Movies and TV series about robots
The 58 best titles about robots, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
MovieDramaScience FictionIn a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
The Wild Robot
2024 · Chris Sanders
MovieAdventureAnimationFamilyAfter a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
The Iron Giant
1999 · Brad Bird
MovieAnimationDramaFamilyIn the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejud
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Rod Serling
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyAn anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson
MovieComedyFamilyFantasyIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Robot Dreams
2023 · Pablo Berger
MovieAnimationComedyDramaA lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?
Samurai Jack
2001 · Mike Lazzo
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyA great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's
Made in Abyss
2017 · Sho Tanaka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaLocated in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in s
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Jennifer Miller
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyTerrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
Ex Machina
2015 · Alex Garland
MovieDramaScience FictionCaleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives a
Interstellar
2014 · Christopher Nolan
MovieAdventureDramaScience FictionThe adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams
MovieActionAdventureAnimationA special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Gareth Edwards
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionA rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Dexter's Laboratory
1996 · Sherry Gunther
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyDexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, constantly battles his sister Dee Dee, who always gains access despite his best efforts to keep her out, as well as his arch-rival and neighbor, Mandark.
The Peripheral
2022 · Greg Plageman
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & FantasyStuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…
Lost in Space
2018 · Zack Estrin
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAfter crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyThe series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer networ
The Jetsons
1962
SeriesAnimationComedyFamilyMeet George Jetson and his quirky family: wife Jane, son Elroy and daughter Judy. Living in the automated, push-button world of the future hasn't made life any easier for the harried husband and fathe
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Joss Whedon
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionWhen Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villa
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Steven Spielberg
MovieAdventureDramaScience FictionDavid, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circums
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionUsing massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the
The Creator
2023 · Gareth Edwards
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAmid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Cr
Real Steel
2011 · Shawn Levy
MovieActionDramaScience FictionCharlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unli
Transformers
2007 · Michael Bay
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionYoung teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · Garth Jennings
MovieAdventureComedyScience FictionMere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Ridley Scott
MovieHorrorScience FictionThe crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Nelson Shin
MovieActionAdventureAnimationThe Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
The Passion of the Christ
2004 · Mel Gibson
MovieDramaA graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Moonwalker
1988 · Colin Chilvers
MovieFantasyMusicThis fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Michael Jelenic
MovieAdventureAnimationComedyHaving thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family le
Bicentennial Man
1999 · Chris Columbus
MovieDramaRomanceScience FictionRichard 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 h
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023 · Steven Caple Jr.
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionWhen a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the b
Subservience
2024 · SK Dale
MovieHorrorScience FictionThrillerWith his wife out sick, a struggling father brings home a lifelike AI, only to have his self-aware new help want everything her new family has to offer... Like the affection of her owner and she'll ki
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
MovieDramaRomanceScience FictionA spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Surrogates
2009 · Jonathan Mostow
MovieActionScience FictionThrillerSet in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of oth
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · Steven S. DeKnight
MovieActionAdventureFantasyIt has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defen
Terminator Genisys
2015 · Alan Taylor
MovieActionScience FictionThrillerThe year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal
Sucker Punch
2011 · Zack Snyder
MovieActionFantasyThrillerA young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to col
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 · Michael Bay
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionSam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
The Electric State
2025 · Joe Russo
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAn orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014 · Michael Bay
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAs humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its cr
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Michael Bay
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionHumans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls u
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