The Machine

2013
R
1h 31m

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6.0/10

32K

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Toby Stephens and Caity Lotz in The Machine (2013)

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Artificial Intelligence Dark Comedy Action Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

In efforts to construct perfect android killing machines in a war against China, UK scientists exceed their goal and create a sentient robot.In efforts to construct perfect android killing machines in a war against China, UK scientists exceed their goal and create a sentient robot.In efforts to construct perfect android killing machines in a war against China, UK scientists exceed their goal and create a sentient robot.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

32K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 4 nominations

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Trivia
Caity Lotz performed all her own stunts for the movie.

Goofs
After cutting the material off the machine version of Ava, the plastic snaps and the actress's eyes flutter.

Quotes
Ava: I didn't know it was a man; I didn't know man and clown were the same. I'm sorry, can you fix him?
Vincent: NO, you can't fix someone who's dead.
Ava: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Vincent: Don't kill anyone else. Do You understand?
Ava: ...
[In shock]
Vincent: Do you understand machine?
Ava: ...
[In shock]
Vincent: Machine?

Crazy credits
In the section 'Additional thanks to:" towards the bottom, it states, "uncredited source at MOD (you know who you are- thanks),"

Connections
Referenced in Ex Machina (2014)

Soundtracks
4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33A - II. Sunday Morning (Allegro Spiritoso)
Written by Benjamin Britten
Courtesy of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, and Imagem Company
Master owned by Naxos, HNH Entertainment

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Featured review

8/10

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

The Machine is a rather successful attempt at implementing hard science fiction tendencies with a cyberpunk aesthetic. It may not be particularly adroit in terms of human and AI relationships, but I appreciate the rigor of the scientific explanation for the artificial intelligence. The film really excels at this in the beginning when Vincent conducts his own Turing tests as part of a secret headhunting operation. Then as he meets Ava things start taking a problematic turn. The military-industrial complex is invoked, but its purpose is sort of shadowy and never is contextualized in a way that would make the narrative more coherent.

The questioning of human identity is the strongest point of the film, but I suppose that, at the very core, this film was more interested in being a thriller, rather than an exploration of the philosophical concepts.