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Bicentennial Man

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

Screenwriter:

Nicholas Kazan, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg

Starring:

Wendy Crewson, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver Platt, Hallie Eisenberg, Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Bradley Whitford, John Michael Higgins, Kiersten Warren, Stephen Root, Lynne Thigpen

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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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
geopoopGeopoop
Rated 19 Aug 2007
30
25th
If they build Robin William bots, I will go on a killing spree.
Rated 19 Aug 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
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
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
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
quinlanvosquinlan_vos
Rated 29 Oct 2007
45
9th
This is nothing more than a load of schmaltzy, sentimental pap.
Rated 29 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 15 Sep 2007
55
30th
Willaims is great. The movie is not.
Rated 15 Sep 2007
gtrmpgtrmp
Rated 05 Aug 2007
45
22nd
Mawkish bullshit.
Rated 05 Aug 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 12 Jul 2007
83
31st
Okay. Really preachy towards the end.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 19 Mar 2007
0
3rd
Schmaltzy, maudlin crap with that ugly Pepsi girl. Remember her?
Rated 19 Mar 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
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
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
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 09 Feb 2010
25
27th
Kind of disturbing
Rated 09 Feb 2010
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
andertonanderton
Rated 07 Jan 2007
25
15th
A train wreck in slow motion.
Rated 07 Jan 2007
applepieapplepie
Rated 20 Jun 2024
60
30th
Toy story but also scifi. Also Robin Williams for some reason lol
Rated 20 Jun 2024
mr_oscarmr oscar
Rated 12 Jun 2024
95
85th
One is glad to be of service.
Rated 12 Jun 2024
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
ceyhunk26ceyhunk26
Rated 05 Aug 2023
61
44th
Plot 16/20 Fiction 12/20 Casting/Acting 12/20 Worldbuilding 11/20 Entertainment 10/20
Rated 05 Aug 2023
doyler29doyler29
Rated 03 Jul 2023
60
23rd
I can't say I ultimately liked it It ends up leaning much too far into less interesting ideas and the quest to give Robin Williams-bot a fully functioning penis. It ends up being an overly sentimental version of the least interesting aspects of Data on ST:TNG, and the last half starts to drag interminably.
Rated 03 Jul 2023
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 08 Nov 2022
30
5th
If memory serves me correctly, I saw this at the cinema (a poor decision in hindsight). All I recall is a vague impression that it was incredibly lame and, "let's get loco, robo!"
Rated 08 Nov 2022
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
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
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
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
onion_soupOnion Soup
Rated 13 Mar 2021
70
37th
Robin Willians? More like Robot Williams am I right? HA
Rated 13 Mar 2021
bruhcringeBruhCringe
Rated 09 Feb 2021
61
27th
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Rated 09 Feb 2021
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
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
thehynesthehynes
Rated 01 Feb 2018
46
23rd
a robot chick flick
Rated 01 Feb 2018
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
fmoraesfmoraes
Rated 13 Sep 2017
50
15th
2017/09/12
Rated 13 Sep 2017
luordluord
Rated 04 Aug 2017
57
37th
It works despite itself some times. It should be shorter. This take on the Azimov classic is, however, touching and even thought-provoking.
Rated 04 Aug 2017
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
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
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
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 04 Dec 2015
56
25th
C+
Rated 04 Dec 2015
dmbmotherDMBMother
Rated 28 Aug 2015
94
61st
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
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 11 Feb 2015
65
42nd
I really do enjoy me a good melodrama, and a good Robin Williams flick, even if it IS way too long.
Rated 11 Feb 2015
wicheWiche
Rated 12 Oct 2014
73
66th
I found it utmost entertaining and quite fast. I enjoyed the pacing and the story, however there were plenty plotholes.
Rated 12 Oct 2014
kutzKutz
Rated 30 Sep 2014
80
76th
A very poignant film with Robin Williams whose the acting is exceptional.
Rated 30 Sep 2014
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
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
infowarriorInfoWarrior
Rated 11 Aug 2012
90
45th
Good but long
Rated 11 Aug 2012
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
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 30 Jul 2012
4
91st
Well-done version of an Asimov favourite.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
muttermutter
Rated 09 Jul 2012
45
23rd
Too long. Good idea. Bad make-up.
Rated 09 Jul 2012
gkfilmgkfilm
Rated 23 Jun 2012
50
23rd
3 of 4 -- Entertainment. 1 of 2 -- Food For Thought. 1 of 2 -- Opens The Heart. 0 of 2 -- Sustainability Values.
Rated 23 Jun 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 15 Jun 2012
70
33rd
Needs work
Rated 15 Jun 2012
wadepittmanWadePittman
Rated 15 Jun 2012
70
58th
I remember really, really liking this move, and I remember it being really the first sad movie I've ever seen.
Rated 15 Jun 2012
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 29 May 2012
39
6th
A masterful exercise in twee.
Rated 29 May 2012
braddad68braddad68
Rated 22 May 2012
95
84th
Just a touch too long but otherwise amazing!
Rated 22 May 2012
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 11 Jan 2012
69
6th
''AICHE G" needs to reduce his bicentennial score...immediate. You too Redundant2
Rated 11 Jan 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 08 Nov 2011
53
21st
Decent, but ultimately forgettable. The tone of the movie is so often torn between comedy and heavy drama, and it goes on for such a long time, it's hard to stay invested in what's happening.
Rated 08 Nov 2011
justthinkitjustthinkit
Rated 05 Aug 2011
91
96th
One of Robin Williams' best.
Rated 05 Aug 2011
ptendencyPtendency
Rated 27 Jun 2011
92
88th
Gran pelicula... las tres leyes de la robotica.. ahhhh cómo me gusta el tema robot!!!
Rated 27 Jun 2011
glmglm
Rated 22 May 2011
46
12th
46.250
Rated 22 May 2011
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
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
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
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
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 10 Aug 2010
20
5th
They should've just given Robin Williams' character some electronic coke and made it a comedy. Outside of that, it's good for some robotic introspection, if that's your thang.
Rated 10 Aug 2010
priokanopriokano
Rated 06 Aug 2010
5
44th
não sei porquê, mas não curti muito não.....
Rated 06 Aug 2010
ata_ozkarata ozkar
Rated 29 Jun 2010
82
50th
çok hos, iç gidiklayici bir filmdi, bence filmin en sci-fi bölümü sonuydu..
Rated 29 Jun 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
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
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
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
nrooNroo
Rated 15 Nov 2009
22
5th
Robin Williams is a robot. Beep Boop. Wacky hijinks.
Rated 15 Nov 2009
pampaPampa
Rated 31 Oct 2009
80
70th
Muy Buena. Muy larga.
Rated 31 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
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 03 Oct 2009
45
31st
Gufh
Rated 03 Oct 2009
foomFoom
Rated 19 Aug 2009
90
68th
sad and beautiful
Rated 19 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
36
25th
Not a total failure I guess, but just another film in Robin Williams awful 1990's collection.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 31 Jul 2009
60
23rd
Meh, this one left me kind of unimpressed. Williams whole shtick in this didn't seem to work. I don't remember this one very well, though, so I might change my mind if I saw it again.
Rated 31 Jul 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
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
antagonAntagon
Rated 21 May 2009
45
11th
Yawn...
Rated 21 May 2009
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
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 27 Apr 2009
50
10th
rewatch 2020: what an insanely stupid script but the single best part of it was the owner of this robot to be able to meet with the presumably the richest man in the world who created all these robots instantly. the CEO then offers to buy Robin Williams from him with an offer that is apparently how much Robin Williams makes in one month making fucking wooden clocks and is also more than what the CEO of the biggest robotics company in the world makes in a year. absolutely insane nonsense.
Rated 27 Apr 2009
stamannas.tamanna
Rated 16 Apr 2009
80
68th
Robin Williams is adorable as the robot with a heart...a heart warming story..
Rated 16 Apr 2009
londongirllondongirl
Rated 01 Mar 2009
4
1st
HATE
Rated 01 Mar 2009
jetboyjetboy
Rated 18 Jan 2009
87
91st
Bordering on an allegory for autism and trans
Rated 18 Jan 2009
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 11 Jan 2009
50
16th
is this the sequel to patch adams?
Rated 11 Jan 2009
lolziballzlolziballz
Rated 05 Jan 2009
12
1st
awful
Rated 05 Jan 2009
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 29 Dec 2008
76
56th
I cried, I'm not gonna lie.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
errorabbiterrorabbit
Rated 08 Dec 2008
89
89th
trasnhuman nya
Rated 08 Dec 2008
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 27 Oct 2008
60
34th
I cried like a little girl when I saw this in the theaters with my dad, so it will always have a place in my heart for that.
Rated 27 Oct 2008
tathieltathiel
Rated 18 Oct 2008
75
42nd
I was really moved by that story.
Rated 18 Oct 2008
peeweePeewee
Rated 14 Oct 2008
91
70th
cool
Rated 14 Oct 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 16 Sep 2008
30
35th
faktisk ikke ret god..
Rated 16 Sep 2008

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