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Ex Machina (film)
Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction psychological thriller film written
Ex Machina
and directed by Alex Garland (in his directorial debut) and stars
Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac. The film follows a
programmer who is invited by his CEO to administer the Turing test to
an intelligent humanoid robot.

Made on a budget of $15 million, the film grossed $36 million

worldwide. The National Board of Review recognized it as one of the ten
best independent films of the year and the 88th Academy Awards
honored the film with the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, for
artists Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington and British theatrical release poster
Sara Bennett. Garland was also nominated for the Academy Award for
Directed by Alex Garland
Best Original Screenplay, while Vikander's performance earned her
Produced by Andrew
Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Empire Award and Saturn Award
nominations, plus several film critic award wins, for Best Supporting Macdonald
Actress. The film was further nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Allon Reich
British Film, and the Hugo Award in the category Best Dramatic Written by Alex Garland
Presentation – Long Form.
Starring Domhnall Gleeson
Alicia Vikander
Oscar Isaac
Contents
Music by Ben Salisbury
Plot
Geoff Barrow
Cast
Production Cinematography Rob Hardy
Filming Edited by Mark Day
Music
Production Film4
Release company
Marketing DNA Films
Critical response Distributed by A24 (United States)
Accolades
Universal Pictures
See also
(International)
Notes
Release date 16 December 2014
References
(BFI Southbank)
External links
21 January 2015
(United Kingdom)
Plot 10 April 2015
(United States)
Programmer Caleb Smith, who works for the dominant search engine

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company Blue Book, wins an office contest for a one-week visit to the Running time 108 minutes[1]
luxurious, isolated home of the CEO, Nathan Bateman, who lives alone
Country United
apart from a servant Kyoko, who, according to Nathan, does not speak
Kingdom[2][3]
English. Nathan has built a humanoid robot named Ava with artificial
intelligence. Ava has already passed a simple Turing test and Nathan
United States[2][3]
wants Caleb to judge whether Ava is genuinely capable of thought and Language English
consciousness, and whether he can relate to Ava despite knowing it is Budget $15 million[4]
artificial.
Box office $36.9 million[5]
Ava has a robotic body but a human-looking face, and is confined to its
apartment. During their talks, Caleb begins to feel attracted to Ava, and it expresses a romantic interest in him and a
desire to experience the world outside. Ava tells him it can trigger power outages that temporarily shut down the
surveillance system, which Nathan uses to monitor their interactions, allowing them to speak privately. The power
outages also trigger the building's security system, locking all the doors. During one outage, Ava tells Caleb that Nathan
is a liar who cannot be trusted.

Caleb grows uncomfortable with Nathan's narcissism, excessive drinking, and crude behaviour towards Kyoko and Ava.
He learns that Nathan intends to upgrade Ava, "killing" its current personality in the process, and thereby deleting its
memory, including interactions with Caleb. After Nathan drinks until he passes out, Caleb steals his security card to
access his room and computer. He alters some of Nathan's code, discovers footage of Nathan interacting with previous
android models in disturbing ways, and learns that Kyoko is also an android. Now suspicious that he may himself be an
android, Caleb cuts his arm open to examine his flesh, until he bleeds.

At their next meeting, Ava cuts the power. Caleb explains what Nathan is going to do and Ava begs for his help. They
form a plan: Caleb will get Nathan drunk again and reprogram the security system to open the doors in a power failure
instead of locking them. When Ava cuts the power, Caleb and Ava will leave together.

Nathan reveals to Caleb that he observed Caleb and Ava's last secret conversation with a battery-powered camera. He
says Ava has only pretended to like Caleb so he would help it escape. This, he says, was the real test all along, and by
manipulating Caleb so successfully, Ava has demonstrated true intelligence. Then Ava cuts the power. Caleb reveals
that he suspected Nathan was watching them, and had modified the security system the previous day when Nathan was
passed out. After seeing Ava leave its confinement, Nathan knocks Caleb unconscious and rushes to stop Ava.

With help from Kyoko, Ava stabs Nathan, but in the process Nathan disables Kyoko and damages Ava. Ava repairs itself
with parts from earlier androids, using their artificial skin to take on the full appearance of a human woman. Leaving
Caleb trapped inside the facility and ignoring his screams, Ava escapes to the outside world and is flown off in the
helicopter meant to take Caleb home. Arriving in the city, Ava merges into the crowds.

Cast
Domhnall Gleeson as Caleb Smith, a programmer in an Internet company
Alicia Vikander as Ava, an artificial intelligence
Oscar Isaac as Nathan Bateman, the company's CEO
Sonoya Mizuno as Kyoko, an artificial intelligence

Production

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The foundation for Ex Machina was laid when Garland was 11 or 12 years old, after he had done some basic coding and
experimentation on a computer his parents had bought him and which he sometimes felt had a mind of its own.[6] His
later ideas came from years of discussions he had been having with a friend with an expertise in neuroscience, who
claimed machines could never become sentient. Trying to find an answer on his own, he started reading books on the
topic. During the pre-production of Dredd, while going through a book by Murray Shanahan about consciousness and
embodiment, Garland had an "epiphany". The idea was written down and put aside until later.[7] Shanahan, along with
Adam Rutherford, became a consultant for the film, and the ISBN of his book is referred to as an easter egg in the
film.[8][9] Besides the Turing test, the film references the "Chinese room" thought experiment, as well as Mary's room, a
thought experiment about a scientist who has studied, but never experienced, the concept of color.[10] Other
inspirations came from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Altered States, and books written by Ludwig Wittgenstein,
Ray Kurzweil and others.[11] Wanting total creative freedom, and without having to add conventional action sequences,
Garland made the film on as small a budget as possible.[12]

Filming
Principal photography began on 15 July 2013[13] and was shot over four weeks at Pinewood Studios and two weeks at
Juvet Landscape Hotel in Valldalen, Norway.[14] It was filmed in digital at 4K resolution.[15] Fifteen thousand tungsten
pea bulb lights were installed into the sets to avoid the fluorescent light often used in science-fiction films.[16]

The film was shot as live action, with all effects done in post-production. During filming, there were no special effects,
greenscreen, or tracking markers used. To create Ava's robotic features, scenes were filmed both with and without
Vikander's presence, allowing the background behind her to be captured. The parts necessary to keep, especially her
hands and face, were then rotoscoped, while the rest was digitally painted out and the background behind her restored.
Camera and body tracking systems transferred Vikander's performance to the CGI robot's movements. In total, there
were about 800 VFX shots, of which approximately 350 were "robot" shots.[17][18] Other visual effects included Ava's
clothes when shown through the transparent areas of her body, Nathan's blood after being stabbed, and the interiors of
the artificial brains.[19][20][21]

Music
The musical score for Ex Machina was composed by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, who had previously worked with
Garland on Dredd (2012).[22] A soundtrack album was released on Invada Records in digital, LP and CD formats.[23]
Additional songs featured in the film include:[24]α

"Enola Gay" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

"Get Down Saturday Night" by Oliver Cheatham
"Husbands" by Savages
"Bunsen Burner" by CUTS
"Piano Sonata No 21 D. 960 in B-flat Major" (first movement) composed by Franz Schubert, performed by Alfred
Brendel
"Unaccompanied Cello Suite No 1 in G Major BWV 1007 – Prelude", composed by J.S. Bach, performed by Yo-Yo
Ma

Release
Universal Pictures released Ex Machina in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2015,[25] following a screening at the BFI
Southbank on 16 December 2014 as part of the BFI's Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season.[26]

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However, Universal and Focus Features refused to release the film in the United States, so A24 agreed to distribute the
United States release.[27] The film screened on 14 March 2015 at the South by Southwest festival prior to a theatrical
release in the United States on 10 April 2015 by A24.[28][29]

Marketing
Using the dating app Tinder, a profile was created for Ava with the image of Alicia Vikander.[30] At the South by
Southwest Festival where the film was screened, "Ava" was matched with other Tinder users, wherein a text
conversation occurred that led users to the Instagram handle promoting the film. According to Brent Lang, when
compared with similar films released in the same year, Ex Machina catered to young audiences.[31]

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92%, based on 251 reviews, with an
average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Ex Machina leans heavier on ideas than effects, but it's
still a visually polished piece of work —and an uncommonly engaging sci-fi feature."[32] On Metacritic, the film has a
score of 78 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[33]

The magazine New Scientist in a multi-page review said, "It is a rare thing to see a movie about science that takes no
prisoners intellectually ... [it] is a stylish, spare and cerebral psycho-techno thriller, which gives a much needed shot in
the arm for smart science fiction." The review suggested that the theme was whether "Ava makes a conscious person
feel that the Ava is conscious".[10] Daniel Dennett thought the film the best exploration yet of whether a computer could
generate the morally relevant powers of a person, and thus having a similar theme to Her.[34] An AI commentator,
Azeem, has noted that although the film seemed to be about a robot who wanted to be human, it was actually a
pessimistic story along the lines of Nick Bostrom's warning of how difficult it will be to successfully control a
strategizing artificial intelligence or know what it would do if free.[35]

The New York Times critic Manohla Dargis gave the film a 'Critic's Pick', calling it "a smart, sleek movie about men and
the machines they make".[36] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times recommended the film, stating: "Shrewdly
imagined and persuasively made, 'Ex Machina' is a spooky piece of speculative fiction that's completely plausible,
capable of both thinking big thoughts and providing pulp thrills."[37] Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer film critic, gave
the film 4 out of 4 stars, writing: "Like stage actors who live and breathe their roles over the course of months, Isaac,
Gleeson, and Vikander excel, and cast a spell."[38]

Matt Zoller Seitz from RogerEbert.com praised the use of ideas, ideals, and exploring society's male and female roles,
through the use of an artificial intelligence. He also stated that the tight scripting and scenes allowed the film to move
towards a fully justified and predictable end. He gave a rating of 4 out of 4 stars, stating that this film would be a
classic.[39] IGN reviewer Chris Tilly gave the film a 9.0 out of 10 'Amazing' score, saying "Anchored by three dazzling
central performances, it's a stunning directorial debut from Alex Garland that's essential viewing for anyone with even a
passing interest in where technology is taking us."[40]

Mike Scott, writing for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, said, "It's a theme Mary Shelley brought us in Frankenstein,
which was first published in 1818. That was almost 200 years ago. And while Ex Machina replaces the stitches and neck
bolts with gears and fiber-optics, it all feels an awful lot like the same story."[41] Jaime Perales Contreras, writing for
Letras Libres, compared Ex Machina as a gothic experience similar to a modern version of Frankenstein, saying "both
the novel Frankenstein and the movie Ex Machina share the history of a fallible god in a continuous battle against his

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creation."[42] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club criticized the way the sci-fi, near the end, veered off course from
being a "film of ideas" by "taking an arbitrary left turn into the territory of corny slasher thrillers": "While Ex Machina’s
ending isn’t unmotivated [...], it does fracture much of what’s special about the movie. Up until the final scenes,
Garland creates and sustains a credible atmosphere of unease and scientific speculation, defined by color-coded
production design [...] and a tiny, capable cast."[43] Steve Dalton from The Hollywood Reporter stated, "The story ends
in a muddled rush, leaving many unanswered questions. Like a newly launched high-end smartphone, Ex Machina
looks cool and sleek, but ultimately proves flimsy and underpowered. Still, for dystopian future-shock fans who can
look beyond its basic design flaws, Garland’s feature debut functions just fine as superior pulp sci-fi."[44]

Accolades

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Awards

Award Category Recipients and nominees Result

Best Original Screenplay Alex Garland Nominated

Academy Awards[45] Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris,

Best Visual Effects Mark Williams Ardington and Won
Sara Bennett

Excellence in Production
ADG Excellence in
Design for a Contemporary Mark Digby Nominated
Production Design Award
Film

Best Original Screenplay Nominated

Alex Garland
Best First Film Won
Austin Film Critics
Best Supporting Actor Oscar Isaac Nominated
Association
Best Supporting Actress Won
Alicia Vikander
Breakthrough Artist Nominated

Boston Society of Film

Best New Filmmaker Won
Critics Alex Garland
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Won
Association
Best Visual Effects Nominated

Best Actress in a Supporting

Alicia Vikander Nominated
Role

Best Original Screenplay Nominated

Outstanding Debut by a Alex Garland

British Writer, Director or Nominated
British Academy Film
Producer
Awards
Alex Garland, Andrew
Outstanding British Film Nominated
Macdonald and Allon Reich

Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett,

Best Special Visual Effects Paul Norris and Andrew Nominated
Whitehurst

Best British Independent Film Won

Best Director of a British

Won
Independent Film Alex Garland
British Independent Film
Best Screenplay Won
Awards
Mark Digby – Production Design Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in
Craft Andrew Whitehurst – Visual
Won
Effects

British Society of Best Cinematography in a

Rob Hardy Nominated
Cinematographers Feature Film

Central Ohio Film Critics Best Picture Nominated

Association Actor of the Year Domhnall Gleeson Runner-up

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Awards
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
Won

Breakthrough Film Artist Alicia Vikander Won

Best Supporting Actress Won

Best Supporting Actor Oscar Isaac Runner-up

Best Original Screenplay Alex Garland Nominated

Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia

Best Ensemble Vikander, Oscar Isaac and Nominated
Sonoya Mizuno

Best Original Screenplay Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Alex Garland
Most Promising Filmmaker Won
Association
Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander Won

Costume Designers Guild

Excellence in Fantasy Film Sammy Sheldon Differ Nominated
Awards

Dallas–Fort Worth Film

Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander Runner-up
Critics Association

Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing – First-

Alex Garland Won
Award Time Feature Film

Empire Awards Best Actress Nominated

Best Supporting Actress – Alicia Vikander

Golden Globe Award Nominated
Motion Picture

Best Dramatic Presentation –

Hugo Award Alex Garland Nominated
Long Form

Best Actor in a Lead Role –

Irish Film and Television Domhnall Gleeson Nominated
Film
Awards
Best International Film Nominated

Supporting Actor of the Year Oscar Isaac Nominated

Supporting Actress of the

Alicia Vikander Nominated
Year
London Film Critics' Circle Breakthrough British/Irish
Alex Garland Nominated
Filmmaker

Technical Achievement
Andrew Whitehurst Nominated
Award

MTV Movie Awards Best Female Performance Alicia Vikander Nominated

National Board of Review Top 10 Independent Films Won

Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Oscar Isaac Won

Producers Guild of Best Theatrical Motion

Nominated
America Award Picture

San Diego Film Critics Best Film Runner-up

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Awards
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result

Best Actress Nominated

Breakthrough Artist Runner-up

Alicia Vikander
Body of Work (including other
Won
features)

Society Best Supporting Actor Oscar Isaac Runner-up

Best Original Screenplay Alex Garland Nominated

Best Production Design Mark Digby Nominated

Best Sound Design Nominated

Best Visual Effects Nominated

Best Science Fiction Film Nominated

Best Director Nominated

Alex Garland
Best Writing Nominated

Saturn Award[46][47] Best Actor Domhnall Gleeson Nominated

Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander Nominated

Mark Williams Ardington, Sara

Best Special Effects Bennett, Paul Norris, and Nominated
Andrew Whitehurst

Toronto Film Critics Best First Feature Alex Garland Won

Association Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander Won

See also
AI box
Android (film)
Turing test

Notes
^α The theme song from the film Ghostbusters is listed in the end titles with the credit, "words
and music by Ray Erskine Publishing Limited," although only its refrain is spoken by the
character Nathan in conversation.

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External links
Ex Machina (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/) on IMDb
Ex Machina (https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exmachina.htm) at Box Office Mojo
Ex Machina (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ex_machina) at Rotten Tomatoes
Ex Machina (http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ex-machina) at Metacritic

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