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Transcendence

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Transcendence PG-13 2014 1h 59m Sci-Fi Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp), the world's foremost authority on artificial intelligence, is conducting highly controversial experiments to create a sentient machine. When extremists try to kill the doctor, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed. Will's wife, Evelyn (Rebecca Hall), and best friend, Max (Paul Bettany), can only watch as his thirst for knowledge evolves to an omnipresent quest for power, and his loved ones soon realize that it may be impossible to stop him.
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Critics Consensus

In his directorial debut, ace cinematographer Wally Pfister remains a distinctive visual stylist, but Transcendence's thought-provoking themes exceed the movie's narrative grasp.

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Roxana Hadadi Punch Drunk Critics 01/09/2017
2/5
There's no surprise here; no nuance. And without any understanding of its subject matter or any interest in making others understand, either, Transcendence gives you very little reason to care. Go to Full Review
David Sims The Atlantic 09/22/2016
Pfister and Paglen are going for emotional intimacy, but they forgot to add enough shading to their ensemble to land any kind of punch. Go to Full Review
Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/18/2016
Pfister manages to put up one eye-catching image after another, yet never engages us for more than a moment. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/27/2022
2/5
“Transcendence” looked good on paper but not in execution. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/15/2022
2/4
Transcendence looks like a top-notch production, but nothing about it stands out in any way. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 02/01/2021
2/5
Asks some interesting questions but might have been more thought provoking if it was a better movie Go to Full Review
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Christian L @CjtheDjHALAL 5d As the movie progressed in the beginning I was shocked on how many great actors there were in this movie almost convincing me "This has to be a great movie" I was terriblely wrong. See more Rhonda M @RhondaMac Jun 29 Reading most of these reviews I reach the unfortunate conclusion that all comments referring to boredom and failure as a film seem more like viewers who themselves failed to engage, too quick and eager to critisize instead. Its theme is existentially hugely demanding requiring a solid as possible grasp on organic vs machine, humanity with its limiations and the artificial intelligence we thing we created. We birthed. Its a huge mind messup. Its where human reality and measured facts and figures intersect and to grasp it fully is tedious and draining. Becoming a physical vaccuum, somewhere between sentience and non being, which is - where? AI lacks all the plysical and emotional yet is to what it has learnt from us.Even when it goes further than we do as Johnny Depp does its still limited to manipulating what already exists in the physical world. I loved it because at the end the film made a red hot go to bring the two together. See more Ian R @RT23899272 Jun 1 A film not even Johhny Depp fans will find any depth in. Altogether a movie that had high ambitions but got lost in boredom. See more Jake C Feb 21 Nobody wanted this to be great more than me - but it wasn’t. See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 Jan 19 Credit for the first half of the film which is an interestingly early exploration of the threats posed by AI but it then descends into wild intellectual incoherence. A sad end to a promising start. Watched on DVD. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 30 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp), the world's foremost authority on artificial intelligence, is conducting highly controversial experiments to create a sentient machine. When extremists try to kill the doctor, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed. Will's wife, Evelyn (Rebecca Hall), and best friend, Max (Paul Bettany), can only watch as his thirst for knowledge evolves to an omnipresent quest for power, and his loved ones soon realize that it may be impossible to stop him.
Director
Wally Pfister
Producer
Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Kate Cohen, Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, David Valdes, Aaron Ryder
Screenwriter
Jack Paglen
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
DMG Entertainment, Straight Up Films, Alcon Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action and Violence|Brief Strong Language|Sensuality|Some Bloody Images)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.0M
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos