WALL-E

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WALL-E

G

2008

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Comedy

Animation

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WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE, a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission. Smitten WALL-E embarks on an adventure when he follows EVE across the galaxy.

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Critics Consensus

Wall-E's stellar visuals testify once again to Pixar's ingenuity, while its charming star will captivate younger viewers -- and its timely story offers thought-provoking subtext.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

06/17/2022

The tale of a trash compactor from the future who's desperate for connection isn't just one of Pixar's unlikeliest successes, but its most arresting and prescient.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/23/2018

Much of the film is wonderfully imagined, and there is something utterly winning about this tin can topped with binoculars... It's just a shame that, at the end, it trips itself up with its own SENTIMENTALITE.

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Glenn Kenny

MUBI

12/13/2017

Although Wall-E ends with a very apt and moving nod to City Lights, it is in fact Pixar's answer to Modern Times-both a bravura summation of everything the studio is great at and a "You ain't seen nothing yet!" statement of purpose.

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

02/14/2023

Stanton directs a masterpiece that is to behold forever among the greatest animated films.

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

10/21/2022

Clever and endearing. I would not call this essential viewing but I enjoyed it more than I expected.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

02/14/2022

4/4

WALLE stands as the studios crowning achievement.

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Kayson L.

@klilley12 3d

7.8/10. the story of the movie is absolutely amazing, and carries this score very hard. it just feels so boring outside of about 30 minutes in the ship. wall-e does nothing to wow me as a pixar movie main character.

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Tristan B

@tristan3 Jun 17

[BOT] A bit overrated honestly.

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_orb T

@RT66839485 Jun 17

it is jsut overall really good, and perhaps my fav of any movie i was young and now.

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willow M.

@plkaxdot Jun 13

so good and honestly underrated and poetic

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Moncha H.

@MonchaHelloFIlm Jun 10

Wall-E has some of the best storytelling I’ve ever seen in an animated film, and it pulls it off with almost no dialogue. The animation is gorgeous too, every frame is just beautiful to look at.

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Vixo S

@vixo_six Jun 10

WALL E remains one of Pixar's most moving films because it turns a science fiction premise into a quiet meditation on loneliness, care and human responsibility. Andrew Stanton trusts silence, movement and sound to build emotion, making the first act feel almost like a silent film about a small being trying to understand affection. The contrast between Earth and the Axiom gives the film its sharpest critique. One world is buried under waste and memory, while the other is filled with comfort that has slowly replaced presence, effort and curiosity. What makes the film endure is that its hope comes from tiny gestures rather than grand speeches. WALL E and EVE express love through patience, devotion and sacrifice, showing that humanity is not defined by technology or progress alone. In a world shaped by excess, the smallest act of care becomes the beginning of renewal.

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Synopsis

WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE, a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission. Smitten WALL-E embarks on an adventure when he follows EVE across the galaxy.

Director: Andrew Stanton
Producer: Jim Morris
Screenwriter: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Distributor: Walt Disney, Pixar Animation Studios
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS