Bicentennial Man

~One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.


Overview

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.


Genres


General Information

Release Date: 1999-12-17
Budget: $100000000
Revenue: $87423861
Runtime: 131 min


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