Underplayed Gems

Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)

Ron's Gone Wrong poster
Directed by
Sarah Smith
Genre
comedy film, animated film, adventure film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, family film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 2,030 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lonely middle-schooler gets a defective robot as a friend. They form an unlikely bond that helps him connect with the real world.

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What happens

Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, and written by Smith and Peter Baynham. The voice cast features Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, and Olivia Colman. The film follows Barney (Grazer), a socially awkward middle-schooler who, after the release of a popular line of robots, receives and befriends a defective robot he names Ron (Galifianakis). Ron's Gone Wrong was the first feature film from Locksmith Animation and was animated by DNEG Animation, along with funding support from TSG Entertainment. Animation and voice acting for the film were all done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film had its world premiere at the 65th BFI London Film Festival on 9 October 2021, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 15 October, and in the United States on 22 October, by 20th Century Studios. It grossed $60.7 million and received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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