The Wild Robot (2024)

This animated film was written and directed by Chris Sanders, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Peter Brown and has a voiceover cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Conner, Bill Nighy, Catherine O’Hara, Ving Rhames & Mark Hamill. In this film, a robot crash lands in the forest and takes on the responsibility of raising and protecting a newborn bird and meets new friends and encounters odd enemies along the way. This movie debuted at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8th, 2024 before hitting theaters nationwide on September 27th. The film has been nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the British Academy Film Awards.