Simulant

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Simulant

Released Jun 2, 2023

1h 35m

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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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

The 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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Frans B

April Mullen did good with this one. Whole cast excels in character. Great cinematography and CGI. Well written and it will probably keep you guessing. Very entertaining and gripping

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Cork B

Blade Runner knock off, but done not nearly as well. As a drama, it lacks focus and an arc. Loosely it is the story of an android uprising against their human overlords, but the characters are mostly horrible and deserve what they get. Amell specifically has been in a number of these direct to video Canadian sci-fis and should know better by now. Philosophically this doesn't make a lot of sense either - you build robots that are indistinguishable from humans, are stronger and faster, and whose limiting software is easily hacked? What could go wrong? And if the only distinguishing feature of the robots is they shutdown on command, does that mean obedient HUMANS should not have rights? There isn't much subtlety here.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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aurora a

"Simulant" is a little gem in the realm of distopian sci-fi movies, strangely underrated by critics and audience. In this film directed by April Mullen the interaction between humans and androids takes a groundbreaking turn.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Webb V

Sci-fi is sci-fi. If the offering is not a completely bombastic level mistake, it is good Sci-Fi. Simulant carries a slightly muted tone throughout. That is its only failing, and it does not have much of an effect on the story being told. Solid acting. Good script. No (what the furute is going to be like) filler. What's not to like? Will watch it again in a few months, or when I next come across it down a little further down the road.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Jerod S

Simulant wasn't the first or the best to do a film about AI probability and morality - but it wasn't nearly as bad as reviews lead to believe. What would life be life if we could recreate ourselves?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Samim A

From Bicentennial Man to I, Robot, with a stop at AI, the same theme is revisited: the possibility of humanity in humanoids. The subject here is familiar, but the treatment isn’t bad—somewhat amateurish, yet sincere.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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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.

Director: April Mullen
Producer: Tim Doiron, James van der Woerd
Screenwriter: Ryan Christopher Churchill
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Three Point Capital, Myriad Pictures, WANGO Films, Vertical Entertainment, Doco Digital
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2023
Runtime: 1h 35m

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