Robot Mom

Robot Mom

2012 · 90 min · ★ 3.5 · Comedy

Katrin, an ambitious product designer who is completely overwhelmed with children, household and job, lives with her husband Jan and their two children in an idyllic house in Berlin. When Jan confesses to her that his company is bankrupt, Katrin has to accept a thankless major contract for the sanitary facilities of a design hotel. But with children, household and job, Katrin quickly reaches her limits. By chance, she finds a computer on the Internet that she can configure to look like herself! When the order arrives, the android is a dead ringer for her - and initially helps her with her daily chores. The android even does the shopping at lightning speed and completely independently. Gradually, "Kate" develops human traits. When she also makes a pass at Jan, it's high time to get rid of the unwelcome guest...

Directed by Oliver Dommenget

Your Rating

Cast

Valerie Niehaus Karin Schreiber
Oliver Mommsen Jan Schreiber
Ludger Pistor Charly Belfort
Melanie Blocksdorf Andrea Lindhof
Yung Ngo Kurier
Daniel Popat Pitty

Make it a double feature

3h 1m together

Robot Mom

Online - My Daughter in Danger

Both from Oliver Dommenget.

More from Oliver DommengetSee all →

Adidas Vs. Puma: The Brother's Feud

Adidas Vs. Puma: The Brother's Feud · 2016

Adidas Vs. Puma: The Brother's Feud

Two brothers start a sportswear company in the 1920s, hoping to make the best shoes in the world. Their relationship deteriorates until they become bitter rivals.

Das verräterische Collier

Das verräterische Collier · 2003

Das verräterische Collier

Online - My Daughter in Danger

Online - My Daughter in Danger · 2012

Online - My Daughter in Danger

MovieTV MovieDrama

A woman's life unravels as the predator preying on her daughter online destroys her life via online sabotage.

Traumprinz in Farbe

Traumprinz in Farbe · 2003

Traumprinz in Farbe

MovieComedyTV Movie

Newspaper editor Clara is happily single, if it weren't for the eternal matchmaking attempts of those around her. When her photos are swapped with those of a good-looking man in a photo store, she is in a state of shock. While she does everything she can to get to know the man in the photos, her boss, of all people, is already one step closer to her goal. When his ex-girlfriend reappears on the scene, the chaos is complete. And it's high time for Clara to take action.

Nichts mehr wie vorher

Nichts mehr wie vorher · 2013

Nichts mehr wie vorher

The life of gay 16-year-old Daniel goes completely off track as he is being held responsible for the killing of a small boy who was abused and killed.

Einstein

Einstein · 2017

SeriesCrimeComedy

Felix Winterberg is the great-great-grandson of the famous Albert Einstein and himself a recognized physics genius. Because of a deadly hereditary disease, the brilliant researcher only has a few years left - which he wants to make as labor-intensive as possible thanks to various illegal stimulants.

Ein Hund, zwei Koffer und die ganz große Liebe

Ein Hund, zwei Koffer und die ganz große Liebe · 2005

Ein Hund, zwei Koffer und die ganz große Liebe

MovieComedyTV Movie

Bad Cop – kriminell gut

Bad Cop – kriminell gut · 2017

Bad Cop – kriminell gut

Criminal Jan Starck assumes the identity of his police twin brother after his death. From then on, Jan will have to deal both work and private problems of his brother.

Josephine Klick

Josephine Klick · 2014

Josephine Klick

Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis

Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis · 2011

Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis

MovieActionDrama

Valley of the Wild Roses

Valley of the Wild Roses · 2006

Valley of the Wild Roses

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

The vast, unspoiled Valley of the Wild Roses, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is the scenery for separate stories of Western life, family drama and romance. People arrive, leave, return in search of love(rs), riches, redemption, revenge...

Help! I'm a Boy

Help! I'm a Boy · 2002

Help! I'm a Boy

MovieComedyFamily

In Hamburg, an aged sorcerer is searching for a replacement. Freddie, who's about 12, finds the wizard's book of spells and knows enough to read a few lines to his friend Emma. She repeats the lines adding exasperation about Mickey, a boy who's often mean to her. The next morning, Mickey finds himself in Emma's body, and Emma finds herself in Mickey's body. The wizard tracks down the book, takes it back, and disappears, leaving Freddy with no way to reverse the spell, which becomes permanent in 54 hours. Freddy, Emma, and Mickey must work together to search out a solution, while making discoveries about sex roles, courage, friendship, and each other

Der Amokläufer - Aus Spiel wird Ernst

Der Amokläufer - Aus Spiel wird Ernst · 2008

Der Amokläufer - Aus Spiel wird Ernst

MovieThrillerTV Movie

Maren Hilbert is the new teacher at the private elite school Sophienbund. She soon realizes that the school, which looks so perfect on the outside, is in a pretty bad state on the inside. When a killing spree is announced, Maren knows she has to act. But neither the principal nor her colleagues take the threatening emails or Maren seriously, only police officer Niklas Götz (39), the father of one of her pupils, supports her in her research. Maren is certain: the potential killer is a boy from her class and he is serious. A race against time begins.

Klick ins Herz

Klick ins Herz · 2009

MovieTV MovieRomance

Maggie and Paul senior meet in a chat room. They are so taken with each other that they decide to take the plunge and meet up in real life. There's just one catch: both have made themselves younger - as young as Maggie's daughter Eva and Paul's son Paul junior. The two "children" agree to go on a date instead of their parents, which turns out to be quite a flop. It remains to be seen whether Maggie and Paul will dare to meet in person...

Longing for Sandy Bay

Longing for Sandy Bay · 2011

Longing for Sandy Bay

MovieDramaRomance

Workaholic geologist Timothy Deveraux is estranged from his wife, psychotherapist Antoinette. She seduces the big doctor, Dr. Sam Long, before telling him that she is married. The two share a close bond with ecological conservation, so when an arson incident comes up, Timothy feels compelled to destroy the mining company of his new Australian employer.

Das Traumschiff

Das Traumschiff · 1981

Das Traumschiff

SeriesComedyFamily

The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.

More Like This

Life Is a Long Quiet River

Life Is a Long Quiet River · 1988

Life Is a Long Quiet River

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (apparently) contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious (even delinquent) children, often hungry, but with lots of laughter in the house.

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort · 1967

The Young Girls of Rochefort

MovieRomanceComedy

In the seaside town of Rochefort, twin sisters Delphine and Solange dream of love and artistic fulfillment beyond their quiet lives. As sailors, artists, musicians, and chance visitors pass through town during a weekend fair, a web of near-misses and romantic longing brings ideal partners tantalizingly close—without their realizing it.

The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo · 2002

MovieDramaRomance

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front Secret Police 'Smersh', has a narrow escape. They are soldiers of the two enemy armies. A Lapp woman Anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm. For Anni they are not enemies, but just men.

Stuck on You

Stuck on You · 2003

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.

Two Heads Creek

Two Heads Creek · 2019

Two Heads Creek

MovieHorrorComedy

A timid butcher and his drama queen twin sister quit the hostile confines of post-Brexit Britain and venture to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.

Adaptation.

Adaptation. · 2002

MovieComedyCrime

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.

Tiptoes

Tiptoes · 2002

MovieDramaRomance

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama · 2005

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

MovieAnimationAdventure

Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness which may involve a new hottie at Middleton High School named Eric, who suddenly sparks feelings in Ron about Kim that resemble much more than friendship. To make matters worse, Bueno Nacho, Ron's favorite fast food chain has turned sour on him by bombarding him with little Devils.

Judwaa 2

Judwaa 2 · 2017

MovieActionComedy

Separated at birth and peculiarly connected via their reflexes, twins Prem and Raja are reunited with each other as they set out to take down the underground smuggling world.

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap · 1998

The Parent Trap

MovieComedyFamily

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers · 1984

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

Eight Crazy Nights

Eight Crazy Nights · 2002

Eight Crazy Nights

MovieAnimationComedy

Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.

Twins

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter