Question 1

Is Ex Machina (2014) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Ex Machina (2014)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a artificial intelligence film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What age is Ex Machina (2014) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Ex Machina (2014) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 1.0/10 for gore, and 5.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. Content warnings on file: domestic violence and self harm.

Question 3

Does Ex Machina (2014) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Ex Machina (2014) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 4

What are some films like Ex Machina (2014)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Ex Machina (2014) on Watch Darkly include M3GAN (2022), Demon Seed (1977), Dead Ringers (1988), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Ex Machina

Release & where to watch

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Dead Ringers1988

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