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AI Sci-Fi movies

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

Possessor

1. Possessor

Horror Thriller Science Fiction Psychological Horror AI Sci-Fi
6.5
20201h 43min

Overview

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

Themes

Family ties vs professional duty, Identity fragmentation under pressure, Corporate control via mind-implant, Self-division under role-play, Ethics of host manipulation, Attachments vs duty

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Archive

2. Archive

Science Fiction Drama Fantasy Thriller AI Sci-Fi
6.4
20201h 49min

Overview

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Isolation and longing, Memory ownership, Boundaries of humanity, Ethics of artificial consciousness, Creation vs control, Jealousy and agency

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Terminator: Dark Fate

3. Terminator: Dark Fate

Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller AI Sci-Fi
6.2
20192h 8min

Overview

Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Resistance leadership, Border resilience, Augmentation ethics, Ai governance and war, Machine autonomy humanity

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A-X-L

4. A-X-L

Science Fiction Action Adventure Family AI Sci-Fi
5.3
20181h 38min

Overview

The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.

Themes

"movie: a-x-l. genres: science fiction, Action, Adventure, Family, Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Family main themes: friendship, Technology, Friends, Friendship, Technology, Friends full keywords list: friendship, Technology, Friends, Robot, Robot dog. concept analysis: a-x-l delves into the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and the bonds formed between humans and technology. it highlights themes of loyalty and friendship, Questioning the extent to which technology can influence human emotions and relationships."

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Overview

Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.

Themes

Technology shaping intimacy, Synthetic companionship ethics, False memories ethics, Emotional authenticity tension, Affection economy manipulation, Genuine connection search

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Overview

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

Themes

Memory erasure ethics, Kidnapping dynamics, Creators vs ai power, Smart house control, Humans vs ai power, Human experimentation ethics

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Upgrade

7. Upgrade

Action Thriller Science Fiction One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
7.5
20181h 40min

Overview

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

Themes

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

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Marjorie Prime

8. Marjorie Prime

Drama Mystery Science Fiction Relationship Drama Mindbender Mystery
6.3
20171h 39min

Overview

A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.

Themes

Memory technology ethics, Aging memory fragility, Memory as coping mechanism, Family secrecy and silence, Affection projection deception, Caregiving power dynamics

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Infinity Chamber

9. Infinity Chamber

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller AI Sci-Fi Computer Threat Thriller
6.2
20161h 43min

Overview

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.

Themes

Repetitive cycles of captivity, Memory manipulation tension, Confinement by automation, Resilience under isolation, Hopelessness in detention, Distrust of synthetic overseers

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Morgan

10. Morgan

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Psychological Horror AI Sci-Fi
5.9
20161h 32min

Overview

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Human machine boundary, Ethics of artificial life, Creation with autonomy, Instrumental rationality vs emotion, Corporate risk vs care

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