Morgan

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Morgan

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Released Sep 2, 2016

1h 28m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Morgan (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a bioengineered child who began walking and talking after one month of existence, exceeding the wildest expectations of her creators. When Morgan attacks one of her handlers, a corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) visits the remote, top-secret facility where she's kept to assess the risks of keeping her alive. When the girl breaks free and starts running amok, the staff members find themselves in a dangerous lockdown with an unpredictable and violent synthetic human.

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Critics Consensus

Morgan neglects to develop its decent premise, opting instead to settle for a garden-variety sci-fi thriller with more action than ideas.

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Kate Erbland

IndieWire

"What is Morgan?" the film's marketing campaign has been asking for weeks. Turns out, Morgan is just another sci-fi film that's only engineered to disappoint.

Rated: D

Jan 2, 2017

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

An initially intriguing but ultimately flimsy sci-fi action thriller.

Oct 10, 2016

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Stephanie Zacharek

TIME Magazine

Morgan is an unassuming little thriller, nicely put together and engaging enough while you're watching, though its memory is likely to vaporize hours, or even minutes, after you've seen it.

Sep 7, 2016

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Has a lot in common with dozens of science-fiction stories but doesn't have any innovative ideas of its own.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

A nasty little thriller that doesn't have anything of substance to say.

Rated: B

Aug 28, 2021

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Ian Brill

Battleship Pretension

Unfortunately, the high point of Taylor-Joy's performance also signals the film's downfall...

Apr 13, 2021

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Paul M

Forget about the "humanoid girl that we built and is now deadly"...we've seen it all before. Focus instead on how kick ass glowering fatal Kate Mara is. She is the commanding presence; surrounded by the idiots who don't see how dangerous Morgan is, she is the only one that knows from the start and takes killer charge when things go wrong. It is a great physical performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Ana G

well this is a hard no for me

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Wink D

Despite containing a lot of bigger actors, the entire movie was predictable from beginning to end... I mean the opening scene all the way to the credits was predictable. The script wasn't great, at all. I cannot recommend anyone watch this movie and I can't believe the editor and director didn't see how shitty this was when they read the script.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Greg W

I enjoyed this film. I'm guessing that people who panned it are not fans of Director Ridley Scott who clearly influenced his son whom directed this film. I appreciate Luke Scott's not so subtle plot twists that border on the absurb. They make this film engaging, refreshing and downright fun. This film combines the best of suspenseful thriller, sci-fi and horror. Very well cast with solid acting performances Kate Mara and Toby Jones and, especially Anya Taylor-Joy. Ignore the herd's opinion and give this film a viewing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Jaquetta J

It was a good action packed sci-fi.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Yasha T

I actually really liked this! It wasn't perfect, but it was a nice little thriller. I found it pretty refreshing overall and I wish we could have gotten something expanding on the world a little more? The twist itself was really entertaining; the whole time, I was sort of just thinking; "no way they're going to actually reveal this, right? It'd be way too obvious!" and honestly I'm glad they actually went through with it, especially when the expectation nowadays involves pretty consistent subversion. Rewatching it I could see all of the little hints of Lee's actual nature. I will say, it's *definitely* a product of its time, but it's pretty fun once you are able to move past it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Synopsis

Morgan (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a bioengineered child who began walking and talking after one month of existence, exceeding the wildest expectations of her creators. When Morgan attacks one of her handlers, a corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) visits the remote, top-secret facility where she's kept to assess the risks of keeping her alive. When the girl breaks free and starts running amok, the staff members find themselves in a dangerous lockdown with an unpredictable and violent synthetic human.

Director: Luke Scott
Producer: Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
Screenwriter: Seth W. Owen
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Free Productions
Rating: R (Some Language|Brutal Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 2, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.9M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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