Archive

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Released Jul 10, 2020

1h 45m

Sci-Fi

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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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Dallas H

Sadly, I only stumbled across this movie because it features actress Stacy Martin, whom I've previously seen in Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1 (2013). The plot of Archive includes well-known elements from multiple science fiction stories told a thousand times before. A male scientist or engineer lives alone in a remote facility, only to be accompanied by a robotic lifeform or a computer with a female persona. Mostly like he is a widower who lost his significant, and possibly children, in a tragic accident, the story will unfold as he grows an emotional attachment to the robotic lifeform or computer as we bear witness to his sad loss through flashbacks. Chaos will ensue at some point before the male protagonist must face the decision of severing the emotional attachment with the technological proxy. Sound familiar? The writer will tweak and adjust each story, but the thread is still present in these dystopian tales.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/09/23

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Lee F

Really enjoyed this, wasn't expecting the twist at the end, would recommend.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/23

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Nikita K

A fresh idea with an interesting turn at the end.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/23

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Gavin Rothery

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Theo James

George Almore

Stacy Martin

Jules Almore

Rhona Mitra

Simone

Toby Jones

Vincent Sinclair

Peter Ferdinando

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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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Synopsis

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

Director: Gavin Rothery
Producer: James Atherton, Trevor Beattie, Richard Goldberg, Phil Hunt, Peter Jarowey
Screenwriter: Gavin Rothery
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Metrol Technology, Independent, Head Gear Films, Hero Squared, Untapped
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
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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