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  • 2023
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  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2023
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  • 1 h 42 m
Robot Dreams

Summary DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to abandon ROBOT at the beach. Will they ever meet again?

Directed By: Pablo Berger

Written By: Sara Varon, Pablo Berger

In Theaters Now
  • 2023
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2023
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 42 m
Robot Dreams
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to abandon ROBOT at the beach. Will they ever meet again?

Directed By: Pablo Berger

Written By: Sara Varon, Pablo Berger

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
83
86% Positive
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
83
86% Positive
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
May 23, 2023
With its soulful tin heart, Robot Dreams moves us to appreciate the fortune of having a precious pal. Whether for a season or a lifetime.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
91
May 23, 2023
Its radical sweetness arises from a wellspring of empathy. Its radiant colors and lucid conception of vulnerability in the face of a largely inconsiderate world, sink deep beneath the skin in the liminal space between the soul and the heart that can make animation such a wondrous medium. Berger’s “Robot Dreams” is its stunning reality.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW
88
May 29, 2023
Robot Dreams—as much a movie about coupledom as it is about friendship—sneaks up on you with an ending that both eulogizes the ones that got away and celebrates the memories that they had left behind.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW
83
Nov 13, 2023
Robot Dreams is one of the best films of the year, animated or otherwise.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 16, 2023
Berger doesn’t make concessions for the easily teary: Robot Dreams is a film as much about separation as togetherness. But while the final reel is a low-key heartbreaker, the bubble never pops on the loveliness of what came before.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
80
May 23, 2023
Robot Dreams may be sentimental, but it is also wise, resisting the urge to craft the sort of crowd-pleasing happy ending one might expect. Rather, Berger goes for something truer.
By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW
60
May 23, 2023
The use of music and sound design is very thoughtful throughout, capturing the way music by street performers makes life in the city feel like a musical all the time while the murmur of traffic and general hubbub creates its own atonal backing track.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Arcadia Motion Pictures, Canal+, Les Films du Worso, Noodles Production
Release Date Nov 22, 2023
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Goya Awards
• 4 Nominations
Feroz Awards, ES
• 3 Nominations
Gaudí Awards
• 3 Nominations

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