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Next Gen
2018
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #472
- IMDb #403
- Google retired #346
- Metacritic #444
- Letterboxd #538
- Metacritic Audience #300
Every rating
38–84
out of 100
A lonely, rebellious girl befriends a top-secret, highly advanced robot that has escaped from its creators. The robot, designed as a weapon, is learning about emotions and friendship. Together, they embark on an adventure to stop a vicious threat, and in the process, they help each other find their true purpose and a sense of family.
Details
- Directors
- Joe Ksander, Kevin R. Adams
- Writers
- Ryan W. Smith, Wang Nima
- Released
- 7 September 2018
- Country
- Canada, China, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $22.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →3 wins from 7 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Annie Awards 2019 | Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production | So Ishigaki, Graham Wiebe | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2019 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Marceline Tanguay | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2019 | Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Lo Mutuc | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2019 | Award for Non-Theatrical Animated Feature Film | Next Gen | Winner |
| Kidscreen Awards 2019 | Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie | Baozou, Tangent Animation, Netflix | Nominee |
| Kidscreen Awards 2019 | Creative Award - Best Animation | Next Gen | Winner |
| Kidscreen Awards 2019 | Creative Award - Best Design | Next Gen | Winner |
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Kidscreen Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Creative Award - Best Animation | Next Gen | Winner |
| Creative Award - Best Design | Next Gen | Winner |
| Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie | Baozou, Tangent Animation, Netflix | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Award for Non-Theatrical Animated Feature Film | Next Gen | Winner |
Annie Awards
3 nominations
| Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Lo Mutuc | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production | So Ishigaki, Graham Wiebe | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Marceline Tanguay | Nominee |