Robot & Frank
2012, Sci fi/Drama, 1h 30m
139 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Led by a brilliant performance from star Frank Langella, Robot & Frank works as both a quirky indie drama and as a smart, thoughtful meditation on aging. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for Robot & Frank
All Critics (139) | Top Critics (52) | Fresh (120) | Rotten (19)
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It's OK, I guess, as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough, and, in the end, settles for what I most feared it would settle for: sentimentality.
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Robot & Frank, on the other hand, is a tonic of a film: it's all understatement. The whimsical but whip-smart tone suggests a liveaction version of a Pixar movie
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Ageing, isolation, broken families, memory and the impact of modern technology are all playfully woven through a smart, comforting narrative that's at once immensely satisfying yet wonderfully unexpected.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
FRANK & ROBOT is a poignant tale of man and machine
November 8, 2013 | Full Review… -
The film tries to say something coherent about important issues such as the descending darkness of old age but misses the mark with most of them.
March 8, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Robot & Frank does not quite deliver a killer punch, but it's an engaging, humane fantasy.
March 7, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Robot & Frank
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Apr 06, 2015A 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
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Sep 11, 2014In "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
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Jan 01, 2014A great performance from Langella elevates this from merely enjoyable to something more essential and far more rewarding. Full review later.Thomas B Super Reviewer
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Dec 16, 2013The 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
Robot & Frank Quotes
| Robot: | Warning: Do not molest me. |
| Frank: | Can't you do that super fast? |
| Robot: | Some things take time, Frank. |
| Robot: | You should not drink those, Frank. It is not good for gout. |
| Frank: | I don't have gout. |
| Robot: | You do not have gout. Yet. |
| Robot: | Warning: Do not molest me! |
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