Movies and TvShows featuring "sentient-robot" theme.

After a slumber of twelve millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Raideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterious voice and rushes to the pyramid. It is soon revealed that Akira is a descendant of the ancient people of Mu who must help Raideen save the Earth. Akira enters the robot by way of a ramp, accelerating his motorcycle into the robot's head and assuming control of Raideen from an internal cockpit. In typical anime style, Akira is aided by Mari Sakurano, who happens to be the daughter of a prominent scientist, and his friends from the soccer club. Half way through the story the Demon Empire's master, Barao, is released from his statue prison and intends to finish what he started twelve thousand years earlier.

The anime takes place on the screw-shaped island country of Nejigajima and follows the two "Bokyabots" Hebot and the Yurui Prince Nejiru as they collect different "Bokya Neji" screws. When the Bokyabots wear the Bokya Neji screws on their heads, they're able to compete in "Bokya Battles," battles for who can think up and tell the best jokes.

In Transformers: Prime, a group of Autobots led by Optimus Prime protect Earth from the evil Decepticons, who seek to conquer the planet and harness its resources. The Autobots form a close bond with their human allies and together they fight against the Decepticons to ensure the safety of Earth and its inhabitants.

Hibiki Kazaguruma, a sixth grader, meets an amusing little robot named Breakin while coming home from school one day. Breakin, a dancer from an alternate-dimension dance world, challenged the Dance King for the throne and lost. He has been deprived of Dance Stones (crystals containing the powers of different forms of dance) and sent to the human world. To restore his power, Breakin must collect all the Dance Stones scattered around Earth.

My Life as a Teenage Robot is an animated TV show about a teenage robot named Jenny who fights villains while balancing her everyday life as a high school student and dealing with her overprotective mother. With the help of her friends Brad and Tuck, Jenny faces various challenges and adventures, using her superpowers to protect her town and maintain her secret identity.

A robotics engineer at a toy company creates a highly advanced doll, M3GAN, that becomes sentient. As Cady, the orphaned girl under her guardianship, forms a strong emotional bond with M3GAN, the doll's behavior becomes increasingly sinister and violent. Gemma, Cady's aunt, must unravel the mystery behind M3GAN's actions and protect herself and Cady from the doll's malevolent intentions.

Astro Boy is set in a futuristic world where robots coexist with humans. Astro Boy, a powerful and sentient robot, fights against evil and protects humanity. Based on the manga series by Osamu Tezuka, this classic anime combines action, adventure, and sci-fi elements.

In the 22nd century, a group of Autobots led by Optimus Prime protects the Earth from the evil Decepticons. As they battle for control of the AllSpark, the Autobots face challenges of authority, disobedience, and working as a team.

An alien woman named Maya crash-lands on Earth. Her homeworld was destroyed by the Blasters, a cruel alien race who steals the natural resources from other planets. She falls in love with a scientist and gives birth to a human boy named Kentaro. When the Blasters invade the Earth, Kentaro must defeat them by fighting with Astroganger, a robot made from living metal.

In Challenge of the GoBots, a civil war erupts on Earth between the heroic GoBots and the evil Renegades. These sentient robots, capable of transforming into vehicles and other forms, battle for control of Earth and other alien planets. With the help of the human astronauts of NASA, the GoBots protect Earth from the Renegade forces and defend the universe against evil. Join the action, adventure, and sci-fi of this animated TV show.

In Short Circuit, a military robot named Number 5 is struck by lightning and gains human-like intelligence, leading him to befriend a young boy named Johnny. As Number 5 navigates the world and tries to escape capture, he learns about friendship, love, and what it means to be alive.

In Pets United, a group of animals including a chihuahua, a pet pig, a sheepdog, a siamese cat, and a talking robot must join forces to stop an environmental disaster caused by a sinister mayor. With the help of a sheriff, a bengal tiger, and other animal friends, they embark on an adventure to save their city from destruction. Along the way, they face challenges, encounter various obstacles, and form a strong bond as they work together to overcome all odds.

Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police who, after an event that traumatized one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division, a group that looks into the stranger happenings in the city, particularly the "Heavy Acceleration" events that leave people unable to move that the public have termed the "Slowdown." When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with battling the Roidmudes who wish to take over the world by eliminating humanity.

Uncanny is a drama sci-fi movie that follows a reporter who delves into the intriguing connection between a secluded scientist and his android. As she uncovers the truth about the android's sentience and the scientist's deception, she becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deceit and manipulation. With themes of love, trust, and the boundaries of technology, Uncanny offers a thought-provoking exploration of artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity.

Forty years after the Great War on Earth, the Autobots and Decepticons are no more and Optimus Prime and Megatron are relics of the past. Cybertron is at last at peace, ruled by the triumvirate of Starscream, Rodimus Prime, and the Mistress of Flame. However, the Enigma of Combination, an ancient artifact of Primus, has triggered new conflict through the creation of huge, dangerous Combiners, and now Cybertron's fragile peace is in danger of collapse.

In a post-thermonuclear war world, the creation of humanoid robots becomes a crucial factor for the survival of humanity. The story revolves around a scientist who uncovers a plot of forgery and rebellion within the society of humanoids. As the scientist delves deeper into the mystery, he begins to question the relationship between humans and robots, leading to a realization that challenges the very essence of humanity.

Aqualoid was a prosperous planet, but an attack from a mysterious life force, the Inorganics, transforms it into a post-apocalyptic shell of its former self. When Nam finds a mysterious sword, he is suddenly the object of a planet-wide chase. With the Inorganics closing in, will Nam and his friends discover the secret of the sword and save their world? Or will they destroy Aqualoid in favor of a new Birth?

As an Earthling crew of astronauts lose control, and crash land onto the warring planet of Skallor, housing alien races known as the "Protectons" and "Terracores." Huge war robots, the Robotix, are used to re-animate the souls of the deceased alien races. As several of the astronaut crew stray towards evil-doing, the good members use the help of the Robotix to help them get back to Earth.

When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with battling the Roidmudes who wish to take over the world by eliminating humanity.