Bicentennial Man
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.
Critics Sentiment
World Congress recognizes Andrew as human as he dies with Portia
Andrew makes predictable jokes taking idioms literally
The film jumps from weak early comedy (5.5) to Richard's deeply moving death scene (8.0), marking where it transforms from family comedy to philosophical drama.
Bicentennial Man starts poorly with predictable robot humor but gradually becomes more profound as it explores themes of humanity, mortality, and acceptance. The film reaches its emotional and thematic peak in the final act, where Andrew's choice of mortality and ultimate recognition as human creates a genuinely touching conclusion that redeems the weaker opening.
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Robin Williams
Andrew
Embeth Davidtz
Little Miss / Portia
Sam Neill
Sir
Oliver Platt
Rupert Burns
Kiersten Warren
Galatea Robotic / Human
Wendy Crewson
Ma'am
Hallie Eisenberg
Little Miss 7 yrs. old
Lindze Letherman
Miss 9 yrs. old
Angela Landis
Miss
John Michael Higgins
Bill Feingold
Bradley Whitford
Lloyd
Igor Hiller
Lloyd 10 yrs. old
Joe Bellan
Robot Delivery Man
Brett Wagner
Robot Delivery Man
Stephen Root
Dennis Mansky
Scott Waugh
Motorcycle Punk
Quinn Smith
Frank
Kristy Connelly
Monica
Jay Johnston
Charles
George D. Wallace
Male President
Crew
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