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Robot Overlords

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
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4.6/10
7.5K
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Gillian Anderson, Ben Kingsley, Callan McAuliffe, and Ella Hunt in Robot Overlords (2014)
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Earth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture out... Read allEarth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture outside.Earth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture outside.
IMDb RATING
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7.5K
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    • Jon Wright
    • Mark Stay(screenplay by)
    • Jon Wright(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Callan McAuliffe
    • Jon Wright
    • Mark Stay(screenplay by)
    • Jon Wright(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Callan McAuliffe
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    • 81User reviews
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    • 47Metascore
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    Callan McAuliffe, Ella Hunt, James Tarpey, and Milo Parker in Robot Overlords (2014)
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    • Trivia
      The building used to film the school scenes was used to film the police station scenes in The Fall (2013), also starring Gillian Anderson.
    • Goofs
      When Nathan is electrocuted in the first part of the film and his implant is switched off. It is behind his right ear. Though when the group venture out and he stops to complain about carrying the battery it has moved to behind his left ear.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Connor: That Is Definitely *Not* Mouth To Mouth

      Connor: I'm not a sister... I'm a boy... and I can prove it

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.185 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Robots Never Lie
      [Performed] by Mat Zo

      Written and Produced by Mat Zo (as Matan Zohar)

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    7/10
    Better than most films with 10x the budget.
    This movie is not amazing. But then again, when was the last time you saw one that was?

    Fantastic Four opened just before the the writing of this. With that film being a complete disaster, it saddens me that it gets just about a lower score than Robot Overlords, because the latter is far superior.

    What to expect: Good but not incredible CGI (again, far more believable than FF'S The Thing...or anything else in it for that matter...) Good acting: Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson are great, and the kids are surprisingly good too. Good pacing: I didn't get bored at any point. That's quite rare nowadays. A cliché story, kept fresh by the fact that it's British. Personally, I enjoyed this more than The World's End; darn it - I actually felt a little bit invested.

    Nothing more to say than that I guess. This is low-budget done right, and I enjoyed it. What more do you want? A cookie?
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      • July 3, 2015 (United States)
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      • Isle of Man
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      • Pinewood Studios
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
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