How to Build a Better Boy
Seen it?2014 | 90 min | Family, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
After inadvertently inputting the qualities of the ideal boyfriend into a high-tech government computer, two social outcasts named Mae and Gabby must contend with Albert, a cybernetic sweetheart with only one directive: to treat Mae to the perfect highschool romance.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Nominated for 1 DGA Award.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Hoen
- China Anne McClainGabby Harrison
- Kelli BerglundMae Hartley
- Marshall WilliamsAlbert Banks
- Matt ShivelyBart Hartley
- Ashley ArgotaNevaeh Barnes
- Noah CentineoJaden Stark
- Roger BartJames Hartley
- Ron LeaGeneral McFee
- Ieva LucsMajor Jenks
- Paulino NunesZephyr