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Bicentennial Man

1999
Drama
Sci-fi
2h 12m
Follows the life and times of Andrew (Williams), a robot purchased by the Martin family as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martins soon discover they don't have an ordinary robot. (Touchstone Pictures)
Directed by:
Chris Columbus Chris Columbus
Written by:
Nicholas Kazan Isaac Asimov Robert Silverberg
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Starring:
Wendy Crewson Wendy Crewson Embeth Davidtz Embeth Davidtz Oliver Platt Oliver Platt Hallie Eisenberg Robin Williams Robin Williams Sam Neill Sam Neill Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford John Michael Higgins John Michael Higgins Kiersten Warren Stephen Root Stephen Root Lynne Thigpen
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Genres:
Drama, Sci-fi
Countries:
Germany, USA
Language:
English
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Bicentennial Man

1999
Drama
Sci-fi
2h 12m
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doctor7doctor7
Rated 12 Feb 2007
69
50th
I thought it was actually quite a touching story. Robin Williams, Oliver Platt and Sam Neill, whom I found particularly impressive, are all great. Admittedly some of the "futuristic" sets and robots look hokey but if you don't mind that then I think you'd really enjoy this movie.
Rated 12 Feb 2007
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 27 Mar 2007
60
65th
I'm not sure why this film gets so bad reviews. It's sentimental as hell and all that Columbus' usual mediocreness stand for. But, hey how many movies have you seen that attempts to picture what it is to have eternal life and bothers to go for multiple lifespans? For that sole reason it deserves an apploud.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
geopoopGeopoop
Rated 19 Aug 2007
30
25th
If they build Robin William bots, I will go on a killing spree.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 15 Mar 2010
20
6th
With Asimov (yes, Isaac fucking Asimov!) as the writer, you'd expect a story in similar mold of '2001: A Space Odyssey', retreating Dickian themes of 'being human'. But no. This Disneyficated slob is all: Robot treated nice! Aaah! Robot treated bad! Buhuu! Also the protagonist is virtually without palpable challenge: 'Can't be human without a heart? Well thank God I invented the human heartinizer-thingy!' Oh and James Horner: We heard you the first time. Stop ripping off Braveheart.
Rated 15 Mar 2010
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 04 Jun 2021
62
22nd
I'm always tempted to bump a Williams sob-fest a little higher for sentimental reasons, but it's a shame that this long and sticky saga didn't find its way into a tougher pair of hands - raises some interesting philosophical questions (echoes of A.I.) but you can feel the narrative being forced into a sentimental framework, making the final stretch the most agonising when it should be the most intriguing. Williams and Neill stand out, and both do their best to bring some edge to proceedings.
Rated 04 Jun 2021
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 19 Mar 2007
0
3rd
Schmaltzy, maudlin crap with that ugly Pepsi girl. Remember her?
Rated 19 Mar 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 12 Jul 2007
83
31st
Okay. Really preachy towards the end.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
gtrmpgtrmp
Rated 05 Aug 2007
45
22nd
Mawkish bullshit.
Rated 05 Aug 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 15 Sep 2007
55
30th
Willaims is great. The movie is not.
Rated 15 Sep 2007
quinlanvosquinlan_vos
Rated 29 Oct 2007
45
9th
This is nothing more than a load of schmaltzy, sentimental pap.
Rated 29 Oct 2007
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 25 Mar 2022
45
10th
Slathered in 90's schmaltz, and in that vein you could pick any of the Star Trek: Next Gen episodes about Data and find a better version of the A.I. becoming human story. The biggest flaw is that Robin Williams isn't onscreen until the last 45 minutes and the robot before that is a bargain-bin Metropolis model that just doesn't work. The long timeline is a neat idea that provokes some interesting future set design. I think someone like David Lowery could do a lot more with the concept.
Rated 25 Mar 2022
andertonanderton
Rated 07 Jan 2007
25
15th
A train wreck in slow motion.
Rated 07 Jan 2007
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
0th
Robin Williams is annoying. And if you didn't notice that by now, try watching this piece of cinematic crap.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 26 May 2019
70
56th
Always good to see Embeth Davidtz in stuff. It's definitely the most simplified, cheesiest possible version of this kind of story. Which is not surprising, seeing as Chris Columbus directed this. Like reading the picture book version of a great novel. A pretty profound picture book, though, considering the last 15 minutes. Robin Williams is brilliant, as you'd expect.
Rated 26 May 2019
lachapellelachapelle
Rated 14 Aug 2007
73
43rd
Highly underrated film. I enjoyed the concept of this film and the acting as well. The pacing may have been a little off, but is more than made up for with the skills of Williams and Platt. The question is, what makes a man?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
k44renk44ren
Rated 18 Aug 2007
90
77th
loved that movie bewcause Robin Williams is a fantastic actor... the end is slightly unsatisfying
Rated 18 Aug 2007
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 09 Oct 2007
10
6th
I did not like, since it is great out of the reality to want to turn a robot into a human being. Almost I stopped seeing the end.
Rated 09 Oct 2007
muzak66muzak66
Rated 18 Aug 2017
46
19th
The beginning was ok but it really became dumb when Robin Williams started to become human and some how married a double of the grandmother who he loved.
Rated 18 Aug 2017
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 01 Jun 2009
15
6th
It has some interesting ideas, but my general disdain for the film can be summed up with "HEY! YOU AND ME? WE'RE THE SAAAAAAME. LETS GET LOCO, ROBO!!" The robots in this movie... There aren't enough facepalms in the world to express how embarrassing they are. Were plastic suits really the best we could do in 1999? Good cast, but Williams is annoying. The movie's kinda boring too, but it's directed by Chris Columbus so that's to be expected. Blech.
Rated 01 Jun 2009
frostyFrosty
Rated 07 Oct 2009
15
3rd
Oh boy, for a film thats trying so hard to be life affirming and sweet it succeeds only in being creepy and boring.
Rated 07 Oct 2009
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 23 Oct 2009
26
12th
A movie with such massive scope and important concepts deserved to be great. Unfortunately it is held back by a lot of unfunny jokes and by falling on the wrong side of the line between heartwarming and corny. Also, do they have to give Asimov writing credit? He was dead, and doesn't deserve the blame for how this turned out.
Rated 23 Oct 2009
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 02 Feb 2010
60
36th
This remained surprisingly faithful to the short story. The sappy music made me want to kill myself, but this movie wasn't all that bad. A lot of the romance stuff was cringe-worthy, and they managed to violate the first law of robotics in the final scene, but otherwise not all that bad.
Rated 02 Feb 2010
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 09 Feb 2010
25
27th
Kind of disturbing
Rated 09 Feb 2010
dumptruk4lifDumptruk4Lif
Rated 08 Dec 2011
38
3rd
I remember as a kid, all of Robin Williams' 90's sleep-inducing-gimmick dramas were marketed as comedies with 2 deleted funny scenes thrown into the trailer to make you think so, and it worked. And they got me every time. I really wanted to see this when I was 7 or 8, I don't know why, but then when I did, I remember it being depressing, but not enough to keep me awake, just like Patch Adams and whetever else he did like that. So I'm basing this review and score on that experience.
Rated 08 Dec 2011
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 29 Nov 2006
22
7th
Feels like it lasts every one of those 200 years.
Rated 29 Nov 2006
shoranShoran
Rated 30 Dec 2006
45
7th
I don't know, and don't care about robots, or whatever he is.
Rated 30 Dec 2006
voggisvoggis
Rated 30 Dec 2006
13
3rd
Stupid and boring.
Rated 30 Dec 2006
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 12 Feb 2007
55
4th
Stop it. Robin, stop it right now.
Rated 12 Feb 2007
dmbmotherDMBMother
Rated 28 Aug 2015
94
62nd
Call it cheesy if you want, but I've never seen anything that made me wish I could come by the planet in a couple of hundred years and see how things have changed. This film is the only thing that has ever really made me think about the things I'll never see. Robin Williams sparkles, as he always did.
Rated 28 Aug 2015
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 21 Mar 2007
45
14th
A.I. before Spielberg made A.I. This Robin Williams vehicle doesn't have much going for it at all.
Rated 21 Mar 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
50
15th
What a terrible film. Robin Williams made some real shit movies there for a while. I thought the robot was annoying and a lot of the dialogue and human interactions were... well, robotic. The movie then attempts to explore some pretty weighty ideas, but with Robin Williams as the lead, it comes off overly sappy, and the film will have you groaning and rolling your eyes.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
tharastamanTharastaman
Rated 08 May 2007
61
21st
Dragged on way too long.
Rated 08 May 2007
bodaggerBo_Dagger
Rated 09 Jun 2007
0
13th
Remember what I said about Dead Poets' Society and Forrest Gump? Apply same here plz.
Rated 09 Jun 2007
maddogmaddog
Rated 19 Dec 2019
72
37th
Oversimplifies in a lot of ways to tell the audience what they think should be- fact is a robot that goes through this journey would not need to be externally validated as a human being, so it doesn't add up to me.
Rated 19 Dec 2019
sullypunchSullyPunch
Rated 14 Aug 2007
73
54th
A decent movie. Sam Neill is cool kinda.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
44
4th
It's really not that bad, just kinda dumb. Okay, so it's kinda bad.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
perrin2534Perrin2534
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
34th
Odd. But I can't remember much.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
26th
Looks good, but sheesh, even James Horner doesn't care anymore.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
89
88th
As the great Andrew Martin used to say,"One is glad to be of service."
Rated 06 Aug 2021
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
27th
The movie itself isn't all bad, it's just kind of slow. In short, it's a cute story, but it's not very entertaining. Ugh!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mentoMento
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
5th
Robin Williams plays an annoying robot in a movie that spans almost 200 years, but only feels like 10 hours.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pieridaePieridae
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
73rd
Very good movie. AI is coming, I wonder what it will be like.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
17th
as lame as the book, which was written for America's BiCentennial in 1976 (J.F.O)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
savagelucy42SavageLucy42
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
12th
I hate sappy, tear-jerking, Robin Williams bullshit like this. If it wasn't for Death to Smoochy, I would wish horrible things on that man.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
vv238vv238
Rated 04 Oct 2018
33
31st
I wanted to like this because there are some interesting ideas involved. The problem is that the run-time is excessive and those ideas are often lost in the story and completely inappropriate comedic beats. If you could edit out the comedic aspects and trim the run-time, you might have something great.
Rated 04 Oct 2018
hyp3r10nHyp3r10n
Rated 19 Aug 2007
50
26th
Not bad - but the ending ruins the film - OBEY THE LAWS
Rated 19 Aug 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 23 Aug 2007
60
55th
Good
Rated 23 Aug 2007
lapierre520lapierre520
Rated 25 Sep 2007
85
62nd
This is really good up until when it goes into the future and he meets the girl robot.
Rated 25 Sep 2007
thehynesthehynes
Rated 01 Feb 2018
46
23rd
a robot chick flick
Rated 01 Feb 2018
survivorfansurvivorfan
Rated 23 Aug 2014
93
87th
While a long and sometimes slow film its a great concept and I think one of Robin's finest performances.
Rated 23 Aug 2014
rp2dasearp2dasea
Rated 21 Oct 2007
85
60th
Great movie, and a wonderful celebration of the joys of being human.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
jarmannJarmann
Rated 09 Nov 2007
20
3rd
One of the more horrible hyper-sweet movies Robin Williams ever starred in. Blah.
Rated 09 Nov 2007
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 01 Feb 2008
15
12th
Tin man just don't work.
Rated 01 Feb 2008
necro_visionnecro-vision
Rated 10 Feb 2008
100
93rd
OMG!!!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! one of my fav!
Rated 10 Feb 2008
piratejasonPirateJason
Rated 11 Mar 2008
82
74th
At times funny, at times sad, but a good slice of what makes us human throughout.
Rated 11 Mar 2008
majid1989majid1989
Rated 02 Oct 2017
99
96th
فیلمی فوق العاده با مضامین اگزیستانسانس و بیان شکل گیر وجود از ماهیت خام انسانی
Rated 02 Oct 2017
forehead1forehead1
Rated 02 May 2014
50
48th
Sci-fi/comedy/drama for the family which builds up nicely before taking an overlong journey into Pinocchio territory. The (initially distracting) leaps in time should allow lots of story to be crammed in, but the two hours still manage to feel a bit empty, even considering the more poignant final scenes. Perhaps when I'm in my 70s and single I'm gonna search out the fit girl I remember from uni and see if she's got a doppelganger granddaughter to stalk too.
Rated 02 May 2014
tangvampireTangVampire
Rated 03 Jun 2008
85
24th
Depressing.
Rated 03 Jun 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 13 Jun 2008
70
76th
good movie
Rated 13 Jun 2008
purgatospurgatos
Rated 23 Aug 2008
12
3rd
I only vaguely remember most of this, but I definitely remember thinking it was dreadful.
Rated 23 Aug 2008
yohenYohen
Rated 13 Sep 2008
87
94th
What I really enjoyed in this movie was the concept and the evolution of the main character.
Rated 13 Sep 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 16 Sep 2008
30
35th
faktisk ikke ret god..
Rated 16 Sep 2008
peeweePeewee
Rated 14 Oct 2008
91
70th
cool
Rated 14 Oct 2008
infowarriorInfoWarrior
Rated 11 Aug 2012
90
45th
Good but long
Rated 11 Aug 2012
errorabbiterrorabbit
Rated 08 Dec 2008
89
89th
trasnhuman nya
Rated 08 Dec 2008
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 29 Dec 2008
76
56th
I cried, I'm not gonna lie.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
lolziballzlolziballz
Rated 05 Jan 2009
12
1st
awful
Rated 05 Jan 2009
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 11 Jan 2009
50
16th
is this the sequel to patch adams?
Rated 11 Jan 2009
jetboyjetboy
Rated 18 Jan 2009
87
91st
Bordering on an allegory for autism and trans
Rated 18 Jan 2009
applepieapplepie
Rated 20 Jun 2024
60
31st
Toy story but also scifi. Also Robin Williams for some reason lol
Rated 20 Jun 2024
oaicoaic
Rated 26 Jun 2021
70
38th
I didn't hate it, but it was a bit cheesy, but sometimes it worked. Sometimes. A different director and a few rewrites away from a masterpiece.
Rated 26 Jun 2021
cpreviewcpreview
Rated 06 Aug 2012
6
43rd
What a strange movie to try to categorize. Bicentennial Man seems like a Sci-Fi movie at times and a drama at others. In many ways, Bicentennial Man is hit or miss. Robin Williams and Embeth Davidtz are terrific, but the script itself really has trouble figuring out what movie this is going to be. Still, but there's enough here to make it worth a viewing, as long as you don't mind overly sappy movies.
Rated 06 Aug 2012
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 20 May 2009
18
8th
Can we go just *one* Christmas season without a maudlin, tear-jerker wannabe Robin Williams movie?
Rated 20 May 2009
antagonAntagon
Rated 21 May 2009
45
11th
Yawn...
Rated 21 May 2009
snowgraysnowgray
Rated 05 Jun 2009
15
6th
The story isn't bad, and Sam Neill does a fine job, but Robin Williams is just a pain and a half, and most of the other actors are forgettable.
Rated 05 Jun 2009
rufusRufus
Rated 19 Jul 2009
78
20th
I really liked this movie. Great story and pretty moving. Robin Williams is great in this one.
Rated 19 Jul 2009
mr_oscarmr oscar
Rated 12 Jun 2024
95
85th
One is glad to be of service.
Rated 12 Jun 2024
gyrro7gyrro7
Rated 31 Dec 2016
91
82nd
Wrongly advertised as a comedy, this is one of the most thought provoking movies I've ever seen about mortality and the human condition,
Rated 31 Dec 2016
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 30 Jul 2012
4
91st
Well-done version of an Asimov favourite.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 03 Oct 2009
45
31st
Gufh
Rated 03 Oct 2009
angelaminxangelaminx
Rated 08 Oct 2009
10
0th
Saw most of this in the theater but had to leave it was so bad.
Rated 08 Oct 2009
pampaPampa
Rated 31 Oct 2009
80
70th
Muy Buena. Muy larga.
Rated 31 Oct 2009
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 09 Sep 2023
16
6th
I'd had a positive review up because I'd been relying on childhood memories, but as an adult, holy crap is this Bad. A story about a robot learning to be human that's completely uncurious about what it's like to be a robot, what it means to be human, and what the inner life of our main character is actually like. Apparently, being human means fucking and dying and not much else. And why would you get Robin Williams if you're making him play sedate and non-emotive? Bland and meaningless.
Rated 09 Sep 2023
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 23 Feb 2010
50
12th
I get the impression that Robin Williams knew this was a pretty terrible idea but went with it anyways hamming up his performance for the paycheck. There's some really terrible lines in this and the emotions are all manipulative and corny. There's also something distinctly unnerving about Robin William's in this. He looks and acts like a male realdoll fuck puppet.
Rated 23 Feb 2010
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 05 Apr 2010
87
55th
one of the best representations of time moving forward. over a span of 200 years, you follow the main character. you'll be hardpressed to be bored during this movie
Rated 05 Apr 2010
muaddibmuaddib
Rated 12 Apr 2010
40
6th
I don't have many words for this. Probably the best I can say is BORING.....
Rated 12 Apr 2010
frederFreder
Rated 18 Jun 2010
2
8th
The Andrew Link story was adapted much more effectively on an old episode of THE OUTER LIMITS.
Rated 18 Jun 2010
li0lili0li
Rated 31 May 2022
59
32nd
Well made, kept my attention, but the main idea/story is just so dumb. Why would a robot ever want to become human, the idea is just idiotic.
Rated 31 May 2022
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 10 Mar 2016
95
97th
Little miss kid upset acting was pretty bad lol. Didnt really like how it played out when dad was salty freeing him and they didnt see each other for 16 yrs lol. LM/P had some meh acting at times too. Wish there was more development shown with the P romance, and their wedding. still one of my top favs for most of it and LM/P even though i kinda feel like lowering it even more
Rated 10 Mar 2016
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 04 Dec 2015
56
25th
C+
Rated 04 Dec 2015
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 13 Sep 2010
18
79th
A bitter sweet albeit love story of epic proportions. I would only fault it in it's politically correctness.
Rated 13 Sep 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
57
22nd
Not a very good movie. It's an ok idea it just is executed in the worst possible way.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
desirioDesirio
Rated 26 Nov 2010
92
97th
The journey of a mind finding himself, discovering more and more about himself. The eternal tale of man. Nearly perfect. [Direction 10/10] [Screenplay 8/10] [Characters 9/10] [Soundtrack 8/10] [Acting 9/10] [Editing 9/10] [Cinematography 10/10] [Enjoyment 29/30]
Rated 26 Nov 2010
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 13 May 2011
69
37th
Better than I was expecting. Explores some interesting ideas, and it's a cute story. It's actually better when it's serious than when it's being wacky. Pretty good performances from Williams & Platt.
Rated 13 May 2011
glmglm
Rated 22 May 2011
46
12th
46.250
Rated 22 May 2011
maleemotionsMALEEMOTIONS
Rated 05 Mar 2016
58
28th
This film made a lot of odd choices, but what I have the hardest time wrapping my mind around is the idea that a robot would be built in Robin William's dimensions. The fact that the robot then endeavors to become a human Robin Williams is bizarre too. Nothing against the guy, but if I had a choice I'm not sure I'd choose that. All that aside, turning into some silly melodramatic love story that is poorly assembled at best is really what this film suffers from. D+
Rated 05 Mar 2016
logLog
Rated 13 Jan 2022
95
68th
Interesante forma de adaptar un cuento breve de Asimov. Sin embargo, hay un cambio de trayectoria, en donde el sentimiento sería una de las piedras fundamentales para Andrew y su cambio futuro para convertirse en un ser humano: el amor. Elemento muy diferente que en el cuento.
Rated 13 Jan 2022
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 11 Jan 2012
69
6th
''AICHE G" needs to reduce his bicentennial score...immediate. You too Redundant2
Rated 11 Jan 2012
braddad68braddad68
Rated 22 May 2012
95
84th
Just a touch too long but otherwise amazing!
Rated 22 May 2012
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 29 May 2012
39
6th
A masterful exercise in twee.
Rated 29 May 2012

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