Robot & Frank

Friendship doesn't have an off switch.

Set in the near future, the epynomous Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places, as Franks corrupts the robot into becoming is thieving accomplice.

89 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language).
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Three's a crowd.

Credits

Cast	Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard, Susan Sarandon, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Sisto
Director	Jake Schreier
Screenplay	Christopher D. Ford
Music	Francis and the Lights
Cinematography	Matthew J. Lloyd
Editing	Jacob Craycroft
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2012
Produced by	Dog Run Pictures, Park Pictures, TBB, White Hat

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy
Language	Infrequent, moderate
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Some alcohol use in social context
Comments	None
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for some language
Runtime	89
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Box Office Ray Greene Over-praised Sci-Fi Caper Comedy Has a Bright Future	10
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert	13
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Langella, who's played everyone from Dracula to Nixon onscreen, is giving a master class in acting. Enroll now.	15
Metacritic.com 33 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 119 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by a brilliant performance from star Frank Langella, Robot & Frank works as both a quirky indie drama and as a smart, thoughtful meditation on aging.	17
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
Movie Review Intelligence 39 critics	14
What the People say
Internet 15826 Netizens Enjoyable and unique...but it might leave you a tad unfulfilled.	14
Average .. 69%	14