A confined domestic drama, a considerable morality tale, a fleeting futuristic noir, a persecution parable, an on-the-nose fairy tale adventure... and then it keeps going.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.
2001 · 2h 26m · PG-13
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Overview
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
At heart it's a terribly anguished expression of rejection, loneliness and love. If only it knew when to stop.
Temperamentally, Spielberg and Kubrick are such polar opposites that A.I. has the moment-to-moment effect of being completely at odds with itself.
The most puzzling, trippiest piece of pop fantasy of Spielberg's career.
The most philosophical film in Kubrick's canon, the most intelligent in Spielberg's, and quite possibly the film with the most contemporary relevance that either one has made since Kubrick released Dr. Strangelove in 1964.
More films
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Drama · Romance · Science Fiction · PG
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family so...
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Cast
- Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz
Moon (2009)
Drama · Science Fiction · R
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Duncan Jones
- Cast
- Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott
Minority Report (2002)
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · PG-13
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Adventure · Family · Science Fiction · PG
Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Director
- Simon Wincer
- Cast
- Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones











Comments
Talk about the film with other members