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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Best Robot Movies of All Time - Based on 46 Published Rankings


Scene from Wall-e (2008) ranked second robot movie of all time.

Welcome to our Reel Fives pre-launch movie rankings for the best robot movies of all time. After an extensive online search we found 46 published rankings for robot movies. Reel Fives has taken all of those rankings and aggregated them into definitive rankings for the top 48 robot movies of all time. For each ranked list of top movies for the robot film genre we found online, we have taken the top five ranked robot films. The original sources of rankings on top robot movies are included at the bottom of this post and include rankings of the best robot movies created by movie experts as well as robot movie rankings from polling sites, such as ranker.com.

Robot movies imagine a world where artificial intelligence has the potential to rule the world—for better or for worse. Blade Runner (1982), the all-time best robot movie (also top dystopian movie), questions what being human is. Can robots be human? Are robots superior to humans? Blade Runner (1982) and other robot movies ask these types of questions as way of analyzing humanity from a distance. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a robot cop in charge of instilling order in Los Angeles by finding the superior robots, called replicants, who committed gross crimes. In his journey, he ponders the above questions. WALL-E (2008), ranked second, also questions what being human is. Is the difference between human and robot simply emotion? WALL-E (2008) questions that notion as a robot falls for another robot. The Terminator (1984), ranked third, tests the limits of artificial intelligence through sending Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back in time to kill a woman who will eventually give birth to a son that will be the cause of war between humans and machines. The humans have also sent a protector and the film becomes a test of superiority between humans and cyborgs. Robot films question the limits of humanity and their own intelligence and ponder what it means to be human. Though answers are seldom provided, robot films provoke these important questions.

The robot genre also includes the film series Star Wars and Star Trek, which include strong robot supporting characters but where robots are not at the center of the story, thus diversifying the genre. Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope (1977), ranked fifth, features droids in their attempt to rescue Princess Leia from Darth Vader. R2-D2 and C-3PO are central to the plot line. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), tied for 20th and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), ranked 22nd, also appear on the list.

We found the rankings to be a great mixture of old and new films and like the variety presented in the rankings. From Metropolis (1927) to WALL-E (2008), the rankings showcased the depth in the robot genre. We enjoyed that the rankings embraces the classics and that newer movies rightfully got ranked. This is a trend we would like to see in other genres. The robot genre has an ability to keep reinventing itself and we cannot wait to see what the future will bring.



Top 48 Robot Movies based on 46 published rankings
Percent of online top fives movies appear in shown
1 . Blade Runner (1982): 54.3%
2 . WALL·E (2008): 52.1%
3 . The Terminator (1984): 50%
4 . Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): 41.3%
5 . Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977): 28.2%
6 . I, Robot (2004): 28.2%
7 . The Iron Giant (1999): 23.9%
8 . Metropolis (1927): 21.7%
9 . 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): 19.5%
10 . RoboCop (1987): 19.5%
11 . The Matrix (1999): 17.3%
12 . Her (2013): 15.2%
13 . A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001): 15.2%
14 . Short Circuit (1986): 13.0%
15 . Transformers (2007): 13.0%
16 . Ex Machina (2015): 10.8%
17 . Alien (1979): 8.69%
18 . The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008): 8.69%
19 . Westworld (1973): 6.52%
20 (tied). Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979): 4.34%
20 (tied). Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): 4.34%
22 . Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983): 4.34%
23 . Bicentennial Man (1999): 4.34%
24 . Ghost in the Shell (1995): 4.34%
25 (tied). Pacific Rim (2013): 2.17%
25 (tied). Flight of the Navigator (1986): 2.17%
25 (tied). Transcendence (2014): 2.17%
25 (tied). The Stepford Wives (1975): 2.17%
25 (tied). Tron: Legacy (2010): 2.17%
25 (tied). Robot and Frank (2012): 2.17%
25 (tied). Class Of 1999 (1992): 2.17%
25 (tied). Terminator Genisys (2015): 2.17%
25 (tied). WarGames (1983): 2.17%
25 (tied). Chopping Mall (1986): 2.17%
35 (tied). Future War (1992): 2.17%
35 (tied). Inspector Gadget (1999): 2.17%
37 (tied). The Machine (2013): 2.17%
37 (tied). Robocop 2 (1990): 2.17%
37 (tied). Cyber Tracker (1994): 2.17%
40 (tied). The Animatrix (2003): 2.17%
40 (tied). Hands Of Steel (1986): 2.17%
40 (tied). Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991): 2.17%
40 (tied). Star Trek: First Contact (1996): 2.17%
44 (tied). Cyborg Cop (1993): 2.17%
44 (tied). Real Steel (2011): 2.17%
44 (tied). Aliens (1986): 2.17%
44 (tied). Battlestar Galactica (1978): 2.17%
44 (tied). Forbidden Planet (1956): 2.17%




Robot Movie Ranking Sources
Ranker List of top 96 (link)
Flick Chart List of top 361 (link)
ZDNet List of top 25 (link)
Robotics Trends List of top 25 (link)
Business Insider List of top 15 (link)
PC & Tech Authority List of top 25 (link)
All Time Best List of top 10 (link)
All Time Best List of top 10 (link)
Azcentral List of top 10 (link)
MTV List of top 5 (link)
GO List of top 8 (link)
Vulture List of top 15 (link)
Minding Business List of top 10 (link)
Cineplex List of top 10 (link)
Robotpark ACADEMY List of top 10 (link)
The Witty Badger List of top 10 (link)
Movie Melt List of top 10 (link)
16Hertz List of top 5 (link)
CineReeList List of top 6 (link)
ZTV List of top 5 (link)
WeLiveFilm List of top 5 (link)
The Independent List of top 5 (link)
P1 List of top 5 (link)
All Movie Talk List of top 6 (link)
OMNI Reboot List of top 10 (link)
REELZChannel List of top 10 (link)
Bleeding Cool List of top 10 (link)
Ranker List of top 41 (link)
Scene-Stealers List of top 10 (link)
HeyUGuys List of top 10 (link)
Futurism List of top 19 (link)
Film Equals List of top 5 (link)
Reel World Theology List of top 5 (link)
Taste of Cinema List of top 10 (link)
Canada.com List of top 5 (link)
Uproar Comics List of top 5 (link)
Ohio List of top 5 (link)
The Future in Toys List of top 5 (link)
Fiva List List of top 5 (link)
6toplists List of top 10 (link)
Robot Visionary List of top 5 (link)
The Orange County Register List of top 20 (link)
Lite 98.7 List of top 8 (link)
ZiggyTek List of top 10 (link)
The Top Tens List of top 10 (link)
About Entertainment List of top 10 (link)


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