Robot Jox

Name: Robot Jox
Duration: 1 h 25 min

1hr 25m

1hr 25m
2.9/5 (3.3K)
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In the distant future, mankind has forsaken global wars for battles of single combat. The world has been divided into two opposing super powers, with each side… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Producer:

Albert Band, Charles Band

Writer:

Joe Haldeman

Release Date:

Nov 21, 1990

Runtime:

1hr 25m

Synopsis

In the distant future, mankind has forsaken global wars for battles of single combat. The world has been divided into two opposing super powers, with each side represented by trained champions.

Cast

Gary Graham
Anne-Marie Johnson
Paul Koslo
Robert Sampson
Danny Kamekona
Hilary Mason
Michael Alldredge
Jeffrey Combs
Michael Saad
Ian Patrick Williams

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2.9

RATINGS 39 FANS

2.9

Aug 2, 2025

This would be so good if it had a budget

581 Likes

James (Schaffrillas)

Jul 7, 2015

Four reasons why I love my new Robot Jox bluray: 1. Robots in space 2. Robot miniatures and greenscreens 3. Robot chainsaw penises 4. The best ending ever

188 Likes

Sara Jean

Mar 25, 2020

or Top Gundam. from what i understand haldeman wanted this to be more of a Running Man/Starship Troopers critique of militarism and entertainment and that probably would've been a way better movie but i kinda love the silly 70s scifi fx and cliche, saturday morning cartoon…

175 Likes

Josh Lewis
Feb 11, 2021

the only way we can solve the contradictions of capitalism is by putting joe biden and vladamir putin in giant mechs and forcing them to kill each other in mortal combat

156 Likes

comrade_yui

Oct 6, 2021

Action!: Lovecrafting with Stuart Gordon & The Talking Heads The most incredible thing about this movie is the fact that nobody talks about it. Before Pacific Rim and Power Rangers, Stuart Gordon brought us a movie about robots controlled by humans (some genetically…

102 Likes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Jan 14, 2025

one of the only movies I’ve seen to properly approximate the feeling of smashing two robot toys into each other as a child, just a sandbox of unbridled, gleeful, destruction that feels born of 60s sci-fi, 80s anime and 90s political posturing

96 Likes

Justin LaLiberty
Feb 2, 2024

Albert Einstein may have said the next war following a nuclear holocaust would be fought with sticks and stones, but according to Robot Jox, he was wrong. The next war is fought with giant robots! Stuart Gordon's Robot Jox is nothing if not ambitious. Apparently the most…

91 Likes

Slig001

Mar 3, 2013

This was a big disappointment when I was a kid because it has a goofy tone and really cheap special effects. I enjoyed it more now because it has a goofy tone and really cheap special effects. What was disappointing this time was the fact that this could have been a…

77 Likes

Jeff

Nov 3, 2023

When I first watched this back in 1989, I guess I must've expected wall to wall giant robot action and was disappointed. It was a far cry from the kids shows from Japan I had grown up with, like Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, or the popular anime of the day like…

73 Likes

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DANK loved

Robot Jox

So dumb but one of the most entertaining films in existence! Leave your brain at the door and enjoy

1Y

Finbar O'Mahony disliked

Robot Jox

Great idea, badly executed. Hardly any robot action

2Y

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