Ex Machina (film)

Ex Machina
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Garland
Written byAlex Garland
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRob Hardy
Edited byMark Day
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 16 December 2014 (2014-12-16) (BFI Southbank)
  • 21 January 2015 (2015-01-21) (United Kingdom)
  • 10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[4]
Box office$37.3 million[5]

Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland in his directorial debut. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac. It follows a programmer who is invited by his CEO to administer the Turing test to an intelligent humanoid robot.

Ex Machina premiered at the BFI Southbank on 16 December 2014. It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2015, by Universal Pictures International, and in the United States on 10 April 2015, by A24. It grossed over $36.8 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.

Ex Machina received acclaim for its visual effects, screenplay and performances. At the 88th Academy Awards, it won Best Visual Effects and Garland was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. It earned five nominations at the 69th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Vikander and Best Original Screenplay for Garland, and Vikander was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. Ex Machina has been cited as among the best films of the 2010s.[6][7][8]

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  4. ^ Gerber, Justin (7 April 2015). "Ex Machina's Alex Garland and Oscar Isaac Discuss Artificial Intelligence". Consequence of Sound (Interview). Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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  6. ^ "The 100 best movies of the decade, ranked". Business Insider. 24 November 2019. (number 25)
  7. ^ Potier, Laura (31 December 2019). "100 decade-defining films of the 2010s". Outtake. (number 10)
  8. ^ "The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone. 1 January 2024. (number 29)