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Released Jul 10, 2020

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In 2038 a man hopes to reunite with his dead wife by building a human-equivalent A.I.

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Archive executes its fairly basic program efficiently, offering sci-fi fans an engaging meditation on love and human nature.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

All in all, Archive is good, bleak, shivery fun, and however familiar some of its components may seem, it thrums with an intelligence that's anything but artificial.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 21, 2021

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

For all the familiarity, the movie has the brio of good pulp and a neat surprise in store.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 20, 2021

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

Rothery's soulful, at times surreal SF debut works on multiple levels as, certainly, a very modern ghost story but also as a paranoid thriller, a yearning romance and an introspective tragedy, full of hubris and catastrophe

Jan 19, 2021

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

This accomplished sci-fi flick should be appreciated more widely.

Mar 29, 2023

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

One of the most visually stunning debuts of the year... The production design is outstanding with a welcome predisposition for practical sets and effects.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 12, 2022

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Rahul Desai

News9 Live (India)

A poignant cocktail of grief and science fiction.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 29, 2022

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I don't give 5 stars often. It's a fantastic story, well acted, and visually- it was quite cool looking. A rare example that you don't have to spend a billion dollars to make an incredible movie. The movie was thoughtful, dynamic, brings up loads of interesting questions about life and mechanics and what makes a person a person. The ending was a masterpiece. A must own for any collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Belize M

Theo James holds almost the entirety of the screen time in the movie, and he does a damn good job. It's no small feat to manage to keep someone entertained while being the only actor on the screen. While i can understand to some degree the people that found the movie boring, that is, in my opinion, because of their personal taste, just because a movie is slow paced it doesn't mean that it is no good. There are some movies that are worth to watch in their entirety only for the plot twist at the end, which is made up by mere seconds, and this is one of them. I'm surprised i didn't see it coming.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Koi P

I enjoyed not being able to figure out what was going on throughout the movie. Don't read anything about it or it may ruin the movie for you. It is a little cryptic, but I think it by design. Entertaining sci-fi watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/24

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Samuel H

Cool movie. Good visuals for the budget.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Terry H

I thought the audience rating would be higher for this. I really liked it. Good futuristic premise. Man who's wife died in a car accident tries to bring her back via a robot. He's built three different prototypes, improving on each version. The dynamics between him and the three versions, as well between the robots themselves, playout throughout the movie building to an ending that really got me. Well worth the watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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Melissa F

Very Bad ending. Rest of movie was great though!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/23

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Synopsis

In 2038 a man hopes to reunite with his dead wife by building a human-equivalent A.I.

Director: Gavin Rothery
Producer: Philip Herd, Theo James, Cora Palfrey
Screenwriter: Gavin Rothery
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Metrol Technology, Independent, Head Gear Films, Hero Squared, Untapped
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $118.7K
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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