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  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank, a walking, talking, humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and menta...

Directed By: Jake Schreier

Written By: Christopher Ford

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 29 m

Robot and Frank

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 140 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank, a walking, talking, humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and menta...

Directed By: Jake Schreier

Written By: Christopher Ford

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
67
73% Positive
24 Reviews
24% Mixed
8 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
67
73% Positive
24 Reviews
24% Mixed
8 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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100
Aug 23, 2012
A hard, funny and realistic movie about the future.
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80
Mar 4, 2013
Forget the sci-fi trimmings and sentimental pay-off — this is a gleefully subversive character study of a charming but unapologetic rogue.
By Damon Wise FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 140 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
119 Ratings
14% Mixed
19 Ratings
1% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 140 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
119 Ratings
14% Mixed
19 Ratings
1% Negative
2 Ratings

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10
MattJacks2003
Mar 9, 2019
This movie is so cool and entertaining to watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10
Aijixe
Sep 27, 2015
A heartwarming movie that features the great Frank Langella in a role that somehow beats his performance in Frost/Nixon, and he's incredible in that too. Also, the robot is absolutely adorable.
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75
Aug 24, 2012
Langella's performance turns what might have been a "Twilight Zone"-style trifle into something more: a movie about a proud, ornery man combating his fearfulness.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 18, 2012
At heart, Frank & Robot is, true to its title, a buddy movie about the complicated relationship between a thief and his mechanized sidekick (a sleek, white, helmeted creature voiced with unsettling politeness by Peter Sarsgaard). But it's also a rueful and funny reflection on aging, death, parenthood, and technology.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 30, 2012
Ultimately a movie that could have been a little jewel is unpolished.
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 11, 2012
The film is light-fingered and charming.
By Ray Greene FULL REVIEW
25
Aug 14, 2012
Christopher D. Ford's film is nothing more than a Lifetime movie dolled up in cheap Philip K. Dick drag.
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eliteco3
Feb 17, 2013
Langella delivers with this top notch performance. The robot serves as a reminder of the human condition and how we all grow old. Everybody needs a friend or companion. The plot is simple but moves carefully to the climax. A fantastic movie that will have you reaching for your phone to call your parents.
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annbd
Feb 9, 2020
Very funny on moments and with that cutie robot, it’s great to watch, although the film didn’t really win me over. The end came pretty much out of nowhere and it felt like “is this really the end”. But yeah, overall it was decent.
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MattBrady99
Jul 12, 2015
Robot and Frank is both touching and moving when it comes to the movie story line, as the chemistry between the old man and the robot was spot on great and the highlight of the movie easily, but I really wish this was in a better movie. The movie isn't terrible but the movie didn't really interest in some scenes and I'm not going to re-watch this movie anytime soon. The movie is decent at least.
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anti_slant
Jul 27, 2013
Another one that Slant gets wrong. This is a small film, and it makes no claims to being anything other than that. As such, we're free to watch a master actor, Langella, at work. (Needless to say, the good folks over at Slant don't have much patience with films that don't go Pow and Zap).
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TarkaOne
Sep 7, 2012
This movie didn't seem to know where to go next. It was choppy, muddled, and tiresome. The characters were two-dimensional, the plot was tediously predictable, the humor flat. Liv Tyler was hugely irritating as the well-intentioned daughter. I'm amazed this film has garnered so many glowing reviews. Very disappointing.
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Production Company Dog Run Pictures, Park Pictures, TBB, White Hat
Release Date Aug 17, 2012
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Friendship doesn't have an off switch.
Website http://sutekinaaibou.com/
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Awards

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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