
Meet the Robinsons
2007 · Movie · G · 95 min · ★ 6.9 · 65% critics
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 Award — Music in a Feature Production · 2008 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Animated Film · 2008 · nominated
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award — Best Animated Film · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew

Daniel Hansen
as Lewis (voice)

Jordan Fry
as Lewis (voice)

Wesley Singerman
as Wilbur (voice)

Matthew Josten
as Michael 'Goob' Yagoobian (voice)

Stephen J. Anderson
as Bowler Hat Guy / Grandpa Bud / Tallulah (voice)

Tom Selleck
as Cornelius Robinson (voice)

Tom Kenny
as Mr. Willerstein (voice)

Laurie Metcalf
as Lucille Krunklehorn (voice)

Angela Bassett
as Mildred (voice)

Nicole Sullivan
as Franny (voice)
Directed by Stephen J. Anderson