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Artificial intelligence

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2018 · R · 1h 40m

Curator Score7.8/ 10
Not man. Not machine. More.

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In theaters
June 1, 2018
Home release
January 1, 2019

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7.8

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Gore7.0
Atmosphere8.0
Intensity8.0
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A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

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Genres

science-fictionhorroractionthriller

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Setting

Urban
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Details

Budget$3M
Box office$17M

Directed by

Leigh Whannell

Written by

Leigh Whannell

Cinematography

Stefan Duscio

Music

Jed Palmer

Starring

Logan Marshall-Green as Grey Trace · Betty Gabriel as Detective Cortez · Harrison Gilbertson as Eron Keen · Melanie Vallejo as Asha Trace · Benedict Hardie as Fisk · Linda Cropper as Pamela · Simon Maiden as Stem (voice) · Steve Danielsen as Jeff Handley

Production

Automatik Entertainment, BH Tilt, Blumhouse Productions, Film Victoria, Fulcrum Media Finance, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions

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