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Chappie
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Chappie is a 2015 science fiction, thriller, and action comedy film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The screenplay was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, with Simon Kinberg serving as producer. The cast includes Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, and Sigourney Weaver. Hans Zimmer composed the score, and Julian Clarke edited the film. Trent Opaloch was the director of photography.
Produced by MRC and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, the film originated in South Africa, the United States, and Mexico. It was filmed at the Ponte City Apartments in Johannesburg, which also serves as the narrative location. The movie has a runtime of 120 minutes and was released in English.
The film had a production budget of 49,000,000 and earned a box office total of 102,069,268. It received an R rating and garnered 3 nominations. Audience and critic scores include an IMDb rating of 6.8, a Metascore of 41, and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 32%.
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Film · TMDB
6.8Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.
Cast
- Sharlto Copley as Chappie
- Dev Patel as Deon Wilson
- Hugh Jackman as Vincent Moore
- Ninja as Ninja
- Yo-Landi Visser as Yo-Landi
- Sigourney Weaver as Michelle Bradley
Themes
- future
- android
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- dystopia
- johannesburg, south africa
- robot
- robot cop
- cyber thriller
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
282,686 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
41/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neill Blomkamp
- Written by
- Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell
- Produced by
- Neill Blomkamp Simon Kinberg
- Starring
- Sharlto Copley Dev Patel Hugh Jackman Ninja Yolandi Visser Jose Pablo Cantillo Sigourney Weaver
- Cinematography
- Trent Opaloch
- Edited by
- Julian Clarke Mark Goldblatt
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures MRC LStar Capital Kinberg Genre
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- March 4, 2015 ( 2015-03-04 ) ( New York City ) March 6, 2015 ( 2015-03-06 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 120 minutes
- Countries
- United States South Africa
- Languages
- English Afrikaans
- Budget
- $49 million
- Box office
- $102.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Chappie (stylized as CHAPPiE) is a 2015 dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. A bilateral co-production between the United States and South Africa, the film stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Sigourney Weaver. The film, set and shot in Johannesburg, is about an artificial general intelligence law enforcement robot captured and taught by gangsters, who nickname it Chappie.
Chappie premiered in New York City on March 4, 2015, and was released in U.S. cinemas on March 6, 2015. The film grossed $102 million worldwide against a $49 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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