Automatic

Automatic

Wired for action. Programmed to defend. Determined to survive

Directed by John Murlowski

Produced by Lakeview Productions, Republic Pictures

199590 min4.9 / 10

A high-octane sci-fi thriller about an android and a woman hunted by corporate mercenaries, balancing action spectacle with questions of artificial consciousness and survival.

Robgen industries newest security system is "The J Series Automatic", an android model designed and programmed to protect humans from violent attacks. But one night, an Automatic named J269 discovers a Robgen executive trying to rape a female employee named Nora Rochester. While trying to stop the crime, he inadvertently kills the executive. At this point, J269 then calls Goddard Marx (his creator and a Robgen chairman) to inform him of the incident. Marx tells the android to stay there with Rochester until help arrives, but Marx is intent on sweeping the fiasco under the rug by sending mercenaries to eliminate both J269 and Rochester. Now the two are fugitives on the run from a para-military hit squad.

Questions people ask

  • Is Automatic violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Automatic scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Automatic easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Automatic sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Automatic end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Automatic

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Automatic

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Automatic, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Automatic, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Automatic, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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