Ex Machina

Ex Machina

There is nothing more human than the will to survive.

Directed by Alex Garland

Produced by DNA Films, Film4 Productions

2015108 min7.6 / 10

A cerebral, paranoia-soaked thriller that uses artificial intelligence and isolation to interrogate consciousness, manipulation, and the blurred line between human and machine.

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.

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  • Is Ex Machina one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Ex Machina scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Ex Machina easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Ex Machina end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Ex Machina sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Ex Machina violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

89/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity94

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Surprise84

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Love90

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