Film201392 min

The Machine

Name: The Machine
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2013
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens, Denis Lawson, Sam Hazeldine, Pooneh Hajimohammadi

Taste attributes: science fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacedramaactionfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittybig & variedcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"They Rise. We Fall."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is original, serious and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 620 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.

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