ROBOT AND FRANK theatrical release

After opening exclusively in New York City on August 17, this science fiction comedy moves into limited engagements around the country on August 24. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, ROBOT AND FRANK is about an aging, retired jewel thief who is given a robot to help clean up his messy home and his unhealthful lifestyle. Instead, the film’s amusing premise has the man return to crime, with the robot as his accomplice. Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon star, with Liv Tyler, James Marsden, Peter Sarsgaard, and Jeremy Strong. Jack Schreier directed, from a script by Christopher D. Ford.
Rated PG-13 for some language.
Release date: August 17, 2012 (New York City); August 24 (San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc).