Movies like I, Robot
If I, Robot's mix of chicago, illinois, future and man vs machine stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what I, Robot's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Matrix
1999 · Directed by Lana Wachowski · 136 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), dystopia · Also action and science fiction
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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The Creator
2023 · Directed by Gareth Edwards · 134 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), dystopia, robot · Also science fiction and action
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive…
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The Electric State
2025 · Directed by Joe Russo · 125 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), robot · Also action and science fiction
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 146 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), dystopia, hologram · From the same decade (2000s)
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this…
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THX 1138
1971 · Directed by George Lucas · 86 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: future, dystopia, hologram
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people.
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Minority Report
2002 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 145 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, hologram · Also science fiction and action · From the same decade (2000s)
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
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Real Steel
2011 · Directed by Shawn Levy · 127 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: future, robot · Also action and science fiction
Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
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Finch
2021 · Directed by Miguel Sapochnik · 116 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: robot, humanity
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
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WarGames
1983 · Directed by John Badham · 114 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), tense
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and…
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Mercy
2026 · Directed by Timur Bekmambetov · 100 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), dystopia
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
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Logan
2017 · Directed by James Mangold · 137 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: future, dystopia · Also action and science fiction
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark…
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I Am Mother
2019 · Directed by Grant Sputore · 113 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), robot
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.