'The Wild Robot' is grand and gorgeous, with big feelings

NPR | By Liz Metzger,

Stephen Thompson, Jessica Reedy, Mike Katzif, A Noah Harrison, Nikki Birch

Published October 2, 2024 at 8:22 AM EDT

Lupita Nyong'o voices Roz in The Wild Robot. — Lupita Nyong'o voices Roz in *The Wild Robot.*

The Wild Robot is a gorgeous and moving new animated movie from Dreamworks. It follows a helper robot named Roz (Lupita Nyong'o) who washes up on the beach of a remote island and learns to blend in with the wildlife. After an accident, Roz unexpectedly finds herself the caregiver of a baby gosling named Brightbill (Kit O'Connor) Soon, it's learning lessons about parenthood and sacrifice while teaching the animals to work together.

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