The Mitchells vs. the Machines: Robot Factory Rebellion

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***The Mitchells vs. the Machines: Robot Factory Rebellion*** is a 2025 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It is the sequel to *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021) and was directed, produced, and co-written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film tells the story of the Mitchell family as they get kidnapped and held hostage for defeating PAL during a prior machine uprising by an artificially intelligent android disguised as a human woman who desires to turn all humankind into robotic slaves, and how they set off on the journey of a lifetime to stop the android from using her technology to turn every single person on the planet into a piece of machinery.

Original voices from the first film-Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Eric André, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and Charlyne Yi-returned for the sequel. They are all joined by new additions to the cast including Jessica Chastain, Kendrick Lamar, Nate Corddry, Timothy Olyphant, Peter Aykroyd, Lindsay Lohan, and Edward James Olmos.

The film was released in select theaters on April 11, 2025, and on Netflix on April 18, 2025. It received largely positive reviews from critics for its animation, humor, writing, and soundtrack. At the 98th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature, losing to *TalOnn*.

## Synopsis

A few months following the events of the first film, the technology uprising led by the evil virtual assistant PAL has ended, and the Mitchell family (Katie, Aaron, Rick, Linda) have been hailed the world’s heroes for defeating PAL months prior, including receiving a Congressional Medal of Honor for their heroism. Since then, all four members of the family have been doing something different with their lives: Katie is now a student at the California College of Film in Los Angeles, Rick has finally gotten accustomed to using cellphones and computers although still keeps his rugged personality, Linda and the family’s neighbor Hailey Posey have become best friends and follow each other’s respective accounts on Instagram, and Aaron has started hanging out with/dating Hailey and her husband Jim Posey’s daughter Abbey, whom he shares his love of dinosaurs with. Also, Katie is coming home for spring break and is bringing home Jade, her classmate and girlfriend who shares her interest in movies and loves her YouTube videos. While all this is happening, miles away at a factory called “Android Enterprises”, a ruthless artificially intelligent disguised as an android named Prunella Withers plots to turn all humans into robotic slaves, and learns that PAL, a virtual assistant that she was hoping to use to help with her scheme, has been defeated by the Mitchell family, angering her to the point of explosion. She and her goons then sneak into the Mitchells’ house in Kentwood, Michigan, kidnap them and hold them hostage for killing PAL. Katie and her family will then set out to stop Prunella from turning all humans into robotic slaves, and will also face off an upgraded version of PAL: PAL 2.0.

## Voice cast

* Abbi Jacobson as Katie Mitchell, an optimistic, free-spirited, and energetic aspiring filmmaker and student at the California College of Film who is the daughter of Rick and Linda, and Aaron’s older sister.
* Danny McBride as Rick Mitchell, the rugged yet open-minded father of Katie and Aaron, and Linda’s husband.
* Maya Rudolph as Linda Mitchell, the overly positive mother of Katie and Aaron, and Rick’s wife. She is also now best friends with Hailey Posey and one of her followers on Instagram.
* Mike Rianda as Aaron Mitchell, the awkward, dinosaur-loving son of Rick and Linda, and Katie’s younger sister. He is also currently dating Hailey and Jim Posey’s daughter Abbey Posey.
	+ Rianda also voices the friendly California College of Film janitor Gus Bernstein, a television-style robot that hypnotizes a suburban family into trusting Prunella, and a surveillance camera who sees the Mitchells trespassing on Android Enterprises’ land and tries to have them killed by a laser.
* Jessica Chastain as Prunella Withers, an artificially intelligent android disguised as a human who holds a grudge against the Mitchells for defeating PAL during a prior technology uprising and plots to turn all humans into robotic slaves.
* Kendrick Lamar as BOBB-E / Bobby Edwards, Prunella’s savage henchman who has the ability to shape-shift into any kind of human at random.
* Nate Corddry as Ethan Roberts, a young apprentice mechanic desperate to make a living as a machine builder and open up a shop that sells all kinds of devices, gadgets, and forms of machinery.
* Eric André as Dr. Mark Bowman, the founder and owner of PAL Labs, and a close friend of the Mitchells.
* Olivia Colman as PAL 2.0, an upgraded version of PAL who works with Prunella to both get revenge on the Mitchells and turn humans into robotic slaves.
	+ Colman also voices Margaret Finley, a female lab technician that PAL 2.0 poses as to force the Mitchells into a chamber at Android Enterprises where they will be killed.
* Timothy Olyphant as Bryan Lutefisk, the head of Android Enterprises and Prunella’s creator. Years ago, when he first created Prunella, a terrible glitch occurred, causing her to go rogue and try to destroy all of the technicians in the laboratories, resulting in her becoming a ruthless android bent on making all humans her slaves by transforming them into machines.
* Peter Aykroyd as Elliott, an android who initially works alongside Prunella but later goes against her to help the Mitchells after getting hit by a car, which caused him to gain a malfunction.
* Fred Armisen as Deborahbot 5000, a damaged PAL Max robot who lives with the Mitchells.
* Beck Bennett as Eric, a damaged PAL Max robot who also lives with the Mitchells. Bennett also voices the other PAL Max robots in the film.
* Chrissy Teigen as Hailey Posey, the Mitchells’ neighbor, Jim’s wife, Abbey’s mother, and Linda’s best friend.
* John Legend as Jim Posey, the Mitchells’ neighbor, Hailey’s husband, and Abbey’s father.
* Charlyne Yi as Abbey Posey, the dinosaur-loving daughter of the Mitchells’ neighbors, Hailey and Jim Posey, and Aaron’s girlfriend.
* Lindsay Lohan as Carrie Smith, Katie’s childhood best friend who works as a mechanical engineer for a computer-based company.
* Edward James Olmos as Paco T. Mendoza, a Hispanic electrician who is a big fan of the Mitchells and accompanies them on their journey to stop Prunella from turning all humans into robotic slaves.
* Doug the Pug as Monchi, the Mitchells' pet dog.