Summary
Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 77Audiences 72GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer86%
Metascore67
Audience score75%
User score7.4
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings3.5/5
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it earned $825 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most sci-fi movies, −10 min on the typical 99
typical 9989Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
+1Released
2012
August 24, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
Science FictionComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Frank LangellaFrank
Liv TylerMadison
James MarsdenHunter
Susan SarandonJennifer
Peter SarsgaardRobot (voice)
Jeremy StrongJake
Jeremy SistoSheriff Rowlings
Bonnie BentleyAva
Dario BarossoFlattop
Rachael MaRobot- JOJoshua OrmondFreckles
Katherine WaterstonShopgirl- JNJesse NewmanReception Guest
Ana GasteyerShoplady- DMDana MorganAdditional Robot
Directing · 1
- Jake Schreier Director
Writing · 1
- Christopher Ford Screenplay
Production · 16
- Stefan Sonnenfeld Executive Producer
- Ann Porter Executive Producer
- Bill Perry Executive Producer
- Danny Rifkin Executive Producer
- Tom Valerio Executive Producer
- Delaney Schultz Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Matthew J. Lloyd Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Francis Farewell Starlite Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Michelle Schluter-Ford Set Decoration
- Lisa Myers Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Erika Munro Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Don Hewitt Sr. Stunt Double
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