When a young programmer is selected to participate in a groundbreaking experiment in synthetic intelligence, the line between humans and humanoids becomes blurred in a way that will have consequences beyond comprehension.
From cerebral sci-fi filmmaker Alex Garland comes the story of Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer who wins a contest that enables him to spend a week at the private estate of brilliant techno-futurist Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Caleb has been chosen to be the human component in a Turing test to determine the capabilities and consciousness of Ava (Alicia Vikander). But Ava is far more self-aware and deceptive than either man imagined. [108 min; sci-fi; English]
"A riveting sci-fi investigation into humankind's experiments with A.I." — Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
"To dismiss Ex Machina as just another robot movie would be like calling the Grand Canyon a hole in the ground. It's one of the most original, smart, thought-provoking science fiction movies of recent years." — Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian
"It plays like Frankenstein meets Blade Runner via Hitchcock haunted by the ghosts of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, in a film that’s both highly literate and steeped in tense cat-and-mouse chills. Thematically epic; it demands to be seen at least twice and should fuel hours of debate." — Rosie Fletcher, TotalFilm
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