
On Mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of Supervisor. They research Earth and finds that the boy Milo is raised by his Mom with love and discipline. The Martians come to Earth and abduct Mom, to use her brain to instruct the robots about how to raise children. However, Milo sneaks into the spaceship and comes to Mars. He meets Gribble, a young man that behaves like a child and together with the hippie... (Full plot summary below)
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On Mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of Supervisor. They research Earth and finds that the boy Milo is raised by his Mom with love and discipline. The Martians come to Earth and abduct Mom, to use her brain to instruct the robots about how to raise children. However, Milo sneaks into the spaceship and comes to Mars. He meets Gribble, a young man that behaves like a child and together with the hippie Martian Ki and Gribble's friend Wingnut, they try to rescue Mom and bring her back to Earth. But Supervisor will give her best efforts to stop Milo and his friends.
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| Entertainment SpectrumKeith CohenThe animation, special effects and sound effects are top drawer. This family-friendly entertainment package comes with a lasting side benefit. |
| leonardmaltin.comLeonard MaltinTalk all you want about technique: a good animated film depends on story and character, and it's those vital ingredients that make Mars Needs Moms so entertaining. It's also |
| Mania.comRob VauxIt has its heart in the right place, and earns its few moments of emotional resonance, but they don't elevate the story past the thoroughly commonplace. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenSuperlative craftsmanship but only the first segment is intriguing. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO] Based on a children's book by cartoonist Berkeley Breathed (known for his "Bloom County" comic strip), "Mars Needs Moms" is a tone-deaf animated disaster. |
| Washington PostSean O'ConnellWhile Wells's ice-blue color scheme borrows from both "Tron" films and a litany of "Star Trek" episodes, a majestic musical score by the great composer John Powell somehow makes everything old feel fresh and wondrous again. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelCathy JakicicSucceeds both as a sci-fi adventure and as a familial love story. |
| ComingSoon.netJoshua StarnesNo movie called Mars Needs Moms has any right being this good. But it is. |
| Seattle TimesTom KeoghWhat's missing, especially in an era when we've invested so much hope for extraterrestrial life by sending real probes to the real Mars, is a sense of wonder. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfLively, richly animated with intriguing motion capture fluidity, and pleasingly designed with special attention to sprawling Martian environments, the feature is nearly sunk by the efforts of co-star Dan Fogler. |