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Bicentennial Man
1999 131 min Germany, United States of America PG 16+
★6.9
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Director: Chris Columbus
🎭 Based on
«The Positronic Man»
byRobert Silverberg
Trailers
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Description
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
Budget:
$100M
US Gross:
$58.22M
Worldwide:
$87.42M
Starring
Robin Williams
Actor
Embeth Davidtz
Actor
Sam Neill
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2000
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Razzie Awards 2000
— Worst Actor
Key opinion
Bicentennial Man is a divisive film that polarized audiences and critics with its sentimental approach to Asimov's source material. While many praise Robin Williams' soulful performance and the film's emotional, philosophical inquiry into humanity, others dismiss it as a dull, generic, and unconvincing melodrama.
| Acting | Robin Williams delivers a profound and soulful performance that anchors the film and evokes genuine empathy for the protagonist. | |
| Theme | The film excels as a heartfelt and philosophical exploration of what it means to be human, successfully tackling themes of love, mortality, and individuality. | |
| Production | The production design creates a lavish and magical world, effectively grounding the story's futuristic setting. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on the pacing are split: some find the narrative swift and engaging, while others experience it as a tedious, momentum-free ordeal. | |
| Adaptation | Views on the adaptation of Asimov are contradictory: some appreciate the light, fable-like tone, whereas others criticize the lack of tension and failure to engage with the established Three Laws of Robotics. |