or made to be watched in an altered state? All or none...jeez, this thing is one bumpy ride.
Read Full Review >Premiere Glenn Kenny
Meet the Robinsons is a mess -- a sometimes fun but mostly frustrating mess.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
The most un-Disneylike cartoon yet from Disney animation. The thing is a hellzapoppin' of eccentric characters, zany situations and wacky gizmos, but little effort has gone into making any of this connect with an audience.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Angel Cohn
A barrage of pop-culture jokes, time-travel high jinks and plucky orphans that's as confusing as it sounds, and riddled with plot holes to boot.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Dennis Lim
Zippy if forgettable, Meet the Robinsons keeps the tone mildly tongue-in-cheek and ends on a dutifully inspirational note.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
A 3-D fantasy that's lovely to look at but less than delightful to know.
The New York Times A.O. Scott
Meet the Robinsons is surely one of the worst theatrically released animated features issued under the Disney label in quite some time.
Read Full Review >Empire Helen O'Hara
Kids will enjoy the colourful animation and fun characters, but adults will wish it all made a bit more sense.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Toddy Burton
Though the characters are unique and occasionally fun, they're paper-thin.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Peter Debruge
The characters, starting with Lewis himself, are downright obnoxious. Not counting those singing frogs or the time-traveling T. rex (with its big head and little arms), only Lewis' sad-sack roommate ''Goob'' is remotely sympathetic.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Keenan S. gave it a2:
An absolutely despicable waste of time and an insult to animated cinema, Meet the Robinsons is not funny or entertaining at all, and is easily one of the ten worst films I've ever seen. I only give it a 2 because it has nice CGI animation, other than that it's a horrible mess of monumental proportions. Another fantastic reason for why I have such difficulty liking these animated films.
Morgyn B gave it a10:
My gosh, I can't believe how severely underrated this movie has been! It is definitely one of the best kid's movies I've watched (and I've seen a few), and the only one that I watch regularly under my own steam.
Taylor S. gave it an8:
It was a surprisingly good movie.
David L. gave it a10:
I love this movie. A little predictable and a few consistency issues but the message is inspiring on a personal level for me. This is one of my favorite movies.
Scott M gave it a3:
I'm a big fan of animation, (and the offspring of a long-time Disney employee), but I was especially disappointed by this film. The "plastic" (or plaster?) appearance of the characters was not at all charming, and the jokes were stunningly flat. I saw it on DVD, having missed the 3D theatrical release, and had to fight the urge to turn it off before it finished.
the critic strine gave it a0:
This movie was so bad I just about threw up on myself! It was a total disgrace to disney!
Enrique P. gave it an8:
it's a really good movie. It is something different which has a lot of imagination, though it can be better. Characters could have had more personality and even more action could be added.
