Films like Ex Machina
11 picks with a similar feel
What defines Ex Machina, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly sci-fi film that is original, contained and moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of unlikely connections, social commentary and underdogs, plus tags such as distrust, philosophical and surveillance camera.
Here are 11 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Ex Machina (2015).
- 1
Moon (2009)
Film7.6
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: isolation, artificial intelligence.
- 2
Companion (2025)
Film7.1Darker
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: philosophical, robot.
- 3
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Film6.8
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: existentialism.
- 4
Her (2013)
Film7.9
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: artificial intelligence.
- 5
Blade Runner (1982)
Film7.9Faster-paced
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: artificial intelligence.
- 6
I Am Mother (2019)
Film6.7
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: artificial intelligence, robot.
- 7
Chappie (2015)
Film6.8
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: artificial intelligence, robot.
- 8
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Film6.9
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 9
I, Robot (2004)
Film6.9Faster-paced
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: artificial intelligence, robot.
- 10
The Platform (2019)
Film7.0Darker
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs.
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Melancholia (2011)
Film7.2
Why it's like Ex Machina: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: power outage.
Boxlist compares Ex Machina with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Ex Machina?
- Picks with a similar feel include Moon, Companion, Never Let Me Go and Her. Each shares part of Ex Machina's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 11 films.
- How are these films like Ex Machina chosen?
- Boxlist compares Ex Machina with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.