# Bicentennial Man (1999)

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**Runtime**: 131 min
**Genres**: Science Fiction, Drama
**Directed by**: Chris Columbus
**Written by**: Nicholas Kazan
**Starring**: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt, Kiersten Warren, Wendy Crewson

> *One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Suburban home, Christmas morning, a shiny robot under the tree. A family gathers, a child names it Andrew, and ordinary tasks become a backdrop for something more. Chris Columbus directs a robot's unlikely journey.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.9/10 (131241 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 38% · Metacritic 42/100

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