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Movie ID: 1471
RT slug: robot_and_frank
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/robot_and_frank
Release year: 2012
Runtime: 90 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: 2012-08-24
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2014-09-07
Tomatometer final: 86%
Audience score final: 75%
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Directors: Jake Schreier
Writers: Christopher D. Ford
Producers: Galt Niederhoffer, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Sam Bisbee
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-10-13 20:02:33
Updated: 2026-10-13 20:02:33
An aging, cantankerous ex-cat burglar finds his zest for life renewed when he trains his robotic caretaker to help him commit heists.
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.
Canonical reviews: 138
Canonical fresh: 119
Canonical rotten: 19
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 138 (119/19), 86% (86.232% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-10-13 16:15:24
Snapshot Tomatometer: 86%
Snapshot review count: 138
Snapshot fresh count: 119
Snapshot rotten count: 19
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| Company | Role |
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| Samuel Goldwyn Company | distributor |
| Dog Run Pictures | production |
| Park Pictures | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Langella | Frank |
| 2 | Peter Sarsgaard | Robot |
| 3 | Susan Sarandon | Jennifer |
| 4 | Liv Tyler | Madison |
| 5 | James Marsden | Hunter |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288967 | Yasser Medina | Cinefilia | Rotten | 5/10 | 2026-08-20T19:50:22.000Z | 2026-08-20 19:50:22 | It benefits to some extent from a restrained performance by Frank Langella, but, in practice, as a science-fiction dramedy it remains in a superficial and predictable zone. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 288968 | Don Shanahan | Every Movie Has a Lesson | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-07-28T04:22:22.000Z | 2025-07-28 04:22:22 | "Robot and Frank," after starting with a bit of fish-out-water acclimation, settles into a surprisingly poignant and honest look at the difficulties brought on by mental illness. |
| 288969 | Debbie Lynn Elias | Behind The Lens | Fresh | — | 2019-11-27T02:12:02.000Z | 2019-11-27 02:12:02 | Rooted in genuine charm and the brilliant performance by Frank Langella, Robot & Frank steals your heart. |
| 288970 | Katie Smith-Wong | Flick Feast | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-11-25T20:52:15.000Z | 2019-11-25 20:52:15 | Robot & Frank is a sensitive and heart-warming story thanks to the strong lead performance from [Frank] Langella. |
| 288971 | Brian D. Johnson | Maclean's Magazine | Fresh | — | 2019-07-31T21:12:03.000Z | 2019-07-31 21:12:03 | I know what you're thinking: you couldn't drag me to see a buddy movie about some batty old guy and his robot butler. But Robot & Frank is far better than it has any right to be. |
| 288972 | Nicholas Bell | IONCINEMA.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2019-07-08T23:46:42.000Z | 2019-07-08 23:46:42 | A cute independent film, with a little something at its core to make it a cut above similar independent sugary narratives. |
| 288973 | Tom Grater | CineVue | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-02-09T02:16:16.000Z | 2019-02-09 02:16:16 | Presents us with a refreshingly understated, optimistic and highly plausible version of our future with technology. |
| 288974 | Debbie Baldwin | Ladue News | Fresh | 7/10 | 2018-12-14T08:25:03.000Z | 2018-12-14 08:25:03 | It's a funny, quirky little story. It won't blow you away, but I found it refreshing. |
| 288975 | Deborah Ross | The Spectator | Rotten | — | 2018-09-04T20:36:52.000Z | 2018-09-04 20:36:52 | 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. |
| 288976 | Alexa Dalby | Dog and Wolf | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-08-27T19:44:15.000Z | 2018-08-27 19:44:15 | It's a lot of fun - frothy on top but with a lot more going on underneath. |
| 288977 | Emma Dibdin | The Arts Desk | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-05-21T18:00:57.000Z | 2018-05-21 18:00:57 | Robot & Frank nonetheless feels like a story in search of an emotional pay-off. |
| 288978 | Steve Erickson | Gay City News | Fresh | — | 2018-02-22T00:56:20.000Z | 2018-02-22 00:56:20 | "Robot & Frank" is a real charmer. |
| 288979 | Ryan Gilbey | New Statesman | Fresh | — | 2017-10-03T23:41:03.000Z | 2017-10-03 23:41:03 | 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 |
| 288980 | James Hoare | SciFiNow | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-09-19T20:51:43.000Z | 2017-09-19 20:51:43 | Genuinely funny and, by its closing chapter, heart-wrenching, [Jake] Schreier and [Christopher D.] Ford's debut feature is simultaneously one of the most safely uncontroversial and idiosyncratically lovely small scale sci-fi movies in a while. |
| 288981 | Larushka Ivan-Zadeh | metro.co.uk | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-09-05T16:15:15.000Z | 2017-09-05 16:15:15 | 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. |
| 288982 | Rebecca Pahle | The Mary Sue | Fresh | — | 2016-09-20T20:40:58.000Z | 2016-09-20 20:40:58 | I, for one, really hope that the future becomes what it is in Robot & Frank. |
| 288983 | Bill Newcott | AARP Movies for Grownups | Fresh | — | 2016-06-10T11:58:01.000Z | 2016-06-10 11:58:01 | 4 of 5 Christopher D. Ford's script deftly explores all the film's relationships with knowing good humor, and the action moves along swiftly enough so we never stop to say, "Hey, wait a minute ..." |
| 288984 | Joshua Topolsky | The Verge | Fresh | — | 2014-01-22T21:04:47.000Z | 2014-01-22 21:04:47 | One of the few movies I've seen where the future is not a dystopic nightmare, 3D-generated phantasmagoria, or otherwise unbelievable peek into a not-too-distant hellworld. |
| 288985 | Chase Whale | Film.com | Fresh | — | 2013-11-08T04:49:26.000Z | 2013-11-08 04:49:26 | FRANK & ROBOT is a poignant tale of man and machine |
| 288986 | Cory Everett | The Playlist | Rotten | C | 2013-07-10T19:35:38.000Z | 2013-07-10 19:35:38 | While the premise certainly makes it stand out from the sea of dysfunctional family dramas, a cute idea alone doesn't quite cut it. |
| 288987 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | Fresh | B- | 2013-05-26T19:24:32.000Z | 2013-05-26 19:24:32 | A slightly futuristic treatise on aging, family and the pitfalls of mechanical screenwriting. |
| 288988 | Matt Kelemen | Las Vegas CityLife | Fresh | 5/5 | 2013-04-21T19:04:13.000Z | 2013-04-21 19:04:13 | Christopher D. Ford's seamless screenplay provides a light-comedy vehicle that Langella rides to a satisfyingly original, epiphanic finale. |
| 288989 | Philip French | Observer (UK) | Fresh | — | 2013-03-10T19:55:24.000Z | 2013-03-10 19:55:24 | The robot gives an ironic twist to Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics", and the movie is highly enjoyably for three quarters of the way. |
| 288990 | Alistair Harkness | Scotsman | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-03-10T19:33:24.000Z | 2013-03-10 19:33:24 | Explores in subtle and heartbreaking ways how memory becomes a defining part of who were are and where we're going. |
| 288991 | Ben Rawson-Jones | Digital Spy | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-09T01:39:24.000Z | 2013-03-09 01:39:24 | Often moving and deeply personal, Robot & Frank is a rewarding - if often underdeveloped - antidote to the plethora of loud and overblown movies that tackle the theme of technology's role in our futures |
| 288992 | Derek Malcolm | London Evening Standard | Rotten | 2/5 | 2013-03-08T08:49:53.000Z | 2013-03-08 08:49:53 | 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. |
| 288993 | Rich Cline | Contactmusic.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2013-03-08T05:24:19.000Z | 2013-03-08 05:24:19 | A warm drama that drifts into light, goofy comedy, this film is too slight to be a classic, but its subtly sharp-edged script holds our interest and gives the cast something to work with. |
| 288994 | Richard Edwards | SFX Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-03-08T04:48:57.000Z | 2013-03-08 04:48:57 | A small but perfectly formed tale with plenty to say about the nature of friendship. |
| 288995 | Jason Best | Movie Talk | Fresh | — | 2013-03-08T02:38:46.000Z | 2013-03-08 02:38:46 | The pair's low-key crime spree provides some gentle suspense, but it's the developing friendship between the grouchy ex-thief and the robot that will beguile viewers most. |
| 288996 | Henry Fitzherbert | Daily Express (UK) | Rotten | 3/5 | 2013-03-07T14:52:55.000Z | 2013-03-07 14:52:55 | Despite the amusing premise this isn't funny, moving or eventful enough to merit a trip to the cinema. |
| 288997 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-07T13:34:50.000Z | 2013-03-07 13:34:50 | Robot & Frank does not quite deliver a killer punch, but it's an engaging, humane fantasy. |
| 288998 | Nigel Andrews | Financial Times | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-07T11:13:11.000Z | 2013-03-07 11:13:11 | Frank Langella forms an engaging double act with a piece of moulded metal alloy in Robot & Frank. |
| 288999 | David Gritten | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-07T10:19:41.000Z | 2013-03-07 10:19:41 | Here's a film with a premise that could have played horrendously in the wrong hands. |
| 289000 | Chris Fyvie | The Skinny | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-03-07T09:01:20.000Z | 2013-03-07 09:01:20 | A fairly cheap trick towards the denouement aside, this is cutely observed, thoughtful work. |
| 289001 | Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-07T08:43:26.000Z | 2013-03-07 08:43:26 | Robot and Frank were electric. The rest? Sheepish. |
| 289002 | Matthew Turner | ViewLondon | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-03-06T11:47:23.000Z | 2013-03-06 11:47:23 | Enjoyable, well written and superbly acted comedy drama that cleverly blends buddy movies, Sci-Fi flicks and caper pictures into an emotionally engaging film about old age. |
| 289003 | Tim Evans | Sky Cinema | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-06T07:14:49.000Z | 2013-03-06 07:14:49 | Frank Langella subtly provides the heart and soul as the crafty Frank, a game retiree whose disreputable inclinations take the story in a pleasingly unsentimental direction - think Wall-e meets The Thomas Crown Affair. |
| 289004 | Graham Young | Birmingham Post | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-03-06T07:00:37.000Z | 2013-03-06 07:00:37 | Frank Langella plays former cat burglar Frank and the 75-year-old actor holds the entire film together with his screen integrity. |
| 289005 | Charlie Lyne | Film4 | Fresh | — | 2013-03-04T04:17:43.000Z | 2013-03-04 04:17:43 | An ageing Frank Langella and a disembodied Peter Sarsgaard make for an unexpectedly dynamic double act in this refreshingly unsentimental geriatric drama. Robust and frank. |
| 289006 | Siobhan Synnot | Scotsman | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-03-03T17:21:14.000Z | 2013-03-03 17:21:14 | Jake Schreier's first feature is a slight story - it's maybe something that could have turned up in an episode of the Twilight Zone - but it's also tender and rather charming. |
| 289007 | Damon Wise | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-03-03T17:10:50.000Z | 2013-03-03 17:10:50 | Forget the sci-fi trimmings and sentimental pay-off - this is a gleefully subversive character study of a charming but unapologetic rogue. |
| 289008 | Kevin Harley | Total Film | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-02-17T16:49:06.000Z | 2013-02-17 16:49:06 | It carefully exceeds expectation, helped in no small measure by Langella's wily, wistful lead. |
| 289009 | Sandie Angulo Chen | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-02-06T14:24:05.000Z | 2013-02-06 14:24:05 | Offbeat sci-fi buddy movie isn't likely to attract teens. |
| 289010 | Jesse Hassenger | PopMatters | Rotten | 5/10 | 2013-01-07T16:27:36.000Z | 2013-01-07 16:27:36 | Despite some moments of surprising emotional impact, as we realize the depth of Frank's condition, the movie is too often mechanical. |
| 289011 | Whitney Borup | Film Threat | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-01-07T16:26:18.000Z | 2013-01-07 16:26:18 | The film moves beyond a mere concept and delivers an emotionally significant final product. |
| 289012 | Dave White | Movies.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2013-01-07T16:25:33.000Z | 2013-01-07 16:25:33 | It's enough to make you want to hit DELETE. |
| 289013 | Tom Huddleston | Time Out | Fresh | 3/5 | 2013-01-07T16:22:45.000Z | 2013-01-07 16:22:45 | Ultimately, it feels as though the filmmakers have settled for the soft option one too many times, and the result is a pleasant but unmemorable watch. |
| 289014 | Mike Scott | Times-Picayune | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-11-30T04:27:51.000Z | 2012-11-30 04:27:51 | An enjoyable diversion, a lightweight bit of philosophizing that blends humor with the bittersweet. |
| 289015 | Jim Schembri | 3AW | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-11-26T15:38:44.000Z | 2012-11-26 15:38:44 | First-time director Jake Schreier never forces the gentle emotional undertow that explores aging and dementia, the result being a charming, touching ode to elderly people and the humanist potential of technology. |
| 289016 | Aaron Yap | Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-11-15T15:46:52.000Z | 2012-11-15 15:46:52 | May be one of the blandest, mushiest non-rom-com films of the year. |
| 289017 | Margaret Pomeranz | At the Movies (Australia) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-11-15T10:50:49.000Z | 2012-11-15 10:50:49 | I thought he was a grumpy old man and I found the film actually quite unpleasant, that resorts to sentimentality in such a cheap way at the end. |
| 289018 | David Stratton | At the Movies (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-11-15T10:50:03.000Z | 2012-11-15 10:50:03 | There are also some surprising plot developments that eventually turn the comedy into quite a touching human story. ROBOT & FRANK is a modest but genuinely appealing film. |
| 289019 | Jake Wilson | The Age (Australia) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-11-15T10:49:17.000Z | 2012-11-15 10:49:17 | The final twist is a little forced, but otherwise the actors ensure that the fanciful plot stays grounded in recognisable emotions -- and Langella and Sarandon have more romantic chemistry than most screen couples at any age. |
| 289020 | Simon Foster | sbs.com.au | Fresh | — | 2012-11-14T21:57:41.000Z | 2012-11-14 21:57:41 | Its darker elements are handled with a light touch that don't allow the film's fantasy structure to become overburdened with self-importance. |
| 289021 | Blake Howard | 2UE That Movie Show | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-11-13T23:01:46.000Z | 2012-11-13 23:01:46 | Robot and Frank poses those big sci-fi, existential questions but with the bedside manner of a carer. |
| 289022 | Ed Gibbs | The Sunday Age | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-11-11T01:51:09.000Z | 2012-11-11 01:51:09 | A subtle, good-natured ride with a gentle bite. Langella gives an exquisite performance as the wily ex-con. |
| 289023 | Andrew L. Urban | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2012-11-11T00:51:21.000Z | 2012-11-11 00:51:21 | More concerned with the heart than the robotics, Robot & Frank is a buddy movie in which memory is a prized thing. And it's certainly memorable |
| 289024 | Louise Keller | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2012-11-11T00:51:08.000Z | 2012-11-11 00:51:08 | Simply oozing with charm, this sci-fi buddy movie about a robot and an ageing ex-jewel thief with memory issues has heart when you least expect it, allowing its bittersweet arrow to gently trigger our emotions |
| 289025 | Robert Denerstein | Movie Habit | Rotten | — | 2012-10-20T15:32:20.000Z | 2012-10-20 15:32:20 | Deserves credit for bringing comic fantasy close to sensitive reality |
| 289026 | Adam Lowes | HeyUGuys | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-10-16T15:22:44.000Z | 2012-10-16 15:22:44 | If Miranda July tackled an episode of Tales of the Unexpected the results might be something close to what's on offer here. |
| 289027 | Rob Carnevale | The List | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-10-16T05:34:05.000Z | 2012-10-16 05:34:05 | Langella provides a formidable central presence, both stubborn and endearing, while Sarsgaard injects warmth and humanity into Robot. |
| 289028 | Shaun Munro | What Culture | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2012-10-11T10:28:10.000Z | 2012-10-11 10:28:10 | An hysterically funny, breathlessly paced and moving meditation on old age and existence, topped by an award-worthy turn from Frank Langella. One of the year's best. |
| 289029 | Amber Wilkinson | Eye for Film | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-10-10T11:27:15.000Z | 2012-10-10 11:27:15 | Jake Schreier and scriptwriter Christopher Ford go well beyond the initial fun of the robot conceit to craft a thoughtful film musing on both the ageing process and our relationship with technology. |
| 289030 | Bruce Bennett | Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Fresh | B+ | 2012-10-05T11:02:25.000Z | 2012-10-05 11:02:25 | A little gem of a movie about aging and obsolescence that is also a very modest sci-fi cautionary tale. |
| 289031 | Adam Ross | The Aristocrat | Fresh | 5/5 | 2012-09-27T06:21:22.000Z | 2012-09-27 06:21:22 | ... a marvel of the highest order. Robot and Frank manages to seamlessly blend comedy, science fiction and drama into a film that is hilarious, truly original and utterly heartfelt |
| 289032 | Rick Marshall | Metroland | Fresh | — | 2012-09-14T14:11:48.000Z | 2012-09-14 14:11:48 | It's a science-fiction story that does without the typical sci-fi tropes-and that's just part of the magic in this clever, compelling film. |
| 289033 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-09-10T08:37:57.000Z | 2012-09-10 08:37:57 | This blend of sentiment and genre fancy is not unlike something Ray Bradbury might have contrived for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. |
| 289034 | Philip Martin | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Fresh | 87/100 | 2012-09-07T11:15:55.000Z | 2012-09-07 11:15:55 | ..never hits the easy and obvious beats of a buddy comedy; there's no sentimental bonding between man and mecha man. Similarly, though it feints toward romance, the relationship ... resolves in an unexpectedly bittersweet way. |
| 289035 | Chris Foran | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-09-06T15:28:42.000Z | 2012-09-06 15:28:42 | "Robot & Frank" is a study of a man who lives with his past mistakes but can't shake how truly alive they made him feel when he was making them, regardless of what they cost him. |
| 289036 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Fresh | A- | 2012-09-02T22:15:15.000Z | 2012-09-02 22:15:15 | Hodgepodge of moods built around an unlikely story of friendship between a man and his service robot, the film carries itself confidently, with occasional moments of significant emotion. |
| 289037 | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2012-08-31T15:46:57.000Z | 2012-08-31 15:46:57 | They get the robot right, with fluid movement (by dancer Rachael Ma) and canned warmth in its user-friendly voice (performed by Peter Sarsgaard). |
| 289038 | Kimberley Jones | Austin Chronicle | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-08-31T11:46:33.000Z | 2012-08-31 11:46:33 | What a weird, winning little movie is Robot & Frank. |
| 289039 | Tom Long | Detroit News | Fresh | B+ | 2012-08-31T03:02:58.000Z | 2012-08-31 03:02:58 | "Robot & Frank" hits all the right notes - romantic, fantastic, tragic and sweet. |
| 289040 | Shawn Levy | Oregonian | Fresh | B+ | 2012-08-30T15:36:31.000Z | 2012-08-30 15:36:31 | The chief spectacle here -- and it's a good one -- is Langella in gruff, curdled mode, an underappreciated master actor slipping seamlessly into a bespoke role. |
| 289041 | David Frese | Kansas City Star | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-08-30T14:51:14.000Z | 2012-08-30 14:51:14 | "Robot & Frank" is so endearing it's easy to forget it's science fiction. |
| 289042 | Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-30T11:21:14.000Z | 2012-08-30 11:21:14 | Langella ... is tremendous. |
| 289043 | Josh Bell | Las Vegas Weekly | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-08-30T03:52:02.000Z | 2012-08-30 03:52:02 | The movie is sweet and agreeably unambitious, derailed only by an egregious third-act twist. |
| 289044 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Fresh | — | 2012-08-29T16:06:02.000Z | 2012-08-29 16:06:02 | Frank Langella gives a terrific performance as the second of the two title characters in this modest but heartfelt science-fiction comedy. |
| 289045 | Kelly Vance | East Bay Express | Fresh | — | 2012-08-27T12:21:18.000Z | 2012-08-27 12:21:18 | There's no denying the, err, chemistry between Langella and his nameless buddy. |
| 289046 | Susan Granger | SSG Syndicate | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-08-26T05:45:06.000Z | 2012-08-26 05:45:06 | Amusing and ingratiating, leaving a bittersweet afterglow |
| 289047 | Jeff Meyers | Metro Times (Detroit, MI) | Fresh | B+ | 2012-08-24T19:45:06.000Z | 2012-08-24 19:45:06 | Smart and sweet, Robot and Frank feels familiar while you're watching it yet consistently finds ways to catch you off-guard. |
| 289048 | Witney Seibold | CraveOnline | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-08-24T17:34:55.000Z | 2012-08-24 17:34:55 | Further proof that sci-fi need not be high-budget spectacle, and can actually do a good little job exploring the human condition, our characters, and our memories. |
| 289049 | Leonard Maltin | leonardmaltin.com | Fresh | — | 2012-08-24T11:34:11.000Z | 2012-08-24 11:34:11 | Frank Langella's presence would be enough to pique my interest in any film. Robot & Frank offers him a modest starring vehicle with a science-fiction spin, and the result is one of the most enjoyable indie films of the year. |
| 289050 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | Fresh | B | 2012-08-24T11:03:06.000Z | 2012-08-24 11:03:06 | It may not seem like an even playing field pitting an actor as powerfully intense as Frank Langella opposite a robot, but that's the game plan behind the waywardly endearing, slightly futuristic fantasy Robot & Frank. |
| 289051 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | Fresh | B | 2012-08-24T09:55:34.000Z | 2012-08-24 09:55:34 | Blessed with artistry bordering on magic, Langella carries the film. |
| 289052 | Jim Slotek | Jam! Movies | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-08-24T04:08:33.000Z | 2012-08-24 04:08:33 | Robot & Frank settles for what it is, a short, slight story, sweetly told and gently and believably acted. |
| 289053 | Liam Lacey | Globe and Mail | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2012-08-24T04:07:27.000Z | 2012-08-24 04:07:27 | Much of Robot & Frank is (frankly) resistible, including the climactic narrative twist, but there is also a likeable oddness that transcends the sentimental contrivance. |
| 289054 | Rafer Guzman | Newsday | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-08-24T03:55:54.000Z | 2012-08-24 03:55:54 | An endearing movie about a human and his mechanical new buddy. |
| 289055 | Michael O'Sullivan | Washington Post | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2012-08-24T03:54:58.000Z | 2012-08-24 03:54:58 | Just about the time that Robot starts to grow on his curmudgeonly client, so may this movie -- a sci-fi fantasia that's surprisingly sweet and old-fashioned -- win over any skeptics. |
| 289056 | Alison Gang | San Diego Union-Tribune | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2012-08-24T02:52:47.000Z | 2012-08-24 02:52:47 | A bittersweet, quietly hilarious buddy caper that deserves to be the sleeper hit of the summer. |
| 289057 | Peter Canavese | Groucho Reviews | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-08-23T20:15:57.000Z | 2012-08-23 20:15:57 | Cold-staring with a black, reflective visor, a robot helps a fading old man to see life, and himself, more clearly. |
| 289058 | Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle | Fresh | 4/4 | 2012-08-23T17:11:35.000Z | 2012-08-23 17:11:35 | Turns out to be a hard, funny and realistic movie about the future. |
| 289059 | Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-23T15:34:44.000Z | 2012-08-23 15:34:44 | Charming, playful and sly, it makes us believe that a serene automaton and a snappish human being can be best friends forever. |
| 289060 | Ian Buckwalter | NPR | Fresh | 7.8/10 | 2012-08-23T14:14:59.000Z | 2012-08-23 14:14:59 | The key to making all of this come together is Langella, who effortlessly conveys the complexity of Frank's anger and confusion even when playing a scene for laughs. |
| 289061 | Steven Rea | Philadelphia Inquirer | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-08-23T13:58:13.000Z | 2012-08-23 13:58:13 | A small, sweet character study that affords Frank Langella another opportunity to shine. |
| 289062 | Joe Morgenstern | Wall Street Journal | Rotten | — | 2012-08-23T13:57:03.000Z | 2012-08-23 13:57:03 | "Robot & Frank" is the sort of undernourished, underpopulated production that indie fans must all too frequently settle for. It's a theatrical feature hell bent for home video. |
| 289063 | Mark Feeney | Boston Globe | Rotten | 2/4 | 2012-08-23T13:48:40.000Z | 2012-08-23 13:48:40 | "Robot & Frank" isn't sure whether it's a comedy or drama, buddy movie or sci-fi fantasy, family melodrama or social satire. |
| 289064 | J. R. Jones | Chicago Reader | Rotten | — | 2012-08-23T11:01:27.000Z | 2012-08-23 11:01:27 | [T]he movie in general is undercut by the crime high jinks. |
| 289065 | Matt Pais | RedEye | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-08-23T06:30:06.000Z | 2012-08-23 06:30:06 | In a traditionally excellent, subtle performance, Langella embodies a man recapturing his purpose. |
| 289066 | Linda Barnard | Toronto Star | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-08-23T03:13:41.000Z | 2012-08-23 03:13:41 | A gentle comedy that goes far deeper than its cyber Odd Couple setup implies. |
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