Is The Wild Robot right for your family?

Movie 2024 102 min Analyzed with methodology v1.1.0 — can be updated

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

What's inside

• ViolenceSignificant · 52
  Why this score?

  • 0:00–5:00A shipwreck occurs at the beginning of the film, resulting in a vessel crashing.mild
  • 20:00–40:00A gosling's parents are killed, and a fox character engages in a chase sequence with other characters.mild
  • 40:00–102:00Island animals display predatory behavior toward one another, including references to cannibalism and hunting.mild

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Sexual contentAbsent · 0
• Romance & relationshipsAbsent · 0
• Religion & spiritualityAbsent · 0
• Family themesPresent · 35
  Why this score?

  • 0:00–1:42A robot adopts and raises an orphaned gosling after the gosling's parents die, forming a parental bond and non-traditional family unit with island animals.central
  • 0:00–1:42The film explores themes related to motherhood and the lasting legacy of adoption throughout its narrative.clear

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Political & social messagingPresent · 27
  Why this score?

  • 0:00–1:42The film presents themes about nurturing and caregiving across species boundaries, depicting a robot learning to parent an orphaned animal and form family bonds outside its original programming.clear
  • 0:00–1:42The narrative explores human-nature relationships and presents perspectives on technological beings' capacity for emotional connection and transcendence beyond their designed function.clear
  • 0:00–1:42The story incorporates themes of acceptance and belonging, with the robot character initially rejected by island animals before gradually building understanding and community.mild

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Heavy emotional contentPresent · 45
  Why this score?

  • 0:00–5:00A shipwreck occurs that strands the robot on an uninhabited island.mild
  • 10:00–20:00The robot experiences rejection and isolation as it attempts to connect with animals that initially shun and distrust it.mild
  • 20:00–30:00The gosling's parents are killed, resulting in the robot needing to raise an orphaned chick.clear

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

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Scores measure theme presence (0–100) — they never say whether content is good or bad. Different families have different thresholds.