The Wild Robot
Movie, 2024, Originals
The Wild Robot is #46 of 51 in release order and #20 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
The Wild Robot recap
A cargo ship sinks in a storm, and a service robot, ROZZUM unit 7134, washes up on a wild island and switches itself on. Roz tries to find someone to serve, but the animals see her as a monster. She accidentally crushes a goose nest, and the one surviving egg hatches a gosling who imprints on her. With help from a sly fox, Fink, Roz takes on the task of raising the gosling, Brightbill, so he can eat, swim and fly before the autumn migration. Roz learns kindness, and the animals come to see her as one of them. Brightbill is hurt to learn Roz caused his family's death, and he leaves on the migration angry. Roz keeps the other animals alive through a terrible winter.
The Wild Robot ending explained
Universal Dynamics sends a recovery ship and robots to bring Roz back. The animals band together to fight them off, and Brightbill returns to save her. To protect the island, Roz agrees to go back with the company, but keeps her memories and promises to return, and later Brightbill flies off to find her.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, Fink and the beaver Paddler plant a tree; a squirrel laughs at them and Fink throws an acorn at it.
Where to watch The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot is streaming on Prime Video in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Kung Fu Panda 4, before Dog Man.
- Chronological order: after Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, before Dog Man.
What to watch before The Wild Robot
In release order, 19 DreamWorks Animation essentials come before The Wild Robot (2024), from Antz (1998) to Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
Cast
- Lupita Nyong'o as Roz / Rummage (voice)
- Pedro Pascal as Fink (voice)
- Kit Connor as Brightbill (voice)
- Bill Nighy as Longneck (voice)
- Stephanie Hsu as Vontra (voice)
- Matt Berry as Paddler (voice)
- Ving Rhames as Thunderbolt (voice)
- Mark Hamill as Thorn (voice)
- Catherine O'Hara as Pinktail (voice)
- Boone Storm as Baby Brightbill (voice)
- Alexandra Novelle as Snowdown (voice)
- Raphael Alejandro as Peck (voice)
Directed by Chris Sanders.