The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Ron's Gone Wrong
Animation · Science Fiction · Family · 2021
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
Movie details
Ron's Gone Wrong
“Best Friend Forever* (*battery life may vary).”
2021 Animation · Science Fiction · Family 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.1 / 10
44.6K votes
Metacritic
65 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Ron's Gone Wrong?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Sarah Smith · Jean-Philippe Vine
Written by
Sarah Smith · Peter Baynham
Jack Dylan Grazer
Barney (voice)
Zach Galifianakis
Ron (voice)
Ed Helms
Graham (voice)
Olivia Colman
Donka (voice)
Rob Delaney
Andrew (voice)
Justice Smith
Marc (voice)
Kylie Cantrall
Savannah (voice)
Court is in session
Put Ron's Gone Wrong on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.