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WALL·E (2008) - Full Review
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WALL·E (2008) - Full Review

"After 700 years of doing what he was built for, he'll discover what he was meant for."

Overview

In a distant, but not so unrealistic, future where mankind has abandoned earth because it has become covered with trash from products sold by the powerful multi-national Buy N Large corporation, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left to clean up the mess. Mesmerized with trinkets of Earth's history and show tunes, WALL-E is alone on Earth except for a sprightly pet cockroach. One day, EVE, a sleek (and dangerous) reconnaissance robot, is sent to Earth to find proof that life is once again sustainable. WALL-E falls in love with EVE. WALL-E rescues EVE from a dust storm and shows her a living plant he found amongst the rubble. Consistent with her "directive", EVE takes the plant and automatically enters a deactivated state except for a blinking green beacon. WALL-E, doesn't understand what has happened to his new friend, but, true to his love, he protects her from wind, rain, and lightning, even as she is unresponsive. One day a massive ship comes to reclaim EVE, but WALL-E, out of love or loneliness, hitches a ride on the outside of the ship to rescue EVE. The ship arrives back at a large space cruise ship, which is carrying all of the humans who evacuated Earth 700 years earlier. The people of Earth ride around this space resort on hovering chairs which give them a constant feed of TV and video chatting. They drink all of their meals through a straw out of laziness and/or bone loss, and are all so fat that they can barely move. When the auto-pilot computer, acting on hastily-given instructions sent many centuries before, tries to prevent the people of Earth from returning by stealing the plant, WALL-E, EVE, the portly captain, and a band of broken robots stage a mutiny.

Quick Facts

Release Date27 Jun 2008
Runtime98 min
RatedG
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States, Japan
Budget$180M
Box Office$521M

Direction

Andrew Stanton
Andrew Stanton

WALL·E is directed by Andrew Stanton. The film has received recognition: Won 1 Oscar. 96 wins & 95 nominations total.

Writers

Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon

Cast

Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt
WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Elissa Knight
Elissa Knight
EVE (voice)
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin
Captain (voice)
Fred Willard
Fred Willard
Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO
John Ratzenberger
John Ratzenberger
John (voice)
Kathy Najimy
Kathy Najimy
Mary (voice)
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Ship's Computer (voice)
Lori Alan
Lori Alan
Additional Voices (voice)

Ratings & Reception

The film has been critically acclaimed with an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 based on 1,306,354 votes.

Watch the Trailer

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Where to Watch

Watch WALL·E on MovieAura for free in HD.

Produced by Pixar.