Superintelligence

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Superintelligence

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2020

1h 45m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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When an all-powerful Superintelligence, played by James Cordon, chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, played by Melissa McCarthy, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. is deciding to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.

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You won't need Superintelligence to steer clear of the latest forgettable comedy to fail to take full advantage of Melissa McCarthy's talents.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Melissa McCarthy is such a wonderful actor that it remains a shame that she keeps doing humorless and desperate movies like this.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 8, 2020

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It's frustrating when a film begins with a promise and then settles on doing the same old, same old.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 4, 2020

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Perri Nemiroff

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Yet another bust from McCarthy and Falcone. McCarthy pops doing what she does best every now and then, but it's just not enough to support an unfunny AI romance that doesn't seem to understand how technology works.

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 2, 2020

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

It doesn’t take any type of AI to figure out that the professional marriage between Melissa McCarthy and director Ben Falcone has to end. Superintelligence is another nail in the coffin of McCarthy’s once stellar comic career.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

An inoffensive but unimaginative comedy...

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...offers plenty of opportunities for McCarthy to clown, but there's no-one to play off apart from Corden...

Rated: 3/5

Jun 16, 2021

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Pedro Henrique C

Superintelligence (2020) an artificial intelligence puts the whole world in panic and plays silly games with an ordinary woman. Honestly, this movie is really bad, nothing can be saved. Only the humor is cool.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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B C

Melissa McCarthy Is brilliant and hilarious in what she does. I liked the idea of it. Got bored very fast. Was really put off by James Cordon, he ruined the film tbh. Couldn't get past the first 20min.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Robert W

Fun simple time killer move that is silly but cute.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/25/23

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David B

I like Melissa McC heaps. But .. this felt a rerun script. And James Corden performance, as usual, is utterly dire.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/23

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Laura H

I do love a non-serious movie and unharmful jokes that are no about fart and poo. And I loved them as a couple. I don't like the big participation of Tesla in the movie. Tesla is a toxic workplace, and it has no place in this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Daniel W

4/10 - A bad comedy that only made me lightly chuckle a few times. This film is a romantic comedy about a computer that is trying to watch and study Carol Peters (Melissa McCarthy) and decide whether or not to destroy us. During the computer's study, the computer tries to help Carol get back together with her ex-boyfriend George (Bobby Cannavale) and during them trying to get back together a few jokes are thrown in, but they are only a bit funny and this part of the film ends up being more romantic than funny. A few more jokes are also put in the movie when the government and Carol's friend, Dennis (Bryan Tyree Henry) tries to stop the computer but again these are only a little funny. This film is also a good 15-30 minutes too long and at times I almost fell asleep.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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When an all-powerful Superintelligence, played by James Cordon, chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, played by Melissa McCarthy, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. is deciding to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.

Director: Ben Falcone
Producer: Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Rob Cowan
Screenwriter: Steve Mallory
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Suggestive Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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