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AI Sci-Fi movies

Sentient technology takes center stage: autonomy vs control, machine intelligence, and the future of human identity.

Robot Dreams

1. Robot Dreams

Animation Drama Comedy Science Fiction Family Animation
7.6

20231h 42min

France, Spain

Director: Pablo Berger

A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?

Themes

Pursuit of connection, Loneliness and companionship, Found family across species, Attachment to artificial beings, Change and resilience, Loss and adaptation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Companion

2. Companion

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Psychological Horror AI Sci-Fi
6.9

20251h 37min

United States

Director: Drew Hancock

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Deception within groups, Human android relationship, Toxic relationship dynamics, Privacy invasion by machines, Human vs machines

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mickey 17

3. Mickey 17

Science Fiction Comedy Adventure AI Sci-Fi Awkward Comedy
6.7

20252h 17min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Bong Joon Ho

In the near future, Mickey Barnes takes on dangerous assignments for space colonization. Each time he dies, the people in charge create a new clone and upload his memories into a new body—until a malfunction leads to multiple versions of Mickey…

Themes

Identity fragmentation, Cloning ethics, Space colony pressure, Debt driven labor, Lifeform sentience, Corporate coercion

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Upgrade

4. Upgrade

Action Thriller Science Fiction One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
7.5

20181h 40min

Australia, United States

Director: Leigh Whannell

After an attack by unknown assailants, Grey suffers severe injuries and is left paralyzed, while his wife is murdered. A millionaire developer offers him experimental treatment using the STEM chip, which will allow him to move again. Given this opportunity, Grey decides to track down the people who killed his wife.

Themes

Power and control, Augmented autonomy, Technology driven vengeance, Surveillance through drones, Transhumanism ethics, Body modification consequences

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ron's Gone Wrong

5. Ron's Gone Wrong

Animation Science Fiction Family Comedy Family Animation
7.1

20211h 47min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Sarah Smith

In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.

Themes

Technology-mediated friendship, Privacy vs profit, Corporate control over childhood, Belonging and social longing, Authentic connection vs engineered companionship, Surveillance capitalism

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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I'm Your Man

6. I'm Your Man

Science Fiction Comedy Romance AI Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy
7.1

20211h 48min

Germany

Director: Maria Schrader

Alma is a scientist coerced into participating in an extraordinary study in order to obtain research funds for her work. For three weeks, she has to live with a humanoid robot tailored to her character and needs, whose artificial intelligence is designed to be the perfect life partner for her. Enter Tom, a machine in human form in a class of its own, created solely to make her happy.

Themes

Loneliness and connection, Ethics of artificial life, Aging and companionship fear, Gender roles in science, Human-robot intimacy, Funding and institutional power

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Her

7. Her

Romance Science Fiction Drama Bittersweet Romance AI Sci-Fi
8.0

20132h 6min

United States

Director: Spike Jonze

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.

Themes

Loneliness and connection, Artificial intelligence companionship, Future tech and heartbreak, Operating system mediation of affection, Singularity and selfhood, Love as mediated by machines, Dehumanization via intimate tech

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Ex Machina

8. Ex Machina

Drama Science Fiction AI Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
7.7

20151h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Alex Garland

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.

Themes

Surveillance and manipulation, Isolation and distrust, Man vs machine, Artificial intelligence ethics, Employer employee relationship, Consciousness and agency

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Creator

9. The Creator

Science Fiction Action Adventure AI Sci-Fi Military Action
6.7

20232h 14min

Canada, United States

Director: Gareth Edwards

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.

Themes

Technology as weapon, Secrecy and deception, Grief as motivation, Human ai conflict, Regional resistance vs state power, Creation and responsibility

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Artifice Girl

10. The Artifice Girl

Science Fiction Thriller Mystery AI Sci-Fi Computer Threat Thriller
6.6

20231h 33min

United States

Director: Franklin Ritch

A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Ai autonomy and agency, Ethics of baiting predators, Free will vs control, Human android relationships, Surveillance justice and accountability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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