Robot & Frank

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Cast & Crew

Frank Langella
Frank

Peter Sarsgaard
Robot
Voice

Susan Sarandon
Jennifer

Liv Tyler
Madison

James Marsden
Hunter

Jeremy Strong
Jake

Jeremy Sisto
Sheriff Rowlings

Liev Schreiber
Robot
Voice

Rachael Ma
Robot Performer

Bonnie Bentley
Ava

Ana Gasteyer
Shoplady

Katherine Waterston
Shopgirl

Dario Barosso
Freckles

Joshua Ormond
Flattop

Jake Schreier
Director

Christopher D. Ford
Screenwriter

Jeremy Bailer
Executive Producer

Lance Acord
Producer

Galt Niederhoffer
Producer

Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Producer

Sam Bisbee
Producer

Matthew J. Lloyd
Cinematographer

Jacob Craycroft
Film Editing

Sharon Lomofsky
Production Design

Lisa Myers
Art Director

Michelle Schluter-Ford
Set Decoration

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Audience Reviews for Robot & Frank

• Apr 06, 2015

  A former jewel thief in denial of his memory lapses is forced to live with a health care robot (not an inflatable one) who unwittingly becomes his accomplice in chasing the illicit burglary thrills that once landed the thief in the slammer but nevertheless gave meaning to his life. Robot is rather cute in its naïve approach to the world, but I find it hard to believe that the programmers didn't give him more common sense. The cold social interactions between Robot and the older biblio model, Mr. Darcy, are quite hilarious, and Susan Sarandon makes a nerdy/sexy librarian. The estranged father/son relationship as played by Frank Langella and James Marsden is compelling, but the human vs. robot rights debate broached by Liv Tyler's daughter character doesn't really go anywhere.
  Alice S Super Reviewer
• Sep 11, 2014

  In "Robot & Frank," Frank(Frank Langella), a retired second story man, now spends his days walking to town where he visits Jennifer(Susan Sarandon), the librarian. Still, his son Hunter(James Marsden) worries about him. Not being able to make the five hour drive as often as he would like, he buys his father a robot helper. When the robot does not kill him in his sleep, Frank decides to bend the robot's morals a little... "Robot & Frank" is a modest, unassuming and touching movie about friendship and family, along with the passing of an era as it relates to books. It also benefits greatly from a superb performance from Frank Langella and a nuanced one by Susan Sarandon. But the movie ducks out of a refreshingly straight ahead examination of Alzheimer's Disease by playing some tricky mind games of its own. Plus, the Don Quixote reference is a little too obvious.
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Jan 01, 2014

  A great performance from Langella elevates this from merely enjoyable to something more essential and far more rewarding. Full review later.
  Thomas B Super Reviewer
• Dec 16, 2013

  The always great Frank Langella makes the most of what he has here. Unfortunately a lot of it ends up being a sillier version of Lovely, Still without the appropriate gravity. The robot seems to make a lot of assumptions and thoughts as a human would rather than an artificial intelligence.
  

  John B Super Reviewer