They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until franks son chooses a different option. Watch the uk exclusive trailer for jake schreiers comedy drama, in which frank langella plays an elderly man who convinces his robot care assistant to take part in a jewel heist. A comedy drama about an old man and his befriending of a robot could have shortcircuited in tears of pathos. A buddy comedy like so many others before it but its a refreshing twist. If there are any other mia robots still on patrol, report back to hq for further instruction. Super fast vpn to unblock sites, watch videos and movies, protect wifi hotspot security and protect privacy. Just like frank s flirtation with a librarian a tangy susan. Set in the near future, it focuses on frank weld, an aging jewel thief, played by frank langella, whose son buys him a domestic robot. Frank langella, james marsden, liv tyler, peter sarsgaard, susan sarandon, jake schreier, sam bisbee, galt.
Robot and frank trailer 2012 frank langella, susan. Jun 25, 2012 robot and frank trailer 2012 frank langella, susan sarandon movie hd set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his daughter. Set in the near future, frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. Beauty in the broken full hd movie, love, romance, drama, english full free movies duration. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team. The menu plays a standard montage of clips under a robot like bar of listings while an excerpt of the winning score plays. Raw, who talks to the films star, director and producers on the red carpet.
Robot and frank would have been destined for the robot junkyard without the stunning performances of frank langella, susan sarandon, representing the older generation in th ensemble cast, and liv tyler and james marsden the younger. Frank is a man who lives alone in a bucolic house in upstate new york and is somewhere along the slope into dementia. More than 500 robots, tools and external axes are available. Frank, frank langella plays frank, a semiretired jewel thief with a failing memory and a messy home, situated in a quaint small town in the nottoodistant future. The first edition of the novel was published in december 2nd 1950, and was written by isaac asimov. Received communications from a lost member of robot frank s evil robot army. In the future, an aging jewel thief receives a robot companion to care for him, but he programs his. When frank is not flirting with the local librarian susan sarandon, he engages in acts of petty larceny at a local bath and beauty store. His only son, hunter, checks on him as often as he can, but he lives far away and doesnt see frank as often as hed like. A former jewel thief frank langella and his new robot butler begin a strange friendship.
This is a slow paced movie that you need to be patient to watch it grow, and grow it will. Hes still able to feed and care for himself and walk into town to get books from the library, but hes becoming forgetful. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the jake schreierdirected movie via subscription can be tricky. One day, while out shopping, the robot unwittingly helps frank lift a catshaped bath bomb. Set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his son. In the future, an aging jewel thief receives a robot companion to care for him, but he programs his new pal to help him pull off one last heist. Sloan prize at the 2012 sundance film festival, tying with the kashmiri film valley of saints by musa syeed. Marking the feature debut of director, jake schreier the film is part buddy comedy and part heist movie that pleasingly. Last year was an incredible time for robotics, and to recap the best robot moments of 2010 we decided to compile a list of our favorite videos. Just like franks flirtation with a librarian a tangy susan.
Frank s son hunter james marsden surprises him with a robot peter sarsgaard butler. Peter sarsgaard, frank langella and susan sarandon. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 224 pages and is available in hardcover format. Frank langella, james marsden as his son and susan sarandon as the librarian ore all spectacular. Download subtitles for robot and frank an exjewel thief and his new robot butler begin a strange friendship. The robot was created by tony gardners special effects company alterian, inc. Finally, hunter gets him a robot caretaker, but frank soon learns that it is as useful as a burglary aide.
Ford, robot and frank is a joyous tale of a retired jewel thief frank langella who, in his old age, has lost more than a couple steps. Jan 24, 2012 i know that sounds like it might be really terrible. Frank langella stars as an aging criminal who develops a touching relationship with a robot in this new drama, currently available on dvd. A delightful dramatic comedy, a buddy picture, and, for good measure, a heist film. Free download or read online i, robot pdf epub robot 0. Set in the near future, an exjewel thief frank langella receives a gift from his son. Marking the feature debut of director, jake schreier the film is part buddy comedy and part heist movie that pleasingly remains focused on its central character and his.
An indie scifi film from 2012 directed by jake schreier and written by christopher ford, starring frank langella, susan sarandon, james marsden and liv tyler. As the title proposes, the task is a follow up to rowlenes discharge as a multi year old the evolution of a robot. A warm drama that drifts into light, goofy comedy, this film is too slight to be a classic, but its subtly sharpedged script holds our interest and gives the. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. Robot and frank year 2012 genre crime comedy drama scifi type movies idmb rating 7. With peter sarsgaard, frank langella, susan sarandon, liv tyler.
Frank then moves into a fulltime care facility to help him cope with his dementia. Jul 03, 2017 set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his son. In the near future, frank is a retired catburglar living alone while his successful son, hunter, tries to care for him from afar. Set in the near future, frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he. Frank langella, james marsden, liv tyler, susan sarandon en peter sarsgaard. Lots of different locations worldwide to unblock your favorite sites. The film first premiered at the sundance film festival 2012 and is the winner of the alfred p. The chemistry between the robot and frank is charming and inevitable. Although the films mature subject matter an aging excon father has health and relationship issues isnt too likely to appeal to tweens or teens, theres not a ton of ageinappropriate content.
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