Simulant

Released Jun 2, 2023

1 hr. 35 min.

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Set in the near future, Evan (Robbie Amell), an android simulant, is created for Faye (Jordana Brewster) to replace her dead husband. To fully realize all his human traits, Evan enlists Casey (Simu Liu), a brilliant global hacker whose mission is to remove all restrictions governing simulants' thoughts and capabilities. In doing so, he unleashes an A.I. uprising, triggering a government manhunt led by Agent Kessler (Sam Worthington) who will take extreme measures to eliminate the rise of the android machines.

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Campfire B

....a treasure house of sci adventures rolled into a noir setting with heart. Quality acting, script, and production. I wish there was a series of these like the holiday movies because the story has legs, and the characters to begin a great journey forward.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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James

Slow, bad acting, poor casting. A cheap production with a terrible script. Sam Worthington's performance was particularly cringe worthy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Peter M

This movie is all around terrible. It really doesn't make sense and we have this wanna be Tom cruise main character…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Mario M

Simulant is another sci-fi movie about AI robots. It's barely worth a watch if you're into those types of things. The movie started interestingly enough. As they introduced each character played by known actors, there were initially appealing elements to each. The husband and wife (played by Robbie Amell and Jordana Brewster), the cop (played by Sam Worthington), the first AI to go awry (Alicia Sanz), and the genius who helps robots become more sentient (played by Simu Liu). While it started well and even stayed entertaining for at least half of the film, it started to lose steam and ended with a whimper. The writers and director could have provided more of what it means when the AI robots became free (and effectively showed nothing after the "big event"), and further explored the husband and wife's relationship but didn't. The film left me hoping for more.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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WackityYak

Simulant is another sci-fi movie that falls into the "interesting premise, terrible execution" category. The acting was fine, the writing was decent, but the man vs. machine plot felt like an unnecessary layer. The movie would have been more compelling if it had remained focused on the conflicting love story between Evan and Faye.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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BallisticzsGaming R

Simluant is a sci-fi thriller starring Robbie Amell, Simu Liu, and Jordana Brewster and follows a humanoid AI clone that attempts at winning the heart of a grieving widow as a government agent tries to stop the humanoids from becoming conscious. Honestly, this movie feels like a movie about AI that was written by an AI generator. The movie really lacks when explaining and setting rules in place for how things work with the AI which makes the whole idea that the story and movie is revolved around just confusing and difficult to follow. I think the actors did a good job, Sam Worthington was great as the antagonist, Simu Liu is another actor that I thought did an awesome job. This movie also lacked that thrill factor when it came to the story and the action. Overall, Simulant has an okay story that is difficult to follow and get invested into but I do think there will be people who enjoy this film. C-

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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April Mullen

Director

Robbie Amell

Evan

Jordana Brewster

Faye

Alicia Sanz

Esmé

Simu Liu

Casey

Sam Worthington

Kessler

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David Stratton

The Australian

There are some intriguing moments, but there’s also a lack of clarity, especially early on. It’s a thankless role for Worthington...

Rated: 2/5

Aug 5, 2023

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It’s an interesting vision from director April Mullen.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 9, 2023

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

It asks some pretty remedial questions about freedom and humanity; and it is ultimately too tasteful and earnest to get pulses pounding and minds racing.

Jun 2, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The stakes never feel as high as they’re meant to. So even though the movie does a good job holding our attention, we never feel the gravity of anything.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 21, 2023

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Simulant may not have a huge budget but it does have a well-written script that keeps the audience guessing throughout. With believable characters and an ending that will make you stop and think this is one of the most unexpected films of 2023.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 21, 2023

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Roger Catlin

rogercatlin.com

Dark and well-paced, Simulant never overstays its welcome until the final big confrontation.

Jul 21, 2023

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Synopsis

Set in the near future, Evan (Robbie Amell), an android simulant, is created for Faye (Jordana Brewster) to replace her dead husband. To fully realize all his human traits, Evan enlists Casey (Simu Liu), a brilliant global hacker whose mission is to remove all restrictions governing simulants' thoughts and capabilities. In doing so, he unleashes an A.I. uprising, triggering a government manhunt led by Agent Kessler (Sam Worthington) who will take extreme measures to eliminate the rise of the android machines.

Director: April Mullen
Executive Producer: April Mullen, Simu Liu, Robbie Amell, Kirk D'Amico, Peter Jarowey, Rich Goldberg, Kristin Harris, Tomás Yankelevich, Peter Bevan, Chris Lee, David Gendron, Ali Jazayeri
Screenwriter: Ryan Christopher Churchill
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Vertical Entertainment, WANGO Films, Three Point Capital, Myriad Pictures, Doco Digital
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2023

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