The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
- Released: 2021-04-22
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Olivia Colman, Michael Rianda, Eric André, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Charlyne Yi, Blake Griffin, Conan O'Brien, Melissa Sturm, Doug Nicholas, Ellen Wightman, Sasheer Zamata, Elle Mills, Alex Hirsch, Jay Pharoah, Natalie Canizares, Jeff Rowe, Zeno Robinson, Grey DeLisle, Will Allegra, Alison Rich, Madeleine McGraw, Doug the Pug, Griffin McElroy, Lex Lang, Illya Owens, Ashley Peldon, Michelle Ruff, Justin Shenkarow, Jim Pirri, Juan Pacheco, Lisa Wilhoit, Andrew Morgado, Blake Griffin, Bill Farmer
- Director: Michael Rianda
Comments
- lee_eisenberg - 12 October 2022
Listen to the nerds and geeks!
One of the best things about "Revenge of the Nerds" and "The Big Bang Theory" was that they dignified nerds and geeks, respectively. We get more of that with "The Mitchells vs the Machines". In this Academy Award-nominated outing, an aspiring film student is taking a cross-country trip with her family when an artificial intelligence designed by a tech bro goes rogue and tries to take over the world. Probably something to be concerned about.
In addition to making a geeky teenage girl the protagonist, the movie also warns us about what society could become if everyone stares at their phones all day. But all that's secondary to the zany humor. It strikes me as the sort of movie that they had a lot of fun making, especially the scenes of the dog. You're sure to love it.
