Summary
A 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?
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 93Audiences 81GoodWatch 87
Tomatometer98%
Metascore87
Audience score88%
Letterboxd · 250 K ratings4.1/5
User score7.8
IMDb7.6
Box office
88%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $5 M
Worldwide it made back $5 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
Longer than most animated movies, +13 min on the typical 89
typical 89102Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
+29Released
2023
December 6, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
AnimationDramaComedyScience FictionLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
France
Spain
Academy Awards2023 to 2024
- Animated Feature Film2024Nominated
- Animated Feature Film2023Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
Directing · 2
- Pablo Berger Director, Writer, Producer
- Nacho Subirats Morate Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Sara Varon Graphic Novel
Production · 10
- Sandra Tapia Díaz Producer, Executive Producer
- Ibon Cormenzana Producer
- Ignasi Estapé Producer
- Ángel Durández Producer
- Jérôme Vidal Co-Producer
- Reyes Arnal Risueño Supervising Producer
Editing · 2
- Fernando Franco Editor
- Leonor Segovia Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Alfonso Vilallonga Original Music Composer
- Fabiola Ordoyo Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Mixer
- Manuel Carrión Foley Artist
- Steven Ghouti Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Laia Picón Sound Editor
Art · 2
- José Luis Ágreda Art Direction
- Maca Gil Storyboard Artist
Visual Effects · 20
- Jorge Pozo Lead Animator
- Benoît Feroumont Animation Director
- Arnaud Lefevre Animation
- Marcos Llorens Animation
- Marsha Onderstijn Animation
- Gabriela Fial Animation
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