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Ex Machina

2015 1h 48m
Drama Science Fiction
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.6/10
14,572 reviews
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Ex Machina

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.

"There is nothing more human than the will to survive."

Top Billed Cast

Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson
Caleb
Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander
Ava
Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac
Nathan
Sonoya Mizuno
Sonoya Mizuno
Kyoko
Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson
Jay
Claire Selby
Claire Selby
Lily
Symara A. Templeman
Symara A. Templeman
Jasmine
Gana Bayarsaikhan
Gana Bayarsaikhan
Jade

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

A Andres Gomez Verified TMDB Critic
2016-03-21

When you think you have seen everything about AI movies, Ex Machina arrives and gives a very nice perspective on the matter.

The movie goes quick, not many things happen but they are clever, very well thought. The story is more focused in the moral problems of the human main character rather than in the awe of the creation nor the existencial problem of the AI.

The cast is all great, from Vikander to Mizuno, Glee and great Oscar Isaac.

A real must to watch if you are into the topic....

J Jeff_34 Verified TMDB Critic
2017-02-07

**Enjoyable, satisfying sci-fi**

Kinda smutty, kinda creepy, kinda evil, thoroughly enjoying.

OK, there's nothing mind shattering but still good fun and a nice pay off imho.

For those complaining it was predictable - if you want something you CANNOT ever predict go watch Predestination https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/206487-predestination

Something about it hit the right chords for me, modern, start up, big loud talker, sad lonely guy.... I've seen lots of those geeks turned CEO's and they don't know what they've become.

Actually more to be said about the Nathan character than ...

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2019-11-09

Isn't it strange, to create something that hates you?

Ex Machina is written and directed by Alex Garland. It stars Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac and Sonoya Mizuno. Music is by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury and cinematography by Rob Hardy.

A young programmer is thrilled to be selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment involving synthetic intelligence. He's to evaluate the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid Artificial Intelligence known as Ava...

Your nutshell review is that it's a cautionary tale of science going too far, where the narrative ...

I itsogs Verified TMDB Critic
2021-10-16

I thought the story was both interesting and believable on some levels. I have no doubt that an AI would eventually turn on a creator, especially since most creators don't think of artificial intelligence as anything other than a tool to use and dispose of. Be careful what you wish for, if you try to create a life through AI, don't be surprised if it has a mind of its own.⭐⭐⭐⭐...

S specimenb Verified TMDB Critic
2026-08-10

*Ex Machina* has a polished look and a strong premise, but I found it far more self-satisfied than genuinely intelligent. The idea of testing a humanoid AI’s consciousness is promising, yet the film keeps treating its familiar twists and vague philosophical dialogue as if they are profound revelations.

The sterile setting and performances are competent, but the characters felt less like people than pieces being moved around to make the ending work. Caleb’s choices are frustrating, Nathan is written as a cartoonishly awful genius, and the movie’s gender politics felt uncomfortably shal...