2024 Family Flick Returns to Theaters This Month
By Movieguide® Contributor
THE WILD ROBOT was so good that it’s coming back to theaters for a second time.
“THE WILD ROBOT is one of the best movies of the year. That was a fact when it was released at the end of September, and it’s a fact now, two days before the end of the year as well,” Bleeding Cool reported Dec. 30. “It was a good year for animation in general; it says a lot when Pixar and Disney release films, and they are all barely on the list because everyone else is pitching so far above them, but 2024 was Dreamworks’s year.”
The movie will make another run in theaters on Jan. 17.
MovieWeb reported, “THE WILD ROBOT was as much a hit with fans as it was with critics. The film holds a near-flawless 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a slightly stronger 98% audience score. MovieWeb’s own Julian Roman described it as ‘DreamWorks’ best film since HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON,’ adding, ‘THE WILD ROBOT surpasses the highest expectations.’”
The story is adapted from Peter Brown’s book of the same name.
“The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot — ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling,” Bleeding Cool said.
The movie has a star-studded cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames.
Part of Movieguide®’s review reads:
WILD ROBOT is a very special movie. It delightfully affirms motherly love. Also, Roz the robot clearly has Christological, allegorical elements. She teaches the animals to love one another and clearly dies and appears to clearly resurrect. That said, her major characteristic is learning to overcome her cold, pre-programmed nature to develop a loving heart. When the company tries to re-program her, the heart takes over, but that’s not the end of the story. There are many animated action violence situations in WILD ROBOT, including animals consuming one another to survive. However, none of these situations are cruel or violent in a scary, troubling way. So, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends WILD ROBOT for children aged six and up. Adults also will love this story, if they have a heart.
READ MORE: THE WILD ROBOT REVIEW
The movie is currently on Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms. It will stream on Peacock during its pay-TV window before it moves to Netflix, where it will stay for ten months.
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