‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’: Animation With a Message

A rollicking animated family adventure that doubles as an anti-tech/AI manifesto.

(L–R) The Mitchell Family: mother Linda (voiced by Maya Rudolph), daughter Katie (voiced by Abbi Jacobson), father Rick (voiced by Danny McBride), and son Aaron (voiced by Mike Rianda), in “The Mitchells vs. the Machines.” Columbia Pictures

 PG | 1h 54m | Animation, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family | 2021

For the entirety of the 20th century, Disney ruled the world of feature animation with such domination that other major studios essentially threw in the towel, but not before giving it the old college try once in a while.