Robots in Film

"...the image of human artifice, figured in the great array of robots, androids and artificial beings throughout the history of the science fiction film is the single most important one in the genre. It speaks, from the genre's earliest days to the present, of the interactions between the human and the technological that lie at the very heart of science fiction." -J.P. Telotte

Each film listed below is reviewed according to the presence of robots within the film and several questions regarding the role and development of robots are asked.  Click on any particular film you wish to know about. 


Film Bibliography