One man saw it coming.
In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
- Suicide or self-harm
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and resolved.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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I, Robot – When is a Movie Not Enough? | Anatomy of a Failure
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Cast
- Will SmithDel Spooner
- Bridget MoynahanSusan Calvin
- Alan TudykSonny (voice)
- James CromwellDr. Alfred Lanning
- Bruce GreenwoodLawrence Robertson
- Adrian RicardGranny
- Chi McBrideLt. John Bergin
- Jerry WassermanBaldez
- Fiona HoganV.I.K.I. (voice)
- Peter ShinkodaChin
Crew
- Alex ProyasDirector
- Jeff VintarScreenplay
- Akiva GoldsmanScreenplay
- Isaac AsimovNovel
- Simon DugganDirector of Photography
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Armen MinasianEditor
- Richard LearoydEditor
- William HoyEditor
- John DavisProducer
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