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Transcendence

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Transcendence PG-13 Released Apr 18, 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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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 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. Rated: 2/5 Jan 9, 2017 Full Review David Sims The Atlantic Pfister and Paglen are going for emotional intimacy, but they forgot to add enough shading to their ensemble to land any kind of punch. Sep 22, 2016 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire Pfister manages to put up one eye-catching image after another, yet never engages us for more than a moment. Jun 18, 2016 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Transcendence” looked good on paper but not in execution. Rated: 2/5 Aug 27, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Transcendence looks like a top-notch production, but nothing about it stands out in any way. Rated: 2/4 Aug 15, 2022 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Asks some interesting questions but might have been more thought provoking if it was a better movie Rated: 2/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gorptholemew T 🍀 2.3/10 Johnny Depp‘s emotionless floating head is something that can only be captured in nightmares. honestly, if this film came out today, I bet people would say it was made by ai it just perfectly captures dullness in a way i’ve never actually seen it done. It beautifully depicts the Number of my sanity, dropping questioning why I even took time out of my life to watch it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Colin M A version of the familiar story, I.T. and computers will take over this world. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review jonathan c Great movie, specially if you’re into thought provoking movies with a sci fy twist in it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review Inservio L Both the most magnificent and most devastating movie of my fourty-three years. Magnificent to watch my one wish since the first time I used a computer, realised.... but devastating to have my heart ripped out when the movie chooses to villify and then assassinate the superior being, just to paint humans as "grand scheme good guys" despite literally featuring them as mass-murdering neoluddite terrorists. Depp delivers, as --let's be honest-- he always does, but Hall and Bettany make this movie truly haunting, giving new depth to my empathy for the despair and pain of Dr. Frankenstein's monster. 11/10, absolute must-watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Georgan G Unsure why this film got low ratings as I thought it was very interesting. The plot is based on "singularity," meaning computer technology overcomes human being. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Davide l It actually made sense in the end, just gave the impression of being lost in the plot enough to make people miss it. Rhythm is everything in certain endeavours. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Straight Up Films, DMG Entertainment, 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
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