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Robots movie storyline. In a near future America, a womanizer, Charles and a gold digger, Elaine, trick people into relationships with illegal robot doubles of themselves. When they unwittingly use this scam on each other, their robot doubles fall in love and elope, forcing Charles and Elaine to team up to hunt them down before the authorities discover their secret.
Robots is a 2023 American science fiction romantic comedy film written and directed by Ant Hines and Casper Christensen. It is based on the 1973 short story “The Robot Who Looked Like Me” by Robert Sheckley. The film stars Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall. Robots was released in the United States by Neon on May 19, 2023.
About the Story
In 2032, after advanced robotics enabled humanity to use lifelike androids as servants and manual laborers, affluent suburbanites Elaine and Charles illegally use android doubles of themselves to avoid the time constraints of dating and the strain of work. Charles’ C2 not only does his job, but also ‘primes’ women so the womanizer can have sex with them. Elaine’s E2 dates 12 men at once, having sex with them so the gold digger can get money and expensive gifts.
Through a mix up with the addresses, Charles walks into an informal board meeting in a private house talking dirty, as he believes he’s seducing Elaine. Whereas the androids end up having relations, C2 for the first time, and stay away all night.
In the morning, as C2 stayed out all night, Charles goes to Elaine’s to track him down. Elaine returns home at the same time, seeking E2. They simultaneously get calls from their respective androids, who have shared who they are with each other and realize that they are falling in love.
Elaine and Charles are forced to team up to get their lives back. Going to Zach, who created both of the androids, they enlist his help. He is able to track them using their GPS tracks, but he reminds the humans they will not be able to have them back as they are humanising.
Before the trio go to track down C2 and E2, Charles secretly contacts his friend and former soldier Ashley or ‘Fat Ninja’ to help. The trio finds the androids in a motel, incapacitating them with tasers and throwing them into the trunk just as Ashley arrives to kidnap the androids.
Meanwhile, C2 and E2 come to and take off with the car, soon thereafter stealing their owners Elaine and Charles’ identities. They first trick each, pretending to be their human counterparts, to get their cars and credit cards then try to trick them into believing they have robbed a place at gunpoint. They suggest they escape to Mexico.
Charles drives them to his stepfather’s small cabin in the woods. Initially bickering, once he breaks out a bottle of bourbon they share it, eventually falling asleep together in the armchair near the fire. The next morning, before heading to Mexico, Elaine rewatches the video which supposedly frames them. Realising it was a ploy to take over their lives after seeing them on social media, they seek them out at Charles’ stepdad’s.
Robots (2023)
Directed by: Ant Hines, Casper Christensen
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Jack Whitehall, Paul Rust, Nick Rutherford, Paul Jurewicz, David Grant Wright, Kate Herman, Emanuela Postacchini, Chelsea Edmundson, Samantha Ashley
Screenplay by: Ant Hines, Casper Christensen
Production Design by: Travis Zariwny
Cinematography by: Luke Geissbühler
Film Editing by: Matthew Freund
Costume Design by: Lisa Norcia
Set Decoration by: Melanie Rein
Art Direction by: Diana Adelberg
Music by: Magnus Fiennes
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language and sexual content.
Distributed by: Neon
Release Date: May 19, 2023 (United States)
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