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Before every tech headline started sounding like a sci-fi movie, there was Ex Machina quietly warning us. Alex Garland’s sleek, unnerving AI thriller — widely considered one of the best sci-fi films of the 2010s — is heading to free streaming on Tubi next month. Which means you’ll soon be able to revisit (or finally experience) one of the most unsettling three-handers in modern cinema without spending a dime. And who doesn't love seeing some of the greatest movies of our time for absolutely zero dollars? We sure do!
The film follows Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a low-level programmer who wins a company lottery and is flown to the remote estate of his billionaire CEO, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Once there, Caleb learns he’s been chosen to administer a Turing Test to Ava (Alicia Vikander), a humanoid AI whose intelligence — and emotional awareness — quickly raises questions no one in the room is prepared to answer. Sounds a lot like a government hearing, actually. Anyway.
How Good Is 'Ex Machina'?
The film earned critical acclaim upon its release, earning a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score and in the process becoming an awards darling, in doing so, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, beating out massive blockbusters despite being visually restrained and deliberately minimal.
Collider's Perri Nemiroff reviewed the movie at SXSW in 2015, and she was a huge fan of what she saw from Garland's debut outing:
"Clearly Garland set out to deliver a deeply character-driven A.I. film and picking apart her programming could have steered it in a different direction, but the idea is so surprisingly grounded that that’s what I was most interested in.
Ex Machina is a strong feature and a huge achievement in a number of ways. There’s a surprising amount of very effective humor courtesy of Isaac’s character, there’s an extremely riveting scenario at the core of the film, and there’s also tons of stunning visual work to admire as well. But, for an exceptionally unique and layered character study, Ex Machina has a surprisingly minimal amount of humanity and that keeps the film from striking a chord on a deeper level and having a lasting effect."
Ex Machina streams for free on Tubi from March 1. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest news and updates.
Release Date April 24, 2015
Runtime 108 minutes
Director Alex Garland
Writers Alex Garland
Producers Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald
English (US) ·