Animated family film 'The Wild Robot' is whimsically sweet but too lightweight
Lupita Nyong'o leads the voice cast in a well-made film from director Chris Sanders that is no 'Iron Giant' or 'Wall-E.'
How 'Wild Robot' Director Chris Sanders Returned to Animation, Challenged the Medium and Made His Best Film Yet
"The Wild Robot" director Chris Sanders was feeling a little lost himself. In 2020, he ventured into live-action filmmaking with "The Call of the Wild," an ambitious, imperfect adaptation of Jack London's 1903 novel.
'The Wild Robot' review: Programmed to be sweet
The animated adventure "The Wild Robot," based on Peter Brown's 2016 children's book, is set to sweet mode, as if it was a pre-installed factory setting. It's heartwarming the way a latter-era Coldplay track is heartwarming: by design, so its effect feels somewhat synthetic.
The Wild Robot Reviews Lead to Top Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic Scores
Following early anticipation, The Wild Robot has launched with strong reviews, earning high scores on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. DreamWorks Animation’s latest film delivers an emotionally rich and visually stunning experience.
The Wild Robot should be the future of animation
DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot — from How to Train Your Dragon director Chris Sanders — is the best animated movie of the year.
‘The Wild Robot’ Review: A Practically Perfect Animated Sci-Fi Fable
"The Wild Robot," based on the book by Peter Brown, follows a robot that crash-lands on an island devoid of humans and must search for purpose.
‘The Wild Robot’ Review: Animating Parental Anxiety
The director of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ returns with a film in which Lupita Nyong’o voices a robot who washes up on an island and becomes a makeshift mother to a gosling.
The Wild Robot Review: Darkly Hilarious, Beautiful, And One Of The Best DreamWorks Animation Films Ever
NOTE: This review is partially adapted from my reaction to The Wild Robot following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival] Crafting stakes is complicated territory for a film targeted at audiences of all ages.
‘The Wild Robot’ Has A Near-Perfect 98% Critic Score, One Of The Genre’s Best Ever
Reviewed Kids’ Movies Ever While it feels like in many ways Dreamworks has been chasing Disney and Pixar for a while now,
The Wild Robot: Review (with Spoilers)
Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Kit Connor, and Pedro Pascal, “The Wild Robot” delivers dark humor and tear-inducing moments, making this one of the best American-made animated movies of the year.
Box Office: ‘The Wild Robot’ Beats ‘Megalopolis’ in Previews
DreamWorks Animaton and Universal’s The Wild Robot started off its North American box office run with $1.95 million in ...
‘The Wild Robot’ Looks for Box Office Riches by Taking the ‘Elemental’ Route
With DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" tracking to open at $25 million, the film aims to leg out at the box office like ...
'The Wild Robot' review: Endearing adaptation of Peter Brown's books, elevated by unusually appealing animation
CAST Voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara RATED PG (some scary moments) LENGTH 1:42 WHERE Area theaters ...
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The Wild Robot
In other words, The Wild Robot, seemingly influenced by Brad Bird’s classic The Iron Giant, has everything to satisfy ...
When Is ‘The Wild Robot’ Coming To Streaming?
The Wild Robot”—a new animated family adventure starring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal—is new in theaters ...
What to watch with your kids: ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Wolfs’ and more
Common Sense Media also reviews “Penelope” and “Megalopolis.” Beautiful, heartwarming adaptation with moments of peril.