8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
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
Where to watch
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
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
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.
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
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.
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.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
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.
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
User Ratings
7.7
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.2
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