Ron's Gone Wrong

Ron's Gone Wrong
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • David Peers
  • Hailey White
Edited byDavid Burrows
Music byHenry Jackman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Studios
Release dates
  • 9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) (BFI)
  • 15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) (United Kingdom)
  • 22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$60.7 million

Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, and written by Smith and Peter Baynham. The voice cast features Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, and Olivia Colman. The film follows Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler who, after the release of a popular line of robots, receives and befriends a defective robot he names Ron.

Ron's Gone Wrong was the first feature film from Locksmith Animation, and was animated by DNEG Animation. Animation and voice acting for the film were all done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film had its world premiere at the 65th BFI London Film Festival on 9 October 2021, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 15 October, and in the United States on 22 October, by 20th Century Studios. The film grossed $60.7 million and received generally positive reviews from critics.