Robot & Frank (2012)

Directed by

Jake Schreier

Genre

drama film, comedy film, science fiction film, heist film, science fiction comedy, buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,175 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging jewel thief with dementia is given a caretaker robot by his son. The robot helps him in his daily life and eventually assists him in planning one last heist.

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What happens

Robot & Frank is a 2012 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Jake Schreier (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Christopher D. Ford. The film stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, James Marsden, and Liv Tyler. Robot & Frank was the first feature film for both Schreier and Ford, and received critical acclaim for its writing, production, and acting. It won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, tying with the Kashmiri film Valley of Saints by Musa Syeed. The robot was created by Tony Gardner's special effects company Alterian, Inc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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