Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)

Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, and written by Smith and Peter Baynham. The voice cast features Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, and Olivia Colman. The film follows Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler who, after the release of a popular line of robots, receives and befriends a defective robot he names Ron. Ron's Gone Wrong was the first feature film from Locksmith Animation, and was animated by DNEG Animation. Animation and voice acting for the film were all done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival on 9 October 2021, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 15 October, and in the United States on 22 October, by 20th Century Studios. The film grossed $60.7 million and received generally positive reviews from critics.