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Meet the Robinsons

2007 · Movie · G · 95 min · ★ 6.9 · 65% critics

AnimationComedyFamilyScience FictionAdventure

A gifted young inventor builds a time machine in hopes of finding the mother who left him at an orphanage. When a mysterious boy whisks him into a wildly imaginative future, he’s pulled into a fast-moving adventure that tests his confidence, his ideas, and what family can mean.

Based on A Day with Wilbur Robinson

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Details
Years
2007
Release date
2007-03-23
Language
English
Rated
G
Runtime
95 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
65/100
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (3,136 votes)
Box office
$169,333,034
Budget
$150,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, upbeat animated adventure about perseverance and found family, with zany future antics; Not for you if you dislike chaotic humor, rushed pacing, or time-travel logic—try Big Hero 6 for a similar feel.

Pros: heartfelt message; imaginative future adventure; family-friendly fun | Cons: uneven pacing; jokes often fall flat; time-travel can confuse

Themes

  • future
  • friendship
  • flying car
  • saving the world
  • based on novel or book
  • tyrannosaurus rex
  • adoption
  • villain
  • time travel
  • time machine
  • mythical creature
  • coming of age
  • +9 more

Awards & recognition

  • Young Artist Awards · 2008
  • Annie AwardMusic in a Feature Production · 2008 · nominated
  • Saturn AwardBest Animated Film · 2008 · nominated
  • Chicago Film Critics Association AwardBest Animated Film · 2007 · nominated

Cast & crew