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Bicentennial Man

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Bicentennial Man (1999)

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Reviews Counted:93

Fresh:35

Rotten:58

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: Bicentennial Man is ruined by a bad script and ends up being dull and mawkish.

Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Bicentennial Man follows the life and times of the title character, an android (Robin Williams) who is purchased as a household robot programmed to perform menial tasks. The Martin family quickly... Bicentennial Man follows the life and times of the title character, an android (Robin Williams) who is purchased as a household robot programmed to perform menial tasks. The Martin family quickly learn that they don't have an ordinary robot when Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought. In a story that spans two centuries, Andrew learns the intricacies of humanity, life, and love. -- © 1999 Touchstone Pictures [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson

Starring: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Stephen Root, Lynne Thigpen, Bradley Whitford, Kiersten Warren, John Michael Higgins

Director: Chris Columbus

Director: Chris Columbus
Screenwriter: Nicholas Kazan
Story: Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg
Producer: Chris Columbus, Wolfgang Petersen, Michael Barnathan, Gail Katz, Neal Miller, Laurence Mark, Mark Radcliffe
Composer: James Horner

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Jun 13, 2000

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  • Bicentennial Man
  • From the acclaimed director of MRS. DOUBTFIRE, Academy Award(R)-winner Robin Williams (1997, Best Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING) stars in a delightfully heartwarming comedy about one extraordinary android who just wants to be an ordinary guy! It doesn't take long for the Martin family to realize Andrew (Williams), who was purchased as a mere "household appliance," is no run-of-the-mill robot! Funny, incredibly lifelike, and possessing an astounding level of creativity, this special machine soon takes on a life of his own -- and eventually begins a centuries-long quest to achieve true humanity! A crowd-pleasing comedy hit -- everyone is sure to love this touchingly entertaining movie treat!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    Click your red slippers Dorothy; here comes Holiday Ho-Ho-Hokum sprinkling with cheer, but devoid of pressing issues, Y2K fears, and anything closely resembling controversy.

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    Is it incest or insurrection?

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    Mr. Williams latches onto every cheap laugh he can find.

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    In a perfect world, I would have gotten sick with a stomach virus 45 minutes into this film, ran out of the theater, puked all over the place, and then proceeded to leave with a smile on my face.

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    The lack of any real conflict makes Bicentennial Man seem even longer than it is.

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    The worst kind of movie -- one with no direction, no identity, and above all no heart.

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    Tries to win our hearts without doing much for our brains or our funny bones, and it just doesn't work.

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