Robot and Frank (movie)

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It literally is a robot and Frank - as in, an android and Frank Langella - in this enjoyably low-key tale that's more sentimental drama than sci-fi. The ever-expert Langella plays a former thief whose children worry that he needs regular assistance in his...

Filming permits pulled in Glendale and Burbank appear to be bucking a wider downward trend in the region as on-location shoots become more common sights in both cities. Glendale reported an uptick in the number of film permits issued so far this year...

"Robot & Frank" may be the oddest credit in Frank Langella's almost 60 years on stage and screen. It is, as its title declares, about a robot. And Frank. This sentimental comedy traffics in old age, forgetfulness, family and a robot that "feels." And it...

Brilliant character actor Frank Langella, who, after many successful years on the Hollywood back-burner, made everyone stand up and take notice with his performance as Tricky Dick in Frost/Nixon a few years ago, gives another Oscar-worthy performance in...

Read the following paragraph in that deep voice-over you hear in movie trailers: In the not so distant future, when robots have taken over the old-folks home… In this charming little sci-fi, buddy comedy meets indi film, we meet a guy named Frank....

"Robot and Frank" may be the first buddy movie between a robot and a senior citizen. Frank (Frank Langella) has increasing memory lapses, and his son (James Marsden) is worn out driving hundreds of miles each week to clean up after him. He buys his dad...

*** (out of four) Hunter (James Marsden) tries to help his dad Frank (Frank Langella) by giving him a robot. Dad’s not having it: “Back off,” Frank says to the short, metallic assistant with the voice of Peter Sarsgaard, “you...