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Chappie

A high crime rate in Johannesburg causes the South African government to employ a full fleet of fully-robotic police. One droid, Chappie, is stolen and reprogrammed with consciousness that makes him the first-ever sentient robot.

Chappie
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Cast:

Dev Patel
Sharlto Copley
Hugh Jackman
Sigourney Weaver
Yolandi Visser
Ninja
Jose Pablo Cantillo

Director:
Neill Blomkamp

Producer:
Simon Kinberg

Written by:
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Distributor:
Columbia Pictures

Budget:
$49 million

Box Office:
$102 million

Metacritic Score:
41%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
30%

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