A Glean movie guide
Minds of Metal and Code
The future is already here.
From sentient companions to rogue systems, explore the best of AI cinema.
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The movie list
- 01
Ex Machina
A tense, claustrophobic exploration of consciousness and the ethics of creation.
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.
- 02
Her
A soulful look at how technology reshapes human connection and the nature of love.
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
- 03
2001: A Space Odyssey
The ultimate cinematic journey into machine logic and the dawn of artificial intelligence.
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
- 04
Blade Runner
A visually stunning neo-noir that questions what it truly means to be human.
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
- 05
After Yang
A gentle, meditative drama about memory and the place of AI within the family unit.
When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
- 06
The Matrix
A groundbreaking action spectacle where humanity battles a sentient machine reality.
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
- 07
WALL-E
A charming and poignant adventure following a lonely robot’s quest to save humanity.
- 08
Moon
A gripping psychological mystery centered on a solitary worker and his AI companion.
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
- 09
Ghost in the Shell
A definitive cyberpunk masterpiece exploring the blurred lines between data and soul.
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
- 10
M3GAN
A sharp, satirical horror-thriller about the unintended consequences of advanced machine learning.
A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.
- 11
The Creator
A visually ambitious epic that tackles AI personhood amidst a global conflict.
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
- 12
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A sweeping, emotional odyssey about a robotic boy’s search for belonging.
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.