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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Play trailer 1:36 Poster for A.I.: Artificial Intelligence PG-13 Released Jun 29, 2001 2h 25m Sci-Fi Fantasy Drama Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David (Haley Joel Osment) is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee (Sam Robards) and his wife (Frances O'Connor). Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final acceptance by humans or machines, David embarks on a journey to discover where he truly belongs, uncovering a world in which the line between robot and machine is both vast and profoundly thin.
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A curious, not always seamless, amalgamation of Kubrick's chilly bleakness and Spielberg's warm-hearted optimism, A.I. is, in a word, fascinating.

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Wendy Ide Times (UK) Spielberg’s future world is densely detailed and, although the film is tonally inconsistent, this remains one of the director’s most interesting and underrated works. Jul 3, 2023 Full Review William Goss Film.com 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. Apr 21, 2011 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Provocative movie suitable for teens. Rated: 4/5 Sep 2, 2010 Full Review Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) Steven Spielberg has managed the seemingly impossible: a harmonious marriage of his own brand of glowing optimism and the cynical, alienating style of the late Stanley Kubrick. Rated: 3/5 Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) A movie with magical moments and force but lacking in sustained narrative power. Rated: B Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Sarah Cortinaz InSession Film A.I. isn't without a few hiccups, but in my opinion, is severely underrated when it comes to Spielberg's credits as a director. Rated: A- Apr 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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John W I found the perfect epitome of this movie's bad reviews: "a cracked a bottle of Champaign when the movie finally finished.". A cracked. Champaign. If your IQ is instead well above 65, and attended at least primary school, you'll love this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Parker P They asked the important questions: “what if we made blade runner, but worse and with child actors?” Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Mike G A amazing movie that shows that a ai boy did many things for his mom Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/25 Full Review Zy S This movie made me cry when I watched it as a child with my mom. It made her cry too. It's a very powerful movie that is very emotionally penetrative to certain people, particularly young boys and mothers. You really develop a strong connection with Osment's character, David. And even his companions, Teddy and Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) are very likeable. The movie had a lot to juggle (such as emotions, technology, character development and the actual plot) and did so very well. Being a 140 minute movie I think it could have benefited to being a little bit longer with how much there was to juggle. It didn't feel like anything was missing, but this masterpiece could have been close to 3 hours and still been easy to watch through the whole thing, I believe. I think Spielberg was a little too conservative with screentime but didn't have to be. The main idea of this movie is very sensitive, you essentially have a boy abandoned by his mother. This sensitivity is compounded by the fact that he's mecha, so the same support there would be for a human aren't there. This really exposes the vulnerability of being a young child, and highlights the importance of a mother's role in parents. Spielberg really took two very different ideas, and just combined them perfectly to explore a new realm that is often overlooked because of the family's or even government's intervention that acts as a much needed safety net. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Green G This movie can be quite moving maybe for East Asians, who study hard to face the college entrance examination. And it's very useful to watch this movie so that we and they can think about the temper we do to our children twice and it can make us love our family more, no matter whether our child is a robot or not In the end, Monica may not die but stay alive forever from another planet, and her story with David in one day after 2000 years may be her dream that controled by those advanced AI robots, but when she is awake she'll make some password so that robots on earth can't bring back her again, so you know it's entirely possible to continue this story to make a second movie after it, to finish our audience nearly 23-year cold dream (from 2001 to 2024(now)) with a warm and happy ending from when we watched this movie as children. What's more, I think David in this movie may have some Kubric's emotion and habits, in other words, David may be some parts of Kubric himself. Last but not least, it is not only about A.I., but more about ourselves, mankind, and our family's. And that love from robots is also a beautiful and unrealistic willing that we human should or may have in the future from writers of this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Audience Member En la primera hora esta entretenida pero a partir de esa hora ya es un pestiñazo Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David (Haley Joel Osment) is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee (Sam Robards) and his wife (Frances O'Connor). Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final acceptance by humans or machines, David embarks on a journey to discover where he truly belongs, uncovering a world in which the line between robot and machine is both vast and profoundly thin.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy, Bonnie Curtis, Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter
Ian Watson, Brian Aldiss, Steven Spielberg
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks SKG, Amblin Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Violent Images|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$78.6M
Runtime
2h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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