100
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Strauss
Sanders likes to mention Monet’s colorful influence, but the realistic, primeval wilderness of “The Wild Robot” is what stirs the soul.
The Wild Robot
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- United States,
- Japan
- 2024
- · 102m
Director
Chris Sanders
Cast
Lupita Nyong'o,
Pedro Pascal,
Kit Connor,
Bill Nighy,
Stephanie Hsu,
Matt Berry
Genre
Action,
Animation,
Family,
Science Fiction
After crashing on an island only inhabited by wild animals, an intelligent service robot named Roz learns to survive in the harsh environment. Roz builds relationships with the animals of the island and must become more than what she was programmed to be as she cares for an orphaned gosling.
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What are critics saying?
100
The Associated Press by Mark Kennedy
Is this the best animated movie of the year? Totally, so far. It might even be the best movie of the year.
100
Observer by Emily Zemler
Like the book, Chris Sanders’ onscreen adaptation is compassionate, funny and filled with unexpectedly poignant moments.
100
Slashfilm by Ryan Scott
Sanders' ability to interpret the material on the page and turn it into this living painting of a film is nothing shy of a wonder.
100
Boston Globe by Odie Henderson
It’s rare that a movie fires on all cylinders as this one does. The jaw-dropping animation tells a bittersweet and lovely story. The voice work is stellar, and the score sweeps you along on a wave of excitement. Fans of the books will not be disappointed.
100
Original-Cin by John Kirk
It's a very easy story to accept, but the ease of the storytelling allows the message to penetrate and gives rise to thoughtfulness about how we can be better to those around us. Quite simply, this film allows us to want to be better than who we are.
100
New York Post by Johnny Oleksinski
It’s a breathtakingly human film — about a bird and a bot.
100
Christian Science Monitor by Ken Makin
The Wild Robot, above all else, isn’t just a life story. It’s a love story about community and intimacy, about what can be imitated, but never duplicated. It is the quintessential fable. Like any great parent, it offers lessons while remaining fun. The wilderness might be harsh, but we don’t have to be.
100
The Telegraph by Robbie Collin
It’s hard to recall a time when the state-of-the-art felt this much like art.
100
The Irish Times by Donald Clarke
A superb family entertainment. Maybe even a future classic.
90
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Bilge Ebiri
With The Wild Robot, Sanders has found another way to create a visual dissonance that almost subconsciously insinuates its way into our brains and feeds the central idea of the film. And it’s hypnotic.
90
Collider by Shaina Weatherhead
The Wild Robot is a jaw-dropping and tear-jerking endeavor that immediately cements itself as one of the director’s very best, and possibly one of the best films of the year.
88
RogerEbert.com by Brian Tallerico
One could watch The Wild Robot with the sound off entirely and still have a rewarding experience—turn it on and you have one of the best animated films of the decade.
83
IndieWire by Kate Erbland
The result is all the good, big words we want to hear about cinema aimed at our youngest audience members: it’s heartening and true and a little sad and incredibly inspiring with a big, ol’ message about the power of community and coming together in the face of major adversity.
83
IndieWire by Kate Erbland
The result is all the good, big words we want to hear about cinema aimed at our youngest audience members: it’s heartening and true and a little sad and incredibly inspiring with a big, ol’ message about the power of community and coming together in the face of major adversity.
83
The Daily Beast by Esther Zuckerman
The lessons of The Wild Robot are simple, but the artistry it uses to get there is anything but. It’s the kind of kids movie that feels all too rare with its painterly backdrops and genuine earnestness. The whole family is likely to fall in love.
83
The Daily Beast by Esther Zuckerman
The lessons of The Wild Robot are simple, but the artistry it uses to get there is anything but. It’s the kind of kids movie that feels all too rare with its painterly backdrops and genuine earnestness. The whole family is likely to fall in love.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Lovia Gyarkye
Part of this tender animation’s appeal comes from its committed and absorbing voice performances.
80
Variety by Peter Debruge
There’s never been an animated movie that reflects the world in quite this way.
80
Variety by Peter Debruge
There’s never been an animated movie that reflects the world in quite this way.
80
IGN by Siddhant Adlakha
A deeply human film with no human characters, The Wild Robot is a tear-jerking and unpredictable animated adventure.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Lovia Gyarkye
Part of this tender animation’s appeal comes from its committed and absorbing voice performances.
80
IGN by Siddhant Adlakha
A deeply human film with no human characters, The Wild Robot is a tear-jerking and unpredictable animated adventure.
78
The Film Verdict by Alonso Duralde
It’s a delicate piece of storytelling, one where the poignancy never feels forced and where the comedy springs from its characters rather than pop-culture references or lazy scatology.
78
The Film Verdict by Alonso Duralde
It’s a delicate piece of storytelling, one where the poignancy never feels forced and where the comedy springs from its characters rather than pop-culture references or lazy scatology.
75
The Playlist by Gregory Ellwood
The empathetic instincts of Sanders and his talented artists result in a tearjerker of an ending that may have you bawling.
75
The Playlist by Gregory Ellwood
The empathetic instincts of Sanders and his talented artists result in a tearjerker of an ending that may have you bawling.
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