Ex Machina

DIRECTED BY

Alex Garland

WRITTEN BY

Alex Garland

STARRING

Oscar Isaac

Domhnall Gleeson

Alicia Vikander

Ex Machina — trailer still

Creating something that hates you

A young programmer wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of his company's brilliant, reclusive CEO, where he is charged with evaluating the consciousness of Ava, an artificial intelligence more sophisticated and more deceptive than either man imagined.

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2025

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The Smashing Machine

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2025

Biographical, Sport, Drama

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The Brutalist

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2023

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2022

Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

2:19:00

Uncut Gems

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2019

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2:15:00

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2018

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2:07:00

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2017

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2023–

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The Curse

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2023–2024

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2022

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2022–2025

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2023–

Comedy

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2019–2026

Teen Drama, Psychological Drama

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Ramy

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2019–2022

Comedy Drama

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Random Acts of Flyness

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2018–2022

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