A young programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) is selected by his company's CEO, Nathan (Oscar Isaac) to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of Ava (Alicia Vikander), a highly advanced A.I.

Caleb and Ava increasingly bond during their conversational Turing tests. It's later learned that power outages at the facility are purposefully caused by Ava herself, so that she can confess her fears to Caleb without the watchful eye of Nathan. She warns Caleb that Nathan is to not be trusted and asks for his help against Nathan.

"Ex Machina," the directorial debut of screenwriter Alex Garland ("28 Days Later, "Sunshine"), perfectly builds tension slowly and carefully without ever letting the pace slacken. The visual effects are so well done and convincing that, even though you can clearly see Ava's robot gears and wires, she subconsciously becomes more and more human.

The actor performances of the three main cast members are absolutely outstanding. Even though she's just a robot, Vikander is able to bring out subtle humanistic facial expressions, so well that it makes one wonder if the film's audience was the true Turing test all along.

• Release Year: 2015
• Genre: Sci-Fi
• Starring: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, and Oscar Isaac.
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• Summary: A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.

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