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Ex Machina (2014)

Directed by Alex Garland · 108 min · Drama, Science Fiction

73.9 TOPICAL score · #592 of 6,776 films

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Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Ex Machina (2014, directed by Alex Garland) has a TOPICAL score of 73.9 - ranked 592 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (14,690 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages.

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Critics76
Audience89
Awards78
Historical impact78
Lasting engagement96
Cast72
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Domhnall Gleeson (actor #563), Alicia Vikander (actor #446), Oscar Isaac (actor #216), Sonoya Mizuno

“Ex Machina has been cited as among the best films of the 2010s.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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