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'Mitchells vs. the Machines' is personal and idiosyncratic — and perfectly imperfect

This is an animated comedy in which a robot uprising aims to rid Earth of all humans. But we're not going to talk about that.

"The dad in the movie looks exactly like my dad. My dad owns that jacket," says "The Mitchells vs. the Machines" co-writer and co-director Michael Rianda of his animated film. "He's like" — takes on a deep dad voice — "That sounds suspiciously like Danny McBride [who plays the dad in the movie]. Mike, the guys at the Elks Club

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