Impressive and frightening. 7 highly rated 21st century movies about artificial intelligence

7. "I, Robot"

• 2004
• USA, Germany
• Fiction, action, thriller, detective
• Director: Alex Proyas
• Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

In 2035, robots have become part of human life, but not everyone trusts them. Some still see AI as a threat, and Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) is no exception. Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) creates a near-human robot, but dies before he can finish the creation. Now a disillusioned cop must figure out: who is to blame for Dr. Lanning's death — robot or human.

"I, Robot" won Best Visual Effects at the 2005 Academy Awards.

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6. "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"

• 2001
• USA, UK
• Fantasy, drama, adventure
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

In the XXII century, global warming has changed the life of mankind. Ordinary people are now neighbors with androids who resemble them in appearance and are even capable of experiencing emotions. As part of a scientific experiment, an 11-year-old boy David (Haley Joel Osment) is sent to the Swinton family — a new-style robot with a built-in function of selfless love for parents. He is meant to replace the real son, who is temporarily in anabiosis. Under the influence of the program, David becomes morbidly attached to humans, which was not planned. After the Swintons' child recovers, the reunited family decides to send the cyborg for disposal.

The film received two Academy Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Jude Law) and Best Director (Steven Spielberg).

"I absolutely love this movie! Re-watched it many times. The actor's eyes are heart wrenching. Definitely worth watching it", — RinaAri.

"I'm hard to get teary-eyed, but while watching this movie, tears poured in three streams from start to finish", — trashed_lost.

"In fact, the movie is amazing. I can think of very few sci-fi motion pictures with such a deep and with such an incredibly sad story. It's hard to tell you how many times a lump went down my throat while watching all those heartbreaking scenes. And it's all thanks to the superb acting of Haley Joel Osment. This is probably one of his best roles. We can also mention the excellent special effects and computer graphics, but here it is a secondary matter, and the movie would not cease to be so unimaginably moving if they were a little simpler", — Barnaby.

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5. "Upgrade"  

• 2018
• Australia, USA
• Fantasy, action, thriller, detective, crime
• Director: Lee Whannell
• Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden, Harrison Gilbertson
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

A not-too-distant future in which human life depends entirely on robots. Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is a technophobe who deals with "antique" mechanisms created in a time when man ran everything. His wife Asha (Melanie Vallejo), on the other hand, is busy developing the latest digital equipment to control human life. After his wife is killed and Grey himself is crippled, he has to reconsider his attitude to technology. The hero inserts himself an implant with artificial intelligence, helping him to move — and to realize a plan of revenge for the death of his wife.

"A very good sci-fi action movie with an interesting idea and an unexpected plot twist at the end", — Barnaby.

"Interesting movie, gorgeous staging and shooting of fights, unusual ending. I recommend it", — doonyasha.

"I didn't expect the movie to be THIS good! I was very pleasantly surprised. Everything: shooting, colors, acting, main characters are very cool! All the little details like his robot movements, just fire. The only thing is that there were some predictable moments, but they are not critical. In short, if you haven't watched it yet, I advise you not to delay))))", — Despott.

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4. "Minority Report"

• 2002
• USA
• Fantasy, action, thriller, crime, detective
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Starring: Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Kathryn Morris
• IMDb Rating: 7.6

2054. Murders are no longer committed in Washington, D.C., thanks to the Precrime Unit, which is made up of people with psychic abilities. They predict murders before they even happen. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is the head of Precrime and firmly believes in the flawlessness of this method. Until one day the department predicts that Anderton himself will commit a murder in the next 36 hours.

At the 2003 Saturn Awards, the movie won four nominations at once: Best Director, Best Science Fiction Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress.

"Once again I am convinced that Tom Cruise's name is a mark of quality!!! The movie is amazing, looks in one breath! And the wonderful duo of Tom and Colin Farrell is very pleased!!!" — id386471659.

"I'm just in unreal delight - I watched it in one breath, very exciting plot and special effects! I advise everyone to watch it, who hasn't seen it yet) 10/10"?" — DryRedWine.

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3. "Ex Machina"

• 2015
• UK
• Fantasy, thriller, drama
• Director: Alex Garland
• Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson
• IMDb Rating: 7.7

Programmer Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) is an employee of a huge company that deals with developments in the field of high technology. After winning a contest, the hero is sent for a week to a private mountain mansion owned by a reclusive billionaire named Nathan (Oscar Isaac). There, Caleb is to participate in a test of a new artificial intelligence. The living man and the beautiful machine have many conversations and even become attached to each other, but one day the robot declares that Nathan is lying and can't be trusted.

"Ex Machina" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay, the movie also won a statuette for Best Visual Effects.

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2. "AlphaGo" 

• 2017
• USA
• Documentary, sports
• Director: Greg Kohs
• Starring: Lucas Baker, Nick Bostrom, Yoo Changhyuk, Nam Chi-Hyung, Demis Hassabis, Lee Sedol
• IMDb Rating: 7.8

Demis Hassabis (played by himself) is the founder of DeepMind and a prodigy who created the AlphaGo algorithm that can think creatively, has intuition and can outperform humans at games, especially Go, an ancient Chinese game. However, the Hassabis team's main goal becomes competing against Lee Sedol, one of the best players. After beating the professional, AlphaGo faces an even greater challenge, and the final duel with Lee Sedol becomes the point of the artificial intelligence's development.

The documentary "AlphaGo" will make you realize the possibilities of artificial intelligence, which are frightening and impressive at the same time.

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1. "Her"

• 2013
• USA
• Melodrama, sci-fi, drama
• Director: Spike Jonze
• Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt
• IMDb Rating: 8.0

The not-too-distant future. Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) writes custom personal letters for people who are bad at it. His business is not going well: Theodore is going through a painful divorce from his wife and finds respite in a new operating system. The creators have equipped it with a virtual assistant named Samantha (Scarlett Johansson). She has a pleasant voice and evolving intelligence, the AI can support any conversation, and she does not care what Theodore looks like. Soon the hero realizes that he is in love. And it seems that the feeling is mutual.

"One of my favorite movies ever, powerful ending, feelings during and after evokes amazing. no. Phoenix and Scarlett's performance is incredible", — macbluefeel.

"Didn't expect this kind of plot, really enjoyed the movie, touching and overall great", — Flerogay.

"Worth watching even just enjoying the richness of the colors and shots. The plot is philosophical and so worldly. I watched it in one breath", — kotofrey.

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