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Ex Machina works as a drama movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The drama and science fiction blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 1h 48m · ★ 7.6
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★ 7.8 · Romance · Science Fiction · Drama · 2h 6m
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Her draws from the same drama well as Ex Machina, channeling science-fiction in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 2013 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 7.6 · Science Fiction · Drama · 2h 44m
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) captures the drama appeal of Ex Machina without simply imitating it. The science-fiction streak running through both films is what puts Blade Runner 2049 at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 7.1 · Drama · Science Fiction · Adventure · 2h 26m
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The drama appeal of Ex Machina — that tense edge, the science-fiction — translates cleanly into A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 6.3 · Science Fiction · Drama · Fantasy · 1h 49m
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The filmmakers behind Archive (2020) clearly understood what makes drama work — the same quality that keeps Ex Machina rewatchable. Expect the same tense rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 7.7 · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction · 1h 48m
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The Terminator (1984) is the kind of film Ex Machina fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The science-fiction overlap is real, but it's the tense emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 8.1 · Science Fiction · Mystery · Adventure · 2h 29m
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2001: A Space Odyssey shares Ex Machina's gift for science-fiction — the 1968 film delivers mystery without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
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★ 8.3 · Drama · 2h 9m
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Much of what makes Ex Machina compelling — the drama, the atmosphere — shows up in Dead Poets Society (1989) in a slightly different form. Both films understand that tense storytelling works best when it trusts the audience.
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★ 7.3 · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller · 2h 25m
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The science-fiction energy of Ex Machina is alive in Minority Report (2002), filtered through a different story but the same emotional register. It earns its place on this list with a tense payoff that rivals the original pick.
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★ 7.6 · Science Fiction · Thriller · Mystery · 2h 9m
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Twelve Monkeys (1995) operates in the same science-fiction as Ex Machina, but with its own distinct voice and pacing. The tense payoff will feel satisfyingly familiar without retreading the same ground.
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★ 6.8 · Crime · Action · Science Fiction · 2h
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Chappie (2015) belongs to the same conversation as Ex Machina — both anchor their science-fiction in crime emotion that doesn't let go. The tense undercurrent connects them more than any plot summary would suggest.
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