I, Robot (film)

I, Robot
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alex Proyas
Screenplay by	Jeff Vintar Akiva Goldsman
Story by	Jeff Vintar
Based on	Premise suggested by I, Robot 1950 book by Isaac Asimov
Produced by	Laurence Mark John Davis Topher Dow Wyck Godfrey
Starring	Will Smith Bridget Moynahan Bruce Greenwood James Cromwell Chi McBride Alan Tudyk
Cinematography	Simon Duggan
Edited by	Richard Learoyd Armen Minasian William Hoy
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production companies	Davis Entertainment Laurence Mark Productions Overbrook Films Mediastream IV
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) (Mann Village Theater) July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) (United States) [1]
Running time	115 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$120 million[3]
Box office	$353.1 million[3]

I, Robot (stylized as i, ROBOT) is a 2004 American science fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman is from a screen story by Vintar, based on his original screenplay Hardwired, and named after Isaac Asimov's 1950 short-story collection. The film stars Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, and Alan Tudyk, as the robot, Sonny.

Set in Chicago in 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three laws to keep humans safe. Detective Del Spooner (Smith) investigates the alleged suicide of U.S. Robotics founder Alfred Lanning (Cromwell) and believes that a human-like robot called Sonny murdered him.^[4]

I, Robot was released in the United States on July 16, 2004. Produced with a budget of $120 million, the film grossed $346 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the visual effects and acting but criticism of the plot. At the 77th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Visual Effects, but lost to Spider-Man 2.