pulling the feels…
pulling the feels…
FLICKFEEL
78
from 274 comments
COMMUNITY
81
1 person
YOURS
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FUN
21
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
100
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
Not a rating. This is public discussion of this title, read into a curve — shown next to the community score above, never mixed into it.
Read from 274 comments (225 from Reddit, 44 from Metacritic, 5 from TMDB reviews) — 60 of them described how it moves.
➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Pulled both ways throughout — never simply one thing. In the last stretch it was tender and painful at the same time, which is the state people mean by being moved. Marked above the line: 8 that landed as a blow, 6 that gave people chills, 2 that got a real laugh.
Hover the curveDrag across the curve to see what people said at any point.
“when the credits rolled where I just sat there in awe and felt so many things”
thepixelsesh · Reddit ↗
“A score that gave me goosebumps at times.”
Professional-Laugh36 · Reddit ↗
“During the scene when Roz runs with Brightbill on her shoulder once he is ready to fly with the rest of the goslings, my dad and I started crying and we reached over and hugged saying we loved each other.”
bgamer1026 · Reddit ↗
“My wife literally had to recuse herself for 5 min halfway through the movie after brightbill said goodbye.”
hpshaft · Reddit ↗
“I spent the last 30 minutes of the movie in or on the verge of tears”
slausondesigns · Reddit ↗
“The moment when they’re in the middle of saving the animals in winter and Roz looks into a hole in the snow and sadly shakes her head… Just a beautifully sad moment.”
Mosscap18 · Reddit ↗
Read 26 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
“Sanders' ability to interpret the material on the page and turn it into this living painting of a film is nothing shy of a wonder.”
Ryan Scott, Slashfilm · 100
“Like the book, Chris Sanders’ onscreen adaptation is compassionate, funny and filled with unexpectedly poignant moments.”
Emily Zemler, Observer · 100
“Is this the best animated movie of the year? Totally, so far. It might even be the best movie of the year.”
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press · 100
“Sanders likes to mention Monet’s colorful influence, but the realistic, primeval wilderness of “The Wild Robot” is what stirs the soul.”
Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle · 100
“It’s rare that a movie fires on all cylinders as this one does. The jaw-dropping animation tells a bittersweet and lovely story. The voice work is stellar, and the score sweeps you along on a wave of excitement. Fans of the books will not be disappointed.”
Odie Henderson, Boston Globe · 100
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 23 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“when the credits rolled where I just sat there in awe and felt so many things”
thepixelsesh▲ 2,030about 95–100% inread it ↗
“A score that gave me goosebumps at times.”
Professional-Laugh36▲ 1,664about 0–100% inread it ↗
“During the scene when Roz runs with Brightbill on her shoulder once he is ready to fly with the rest of the goslings, my dad and I started crying and we reached over and hugged saying we loved each other.”
bgamer1026▲ 1,229about 75–90% inread it ↗
“My wife literally had to recuse herself for 5 min halfway through the movie after brightbill said goodbye.”
hpshaft▲ 1,003about 45–55% inread it ↗
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Avg Energy
50%
Rewatch %
20%
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from one rating — these move a lot until a few more land
no tags yet — rate this flick to drop some vibes ✨
qasdetff826
38d ago
The opening act sets a mood I did not expect from this film, and it holds that mood far longer than most would dare; by the time the middle turns, you have stopped noticing the craft entirely, which is exactly when a picture like this one quietly earns the ending it has been buil