Ex Machina Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: May. 31, 2015

Ex Machina

Release Date: Friday, April 10, 2015 Limited

Director: Alex Garland

Starring: Alicia Vikander • Domhnall Gleeson • Oscar Isaac

R Sci-Fi N/A

3.88 / 5.0

45% WILL SEE 55% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined.

Sci-Fi Thriller

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Who stars in Ex Machina – Cast List

Alicia Vikander
Rumours, Tomb Raider
Domhnall Gleeson
American Made, The Revenant
Oscar Isaac
The King of Kings, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

Who is making Ex Machina – Crew List

A look at Ex Machina behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Alex Garland last helmed Warfare and Civil War. The film's writer Alex Garland last penned 28 Years Later and Warfare.

Director: Alex Garland
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Producers: Eli Bush
Andrew Macdonald
Allon Reich
Scott Rudin

Studios: A24
Production Company: DNA Films
Scott Rudin Productions

Production – What we know about the Ex Machina

Key Facts

Universal International Pictures is distributing the film internationally.
Marks the directorial debut of Alex Garland.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2014

Completed

Changed Ex Machina movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Ex Machina Trailers and Clips

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Implications Trailer

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Theatrical Teaser

Ex Machina Release Date: When was the film released?

Ex Machina was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 10 , 2015. There were six other movies released on the same date, including The Longest Ride, Kill Me Three Times and Lost River. As a limited release, Ex Machina was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.