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Ex Machina

2015 · 1h 48m · Drama, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated R (US)

There is nothing more human than the will to survive.

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.

Written & directed by
Alex Garland
Starring
Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno
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