The Wild Robot
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The Wild Robot

Discover your true nature.

2024 • 102 min • Family · Animation · Science Fiction · Adventure

Synopsis

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

Our family guide

Best from age 7
95
Movie Knight Score
6383 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 7 · 72%
  • 83 Audience · 6376 · 28%

After a shipwreck, a robot named Roz finds herself stranded on an uninhabited island. She learns to adapt to the wilderness, bonds with the local animals, and eventually cares for an orphaned gosling, forming an unlikely family.

Violence & peril
2/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
4/10

Heads up

  • Separation from family
  • Wild animals in peril
  • Moments of natural danger and threat

What it models well

  • Kindness and compassion
  • Adaptation and survival
  • Family bonds and belonging
  • Environmental stewardship

Talk about it after

  • What does it mean to be alive?
  • How can different beings learn to live together?
  • The importance of helping others in need

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Top billed cast

Director: Chris Sanders • Crew: Chris Sanders

Trailers & clips

The Robots Attack!! Brightbill's Wild Goose Chase

“I Could Use a Boost” – Full Film Clip

Are You My Mother? Roz Finds an Egg!

Chris Sanders Legacy

Scene at The Academy (Feat. Lupita Nyong’o, Chris Sanders, Kris Bowers, & More)

Streaming Now on Peacock

Overall Achievement

"The Heart Of The Film" - Bonus Feature

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

<em>'The Wild Robot'</em> is b-e-a-utiful. It all makes for a wholesome 102 minutes, which features not only an endearing story but also fair laughs and mighty heart - it hit me in the feels a fair few times. The animation is splendid, while the music and pacing are good factors too. I did like the moments of relative darkness, in terms of a few jokes and bits that you wouldn't usually see in a flick of this ty...

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I found myself cleaning my glasses multiple times throughout the movie—not because they were dirty, but because of the overwhelming emotional impact. Truly, this film brought tears to my eyes. Without a doubt, this is one of the finest animated movies in years. DreamWorks has delivered a masterpiece that resonates deeply. It's impossible not to empathize with the story and characters as they unfold so brilliant...

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

Dreamworks at its best!!!! 😍😭❤️

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-wild-robot-review-balancing-technology-and-nature-in-a-powerful-story-of-emotional-growth/ "The Wild Robot offers much more than just immersive visuals, inspirational music, and diverse moments of pure entertainment - it's a deeply reflective story that tackles complex, relevant themes with a delicate balance of heart and humor. Through the robotic ...

Recommended

"Roz" is pre-programmed to help. Whatever it is that needs doing, it is there to make it happen - even when it is wrecked on an island populated by animals whose main desire in life is to eat each other. At least the arrival of the "monster" manages to galvanise them into one brief moment of hostile unanimity and so when they are not trying to cannibalise it, they are shunning it's efforts to be friends. After spe...

Recommended

Brimming with thoughtful themes and stunning artwork, The Wild Robot is a deeply meaningful new touchstone in animated film. Of course, animation has “heroed” nature before – see The Lion King, WALL-E and basically the entire output of Studio Ghibli. But there’s two core elements to The Wild Robot that set this film apart from the rest. The first is its gorgeous, painterly style. The second? The film’s deepl...

Recommended

There are times in our lives when nearly all of us exceed the limits of our capabilities (and often quite unexpectedly at that). But that can be a tremendous blessing, especially when we’re confronted by circumstances where such aptitudes are called for. So it is for Roz (Lupita Nyong’o), a robot who inadvertently ends up stranded on a remote island when the vessel transporting her crashes without warning. Roz isn...

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