Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Cameo
Did scaling up a magical museum to the massive Smithsonian actually fix the franchise's storytelling problems? Battle of the Smithsonian takes bigger swings but gets completely distracted by a bizarre Amelia Earhart romance.
Old Dogs (2009) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Worst Family Comedy
Why does a family comedy about learning to be a father feature an incontinent dying dog, a fake gorilla hostage situation, and cursed CGI face filters? Old Dogs is a lazy, horribly written 2009 mess starring Robin Williams and John Travolta.
World's Greatest Dad (2009) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Darkest Comedy
How did a pitch-black comedy about a father faking his awful son's suicide note become one of the most grounded and heartbreaking films of 2009? World's Greatest Dad tackles massive themes of grief and self-worth with unflinching honesty.
License to Wed (2007) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Worst Slapstick
Why did a 2007 comedy think it was a good idea to put a newly engaged couple through psychological torment involving nightmare-fuel robot babies? License to Wed is a deeply smug and lazy slapstick film that relies on fake Chicago backgrounds.
August Rush (2007) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Absolute Worst Movie
Did Robin Williams really play an evil, child-exploiting street musician in a movie where a boy slaps a guitar to magically summon his parents? August Rush is a hollow, emotionally manipulative 2007 drama that completely misses the mark.
Happy Feet (2006) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Traumatizing Penguins
How does a cute animated movie about a tap-dancing penguin suddenly turn into a traumatizing, on-the-nose overfishing PSA? Happy Feet takes a massive, bizarre tonal shift halfway through that involves zoo hallucinations and tracker implants.
The Night Listener (2006) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Catfishing Thriller
What happens when a psychological thriller about a radio host getting catfished reveals its entire mystery in the first fifteen minutes? The Night Listener boasts incredible acting but completely destroys its own tension.
Night at the Museum (2006) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Magical History
How does a movie with a brilliant premise about magical museum exhibits turn into a bland string of forgettable action beats? Night at the Museum features a fantastic first twenty minutes before completely losing its way.
RV (2006) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Underrated Road Trip
Did a movie about a disastrous family road trip in a giant "rolling turd" really deserve all the hate it got upon release?
Man of the Year (2006) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Political Satire
What happens when a cynical comedian runs for president, actually wins, and then the movie gets too scared to stand behind its own premise?
The Big White (2005) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Failed Fargo Clone
What happens when someone tries to recreate the magic of Fargo but replaces all the grounded realism with a psychic hotline and a cartoonish Woody Harrelson?
Robots (2005) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Bland Animated Adventure
Why does a 2005 animated movie about a world made entirely of robots make absolutely zero sense when you think about it for more than five seconds?
The Final Cut (2004) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Wasted Sci-Fi Premise
Imagine a futuristic world where a biological chip records your entire life, but the technology is only used to make 10-minute highlight reels for funerals?
House of D (2004) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Bizarre Coming-of-Age Drama
Why did David Duchovny write and direct a coming-of-age movie about 1970s New York that is inexplicably obsessed with puberty and sex?
Insomnia (2002) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Alaskan Cat-and-Mouse Game
Did you know Christopher Nolan directed a thriller where Al Pacino plays a sleep-deprived cop hunting a manipulative, murderous Robin Williams in Alaska?
One Hour Photo (2002) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Creepiest Thriller
What happens when America's funniest actor plays a deeply unsettling, lonely photo technician obsessed with a seemingly perfect suburban family?
Death to Smoochy (2002) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Darkest Comedy
Did Robin Williams really play a disgraced, corrupt, and murderous children's TV host who tries to assassinate a purple rhino?
Bicentennial Man (1999) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ 200-Year Robot Journey
Did Robin Williams really star in a 200-year epic about a sentient household appliance that eventually demands a human penis?
Jakob the Liar (1999) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Contrived Oscar Bait
Did you know that after winning his first Academy Award, Robin Williams starred in a heavy World War II drama that feels entirely engineered by a studio to win him another one?
Patch Adams (1998) Review: Ranking Robin Williams’ Controversial Medical Comedy
Did Robin Williams really star in a medical drama where a tragic murder is completely overshadowed by a Revenge of the Nerds-style rivalry with an uptight college dean?