Films about AI

SoAdCrAzY · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:02

Like the time travel thread, I'm loving the film recommendations. I thought I'd start a discussion about films about AI as there are loads. I'll kick it off by naming my favourites:

Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
A.I. (2001)
Ex Machina (2015)
I, Robot (2004)

smokedog · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:03

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Companion
Short Circuit

Some popular ones here

https://www.imdb.com/interest/in0000158/

VincentHanna · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:06

Terminator 2, kind of.
Wall-E?

bloodiedathame · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:07

Not necessarily about AI, but Hal in 2001 Space Odyssey is a good example of AI in a film.

Ayahuasca · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:09

M3GAN

Transcendence (it's awful though)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - Spielberg, story of a robot child seeking to become real

Gray2233 · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:10

The Matrix
Bicentennial Man
2001: A Space Odyssey
Wall-E
Automata (Underrated imo, it's not perfect but it's a good watch)
Moon (2009)

Some of my favourites off the top of my head^

SoAdCrAzY · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:12

Not a film but the episode of Black Mirror called 'Be Right Back' was great.

Bumhug · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:20

Its not aged well but Lawnmower man has an AI spin on it, was more billed as VR at the time but is sort of a AI connection there. The directors follow up Virtuosity is very much AI though

Granted both movies are utter pants but if you go into the mindset that they aren't very good then they can be enjoyable, Lawnmower man especially with the even bad at the time CGI and Virtuosity has Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in it

Werewolf · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:24

Dark Star?
Although from memory it's not got a massive amount of AI, but it is the bomb.

Stumble Bum · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:40

Kelt · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:44

All the Alien films, all have AI androids.

kola · 2 Dec 2025 at 15:58

iRobot ?

VaderDSL · 2 Dec 2025 at 16:05

Upgrade - One of my fav films in recent years.

matgsi · 2 Dec 2025 at 16:09

Upgrade is brilliant, the part when the AI gets "switched on" :cry:

Not sure if it falls into the AI category, more VR maybe, but Existenz is a great film.

OnionTerror · 2 Dec 2025 at 16:19

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Of course it's dated, but the core concept has held up really well.

The supercomputer they've built for training Grok is called Colossus, not sure if it's a coincidence but made me chuckle when I heard it.

SoAdCrAzY · 2 Dec 2025 at 16:22

matgsi said:
Upgrade is brilliant, the part when the AI gets "switched on"

Not sure if it falls into the AI category, more VR maybe, but Existenz is a great film.

I have heard good things about it.

I'm confused by why people say 'The Matrix' is a film about AI.

I haven't seen it for years but wouldn't that be virtual reality and existentialism?

Although there were those weird robotic octopus type things in it. I don't really remember.

matgsi · 2 Dec 2025 at 16:27

The virtual reality in the Matrix is controlled by AI. There's no human controlling mind, it's all machines.

SoAdCrAzY · 2 Dec 2025 at 16:31

matgsi said:
The virtual reality in the Matrix is controlled by AI. There's no human controlling mind, it's all machines.

Ah okay thanks. I must rewatch it. It was probably my most watched film growing up.

sigma · 2 Dec 2025 at 17:14

Transcendence - slated upon release in 2014 but would probably be different if released today. Not a bad film, has some major loop holes but have to remember that it is Hollywood not reality.

Personality+ · 2 Dec 2025 at 17:45

Westworld tv show is another one
Ghost in the shell anime
The creator

mentioned ones not already mentioned 1 is a tv show 1 is an anime and last is a film