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Ex Machina

There is nothing more human than the will to survive
2015 | 108m | English

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Popularity: 8 (history)

Director: Alex Garland
Writer: Alex Garland
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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.
Release Date: Jan 21, 2015
Director: Alex Garland
Writer: Alex Garland
Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
Keywords android, distrust, manipulation, robot, existentialism, critical, man vs machine, technology, laboratory, consciousness, human android relationship, dancing, artificial intelligence (a.i.), deception, power outage, lockdown, intense, friendship, isolation, norway, surveillance camera, female cyborg
Production Companies Scott Rudin Productions, DNA Films, Film4 Productions, IAC Films
Box Office Revenue: $36,869,414
Budget: $15,000,000
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Domhnall Gleeson Caleb
Alicia Vikander Ava
Oscar Isaac Nathan
Sonoya Mizuno Kyoko
Corey Johnson Jay
Claire Selby Lily
Symara A. Templeman Jasmine
Gana Bayarsaikhan Jade
Tiffany Pisani Katya
Elina Alminas Amber
Chelsea Li Office Girl (uncredited)
Dan Pappaspanos Office Worker (uncredited)
Name Job
Alex Garland Writer, Director
Rob Hardy Director of Photography
Mark Day Editor
Geoff Barrow Original Music Composer
Ben Salisbury Original Music Composer
Francine Maisler Casting
Nicolas Becker Foley
Peter Burgis Foley
Glenn Freemantle Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Mark Digby Production Design
Katrina Mackay Art Direction
Michelle Day Set Decoration
Sian Grigg Makeup Department Head
Ray Marston Wigmaker
Ketan Waikar Assistant Art Director
Niv Adiri Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ian Tapp Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Mayor Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Nicolas Hernandez CG Supervisor
Benjamin Carlson VFX Production Coordinator
Steve Street VFX Supervisor
Tim Field Visual Effects Producer
Fay McConkey Visual Effects Producer
Stuart Nelhams Visual Effects Editor
Collette Nunes Visual Effects Editor
Xinyi Puah Visual Effects Editor
Sara Bennett Visual Effects Supervisor
John Lockwood Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrew Whitehurst Visual Effects Supervisor
Stuart Howell Second Unit Cinematographer
Jeremy Braben Helicopter Camera
Aimee Spinks Still Photographer
Nicole Young Costume Supervisor
Todd Kleparski Digital Intermediate
Tom Cairns Digital Intermediate
Tim Drewett Digital Intermediate
François Kamffer Digital Intermediate
Steve Owen Digital Intermediate
Jamie Welsh Digital Intermediate
Yann McCullough Music Editor
San Davey Script Supervisor
Sarah Clark Unit Publicist
Hermione Byrt First Assistant Editor
Neill Gorton Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Denis Schnegg Supervising Art Director
Mark Williams Ardington CG Supervisor
Paul Norris 2D Supervisor
Jarle Tangen Line Producer
Richard Durant Conceptual Design
Walter Donohue Thanks
Gia Milinovich Thanks
Andrew O'Hagan Thanks
Peter Gleaves ADR Mixer
Bobby Johanson ADR Mixer
Michael Rivera ADR Recordist
Mike Tehrani ADR Recordist
Lauren Doss Art Department Assistant
Laura Savage Art Department Assistant
Tim Orlik Assistant Accountant
Erline O'Donovan-Clarke Assistant Editor
Nick Freemantle Assistant Sound Editor
Simon Ashdown Sound Editor
Stephane Malenfant Boom Operator
Tom Storey Camera Trainee
Andrea Fishburn Camera Trainee
George Ausburger Carpenter
Jason Htay Carpenter
Dan Marsden Carpenter
Seb Palmer Carpenter
Steve Patterson Carpenter
Paul Rigby Carpenter
Tom Symes Carpenter
Melissa Kostenbauder Casting Associate
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler Casting Associate
Pål Tangen Catering
Arthur Pita Choreographer
Kouji Tajima Concept Artist
Oliver Cubbage Concept Artist
Jessica Sinclair Concept Artist
Dan Crandon Construction Manager
Jill McCullough Dialect Coach
Sandra Butterworth Dialect Coach
Matthew Kerly Draughtsman
Sean Board Dressing Prop
Ian Cooper Dressing Prop
Joe Linfield Dressing Prop
Martin Rootes Dressing Prop
Chris Dudley Driver
Jonas F. Christiansen Driver
Jarle Hoel Driver
Merete Svarstad Driver
Andrew Nolan Electrician
Daniel Budd First Assistant Accountant
Jennie Paddon First Assistant Camera
Sally Low First Assistant Camera
Nick Heckstall-Smith First Assistant Director
Peter Hanson Foley Editor
Glen Gathard Foley Mixer
Lee Walters Gaffer
Tiffany M. Carpenter Graphic Designer
Andrew Tapper Graphic Designer
Tom Stansfield Grip
Sam Phillips Key Grip
Ross Busby Lighting Technician
Saba Kia Location Assistant
Alex Gladstone Location Manager
Philip Lobban Location Scout
Charlotte Rogers Makeup Artist
Rolf Martens Sound Mix Technician
Stephen McClure Modeling
Jerry Crozier-Cole Musician
Joby Burgess Musician
Gareth Parry Online Editor
Clare St. John Post Production Supervisor
Darren Howton Electrician
Danny McGee Electrician
Simon Purdy Electrician
Rebecca Cronshey Producer's Assistant
Agnes Meath Baker Producer's Assistant
Nuala Alen-Buckley Production Accountant
Rory Johnston Production Assistant
Vivien Kenny Production Assistant
Samantha Black Production Coordinator
Tor Arne Øvrebø Production Manager
Mitch Low Production Sound Mixer
Gustav Hoegen Props
Philip O'Connell Props
Emma Field-Rayner Property Buyer
Andrea Bond Scenic Artist
Clare Holland Scenic Artist
Nigel Kirk Scenic Artist
Matthew Parsons Scenic Artist
Joe Vassallo Scenic Artist
Simon Hutchings Scenic Artist
Rupert Coulson Scoring Mixer
Bruce Gordon Sculptor
Tim Morris Second Assistant Camera
Ray Kenny Second Assistant Director
Tonje S. Rolland Second Assistant Director
Ben Barker Sound Designer
Danny Freemantle Sound Effects Editor
David Gray Standby Rigger
Keith Weir Storyboard Artist
Heather Phillips Stunts
Gayle Dickie Third Assistant Director
Richard von Løwensprung Driver
Sara Desmond Unit Production Manager
Adam McGrady Video Assist Operator
Stuart Farley CG Supervisor
Steve Muangman Compositing Supervisor
Neil Alford Compositor
Vasco Cerqueira Compositor
Luka Leskovšek Compositor
Camille Paleni Compositor
Richard Stay Compositor
Iyi Tubi Compositor
Sukumaran Lalithambika Vijin Compositor
Simon Gustafsson Concept Artist
Sauyan Wong I/O Manager
Izzy Field Data Wrangler
Asa Shoul Digital Colorist
Adam Broderick Digital Compositor
Francesco Cosatti Digital Compositor
Gabriele Filippelli Digital Compositor
Clement Gharini Digital Compositor
Henning Glabbart Digital Compositor
Sarah Iduwe Digital Compositor
Charlotte Merrill Digital Compositor
James Moxon Digital Compositor
Thomas R. Steiner Digital Compositor
Alex Smith Digital Supervisor
Kate Porter Compositing Lead
Francisco Palomares Pozas Compositing Lead
Michael Ranalletta Compositing Lead
Eleanor Sutton Compositing Lead
Helga Victoria Lighting Artist
Alex James Macieira Matchmove Supervisor
Matthew Salisbury Matchmove Supervisor
Pasquale Riefoli Pipeline Technical Director
Neil Roche Rigging Supervisor
Varun Hadkar Visual Effects
Will Lucas Visual Effects
Eliot Speed Visual Effects
Tolga Ari VFX Artist
Martin Bohm VFX Artist
Alistair Darby VFX Artist
Kimberley Dunne VFX Artist
Finella Fan VFX Artist
James Guy VFX Artist
David Jones VFX Artist
Duncan Kinnaird VFX Artist
Owen McGonigle VFX Artist
Chris Ritvo VFX Artist
Joe Tarrant VFX Artist
Jonathan Webber VFX Artist
Alexis Lemonis VFX Artist
Michelle Kuginis Visual Effects Coordinator
Gretel Ng Visual Effects Coordinator
Mariangela Suma Visual Effects Coordinator
Richard Diver Visual Effects Editor
Tina Richardson Visual Effects Editor
Nick Drew Executive Visual Effects Producer
Darcie Tang Visual Effects Producer
Gillian Dodders Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor
Nick Thomas Property Master
Russell Darling Visual Effects
Jay Patel Digital Imaging Technician
Sammy Sheldon Costume Design
Andy Bennett Stunt Coordinator
Kazuo Ishiguro Thanks
Chris Menges Thanks
Dr Adam Rutherford Thanks
Per Henry Borch Location Manager
Pablo Verdejo Stunts
Matt Curtis Title Designer
Ricardo Ferreira Digital Compositor
Kate-Beth Walling Costume Assistant
Caroline Levy Line Producer
Dave Wells Best Boy Grip
Name Title
Eli Bush Executive Producer
Tessa Ross Executive Producer
Scott Rudin Executive Producer
Andrew Macdonald Producer
Jason Sack Associate Producer
Joanne Smith Associate Producer
Allon Reich Producer
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Reviews

tanty
8.0

When you think you have seen everything about AI movies, Ex Machina arrives and gives a very nice perspective on the matter. The movie goes quick, not many things happen but they are clever, very well thought. The story is more focused in the moral problems of the human main character rather than ... in the awe of the creation nor the existencial problem of the AI. The cast is all great, from Vikander to Mizuno, Glee and great Oscar Isaac. A real must to watch if you are into the topic.

Jun 23, 2021
Jeff_34
8.0

**Enjoyable, satisfying sci-fi** Kinda smutty, kinda creepy, kinda evil, thoroughly enjoying. OK, there's nothing mind shattering but still good fun and a nice pay off imho. For those complaining it was predictable - if you want something you CANNOT ever predict go watch Predestination http ... s://www.themoviedb.org/movie/206487-predestination Something about it hit the right chords for me, modern, start up, big loud talker, sad lonely guy.... I've seen lots of those geeks turned CEO's and they don't know what they've become. Actually more to be said about the Nathan character than the rest. Definitely worth a watch if you like dark humour and sci-fi.

Jun 23, 2021
John Chard
8.0

Isn't it strange, to create something that hates you? Ex Machina is written and directed by Alex Garland. It stars Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac and Sonoya Mizuno. Music is by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury and cinematography by Rob Hardy. A young programmer is thrilled to b ... e selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment involving synthetic intelligence. He's to evaluate the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid Artificial Intelligence known as Ava... Your nutshell review is that it's a cautionary tale of science going too far, where the narrative thrust of a Turin Test becomes something far darker and troubling. This is a deliberately slow paced sci-fier, told out of a remote reinforced science institute populated by just one human and some A.I. creations. Enter Caleb (Gleeson), who doubles the human quotient and kicks starts what is a cunningly sexy, troubling and potent picture. As we are drawn into this most fascinating world, we are requested to pose ourselves the deeper questions about being human, for better or worse. This is nothing new, this has been explored in many other sci-fi pictures, but the intensity of the set-up, the performance of the actors in this intimate surround, for sure engage the patiently interested. The ending is plain daft, even irresponsible when one considers how much thought has gone into the story previously, but mostly this is a genre piece of considerable worth. 8/10

May 16, 2024
itsogs
7.0

I thought the story was both interesting and believable on some levels. I have no doubt that an AI would eventually turn on a creator, especially since most creators don't think of artificial intelligence as anything other than a tool to use and dispose of. Be careful what you wish for, if you try t ... o create a life through AI, don't be surprised if it has a mind of its own.⭐⭐⭐⭐

Oct 16, 2021