I, Robot

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In 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three rules to keep humans safe. Despite his dark history with robotics, Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) investigates the alleged suicide of U.S. Robotics founder Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) and believes that a human-like robot (Alan Tudyk) murdered him. With the help of a robot expert (Bridget Moynahan), Spooner discovers a conspiracy that may enslave the human race.

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Bearing only the slightest resemblance to Isaac Asimov's short stories, I, Robot is still a summer blockbuster that manages to make viewers think -- if only a little.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Leaving aside the sub-Matrix hokum about Spooner's sweet-potato-loving grandmom, the movie humiliates itself - and embarrasses us - by the amount of time it spends plugging a glamorous car...

Apr 1, 2019

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

In the end, I, Robot is just an assembly-line product of a not very advanced model.

Apr 1, 2019

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

He excels in creating alternative worlds and the one here sustains the film, with a pristine beauty that's attractive and slightly sinister.

Apr 1, 2019

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Though the material possessed the potential for landmark genre filmmaking, the result feels like two hours of product placement, so-so-special FX, too much comic relief, and non-acting from a star sleeping through his performance.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 22, 2023

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

A routine blockbuster for reliable entertainment.

Mar 21, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The way in which the robots acrobatically leap about, as if immune to the effects of gravity, is the main offender.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 30, 2020

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Gorptholemew T 🍀 4.9/10Well robots can now paint canvases and write symphonies this movie is no longer valid put it in the trash just mr smith’s career 🙁. I don’t wanna get into controversies, because I legit have no idea what’s going on. news is so weird these days. but also Will Smith isn’t looking too good right now which is really sad because I’ve always been a pretty big fan of him. So now I wanna watch and rewatch some of will smiths movies before I inevitably see him as an asshole or something (not that it would affect the score of any of these movies) but here we have I robot one of the 3 movies from the i trilogy ( I robot 2004, I am legend 2007, and I Frankenstein 2014, the epic conclusion). I literally always see this film at like thrift stores on dvd. My uncle talks about it all the time. And now there is a bunch of memes about it. and I’ve always wondered what it was really about. And I’ll say I’m a bit disappointed with it. I think there’s a lot of things that do really work well in this movie. some of the ideas and imagery work really well. But the action is a bit stiff and logic is kind of muddled. which I can get past, But this just wasn’t it for me. still I’m glad I finally watched. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Alfonso G Would have been a good movie if Will Smith wasn't in it!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Frank G What a great way to spend however long the movie is. We enjoyed it immensely Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Murat B I'm so surprised that top critics are way far to think the future as the Asimov. Looking from 2024 the movie is deserves 70-80 percent min. I watched it several times with different students group and all loved it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review ing mijail l Very good movie still after 20 years and I would like to see the rating now in rotten tomatoes after Elon musk presentation. I think some people will change their minds and give it a better score hope they do. 1 of my favorites movies always. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Hutease A Who else is here after Elon musk released We Robot. Now we want a sequel of this movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex Proyas Director Will Smith Detective Del Spooner Bridget Moynahan Dr. Susan Calvin Bruce Greenwood Lawrence Robertson James Cromwell Dr. Alfred Lanning Chi McBride Lt. John Bergin

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Synopsis In 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three rules to keep humans safe. Despite his dark history with robotics, Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) investigates the alleged suicide of U.S. Robotics founder Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) and believes that a human-like robot (Alan Tudyk) murdered him. With the help of a robot expert (Bridget Moynahan), Spooner discovers a conspiracy that may enslave the human race.

Director: Alex Proyas
Producer: John Davis, Topher Dow, Wyck Godfrey, Laurence Mark, Michael Lee Baron
Screenwriter: Isaac Asimov, Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Laurence Mark Productions, Davis Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Stylized Action|Brief Partial Nudity)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 27, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $144.8M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)