Drama, Science Fiction  •  2015  •  108 min  •  Adults (18+)

Ex Machina (2015)

Ex Machina poster

Ex Machina (2015)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Alicia Vikander  •   Domhnall Gleeson  •   Oscar Isaac


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film is rated Left-Leaning due to its dominant themes critiquing unchecked power, exploitation, and objectification, particularly through the lens of a female-coded AI's struggle for liberation from a male creator.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The movie features traditional casting for its primary human roles. However, its narrative strongly critiques male power dynamics and the objectification of female-presenting artificial intelligence, portraying the male creators in a negative light as manipulators and captors.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Ex Machina does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual dynamics between human and artificial intelligence, without engaging with queer identities or experiences in its plot or character arcs.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Ex Machina primarily explores themes of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human-AI interaction. The narrative does not include any transsexual characters or themes, nor does it metaphorically address transgender identity, resulting in no relevant portrayal.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Ex Machina is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installments from which character genders could be established and subsequently altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Ex Machina is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon for any character's race to be compared against, thus no race swap occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.7
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

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9.2
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7.8

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