Bicentennial Man
Film1999131 min

Bicentennial Man

Taste attributes: comedydramascience fictionromancerobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginaryglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers all

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"One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original sci-fi film: stirring and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Robin WilliamsEmbeth DavidtzSam NeillOliver PlattKiersten Warren

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1999
Runtime
131 min
Status
Released
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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