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Robot Overlords

2015 · 90 min

A scrappy, kid-led adventure through an occupied Britain, mixing small-town charm with low-budget robot menace and a few genuinely tense escapes.

Directed by
Jon Wright
Genres
Science fiction, Adventure, Action
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe
Tagline
Mankind may fall. Heroes will rise.
Overview
Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Jon Wright
Genres
Science fiction, Adventure, Action
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • rebellion
  • family
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
science fiction, adventure, action
Directed by
Jon Wright
Written by
Jon Wright, Mark Stay
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe, Ella Hunt, Milo Parker, Geraldine James, Steven Mackintosh, Roy Hudd
Music
Christian Henson
Cinematography
Fraser Taggart
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
Languages
English

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