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Real Steel

Play trailer Poster for Real Steel PG-13,  Released Oct 7, 2011,  2h 7m,  Action/ Drama/ Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Charlie Kenton used to be a prizefighter but lost his chance to win a title when heavy, towering robots took over the boxing ring. Now working as a small-time promoter, Charlie pieces together scrap metal into low-end fighters, barely earning enough to make it from one underground venue to the next. After hitting rock bottom, Charlie reluctantly teams with his estranged son, Max, to build and train a championship robot for a last shot at redemption.
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Silly premise notwithstanding, this is a well-made Hollywood movie: Thrilling and exciting action with just enough characterization.

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Logan Hill New York Magazine/Vulture It's more of a throwback to Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick, a rags-to-middle-class-respectability tale about the humble joy of old-fashioned decency. Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Tom Charity CNN.com It's as corny as Kansas, but the mix of old fashioned heart and new fangled animatronic cyber tech will make this picture a winner for fathers and sons. Nov 14, 2018 Full Review

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Blu B A Hidden Gem Classic. This is not what you expect it to be. Some sort of Pacific Rim/Transformers knockoff. It's actually a sport movie (Rocky) mixed with some Sci-Fi (Transformers) and a family movie. any movie you've ever seen with a father/son on the road bonding from Chef to Over the Top, you'd get this. I can't say I've ever seen something like it. The editing is really well done and everything else is suprisngly solid about it. Lilly is really good, the special effects are really well done on the bots, and it weaves between the robot fighting and father/son drama perfectly. If anything the father/son drama is the most interesting parts. the characters are all likeable, it's super heart warming also. If there is one big flaw here is if you've ever seen any sports movie or any father/son movie you know exactly how this is going to go. The world outside of the robot fighting also is kind of forgettable as well. Also some of the "villians" like Zeus's owners, the loan shark, and the other oppenents are all kind of forgettable. The plot line of the robot having self awareness feels super underdevloped and kind of pointless. And the robot fights can get a little loud and screaming chaotic. They can be a little simliar and mindless at times too but they work just well enough. And yet despite all that...I really liked it. It's a heartwarming type of film you would never expect it to be. This is something to defintely put on for the family, a sports movie, Sci-Fi, or fans of the direcotr or actors in it. Great suprise and defintely would watch again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Sinan E Rising of the Robo-Rocky Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review
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Synopsis Charlie Kenton used to be a prizefighter but lost his chance to win a title when heavy, towering robots took over the boxing ring. Now working as a small-time promoter, Charlie pieces together scrap metal into low-end fighters, barely earning enough to make it from one underground venue to the next. After hitting rock bottom, Charlie reluctantly teams with his estranged son, Max, to build and train a championship robot for a last shot at redemption.
Director
Shawn Levy
Producer
Don Murphy, Susan Montford, Shawn Levy
Screenwriter
John Gatins
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
21 Laps Entertainment, Montford Murphy
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Action|Brief Language|Some Violence)
Genre
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$85.5M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital
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