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During a routine investigation involving robot manipulation, an insurance agent (Antonio Banderas) at a robotics company makes a discovery that has profound consequences for the human race.
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Beautiful to look at but narratively hollow, Autómata short-circuits its handful of intriguing ideas with an overload of sci-fi clichés.

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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 10/10/2014
Visually inspired but thematically derivative, the apocalyptic sci-fi drama "Automata" pits humans against robots with predictable results. Go to Full Review
Odie Henderson RogerEbert.com 10/10/2014
1.5/4
Personally, if I were you, I'd bypass it for a double feature of "Cherry 2000" and "Runaway." Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times 10/09/2014
3/4
One gets the feeling of witnessing some kind of primordial origin story about parallel destinies for the human race and the intelligent machines we make. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/19/2022
2.5/5
There are a host of clever ideas and interesting concepts that the film plays with, but it never sees any of them through. Go to Full Review
Leo Brady AMovieGuy.com 01/31/2021
3/4
Even though this is much like past sci-fi films, Automata works here and has a great respect for the genre it is in. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 07/07/2020
C+
All surface, all things you've seen before, and done much better, and nothing sticks. Go to Full Review
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Ari V Jul 21 I don't think they quite pulled off the depth and profundity they were going for, but seems like a comparatively pure mish mash oddity nonetheless. 3.3/5 See more Ron G May 11 I think this is an underrated film. The question of what humanity will become is questioned here. It is filled with various persons and creatures operating to the tune of their faults. See more Matt V Mar 23 It’s not perfect, but it’s still very good. Looks amazing, good acting, the robots are wonderful. It’s not really like anything else. I’m a fan of it. See more Nick L Mar 18 It's a different take on AI powered robots. I don't understand why the self-proclaimed critics of movies gave it a low rating; maybe because they were expecting an action-filled The Matrix look-alike, but this movie is different rather focusing on the deep implications of human relationships to machines that seem to be "necessary" for technological advancement and survival. It's a scary perspective the one presented in this movie, but a possible one. See more Martin C Mar 16 I was impressed that it uses older actors for all roles. It is quite appropriate as the weight of experience presses down on many of their actions and goes a long way to explain their otherwise harsh decisions. Many hundreds of words of tedious interactions so needed in other films to explain this can be avoided. No tedious attempts of a young immature actor attempting to empathise with a machine: so no Data (Star Trek). None of the teenage tantrums and angst and impulsiveness which has weakened so many movies such as the later Star Trek movies. Nor any need to suspend belief when once again a young hero has to have more experience or just luck than all others. See more Audrey V Jan 9 I thought it was great. Little slow in parts, but Antonio is always great. And seeing him act with his ex-wife, Melanie Griffith was fab!!! Not everything has to be filled with explosive scenes and non-stop action. I found the pace of the story quite realistic without being overly CGI. I do so despise most cgi, and for a low budget movie, with Antonio Bandaras, if you like a good post apocalyptic, sci-fi movie, I think you shall enjoy it. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis During a routine investigation involving robot manipulation, an insurance agent (Antonio Banderas) at a robotics company makes a discovery that has profound consequences for the human race.
Director
Gabe Ibáñez
Producer
Antonio Banderas, Sandra Hermida, Danny Lerner, Les Weldon
Screenwriter
Gabe Ibáñez, Igor Legarreta, Javier Sánchez Donate
Distributor
Millennium Entertainment
Production Co
Green Moon Productions, Nu Boyana
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 49m
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