Summary
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 architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war-and mankind itself.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 65GoodWatch 65
Metascore63
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 510 K ratings3.3/5
User score6.3
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $80 M
- Worldwide
- $104 M
Worldwide it earned $24 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 14 min
Longer than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, +35 min on the typical 99
typical 99134Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 128 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+118Released
2023
September 27, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
Science FictionActionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseThaiVietnameseMade in
Canada
United States
Academy Awards2024
- Sound2024Nominated
- Visual Effects2024Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2024
- Best Young Actor/Actress2024Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 29 more52 people
- John David WashingtonJoshua
- Madeleine Yuna VoylesAlphie
- Gemma ChanMaya
- Allison JanneyColonel Howell
- Ken WatanabeHarun
- Sturgill SimpsonDrew
- Amar Chadha-PatelOmni / SEK-ON / Sergeant Bui
- Marc MenchacaMcBride
Robbie TannShipley
Ralph InesonGeneral Andrews
Michael EsperCaptain Cotton
Veronica NgôKami
Ian VerdunDaniels
Daniel Ray RodriguezHardwick
Rad PereiraLambert
Syd SkidmoreBradbury
Karen AldridgeDr. Thankey
Teerawat MulvilaiBoonmee
Leanna CheaCommander Daw
Sahatchai ChumrumGan - Simulant Farmer- ADApiwantana DuenkhaoBoonmee's Son
- MKMariam KhummaungAh Ying - Simulant Amah
- NCNatthaphong ChaiyawongCheckpoint Guard
- TTTawee TeesuraPilot - Jetcopter
Directing · 8
- Gareth Edwards Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
- Jack Ravenscroft First Assistant Director
- Scott Kirby First Assistant Director
- Joe Barlow Second Assistant Director
- Anne Warter Second Assistant Director
- Inthira Sawantrat First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Chris Weitz Screenplay
Production · 17
- Yariv Milchan Executive Producer
- Michael Schaefer Executive Producer
- Zev Foreman Executive Producer
- Nick Meyer Executive Producer
- Natalie Lehmann Executive Producer
- Arnon Milchan Producer
Camera · 3
- Oren Soffer Director of Photography
- Andrew Michael Ellis Second Unit Director of Photography
- Oh Ritchai Phimphalai Key Grip
Editing · 8
- Joe Walker Editor
- Hank Corwin Editor
- Scott Morris Editor
- Job ter Burg Additional Editor
- Michael Shusterman Assistant Editor
- Dylan Merriman Assistant Editor
Sound · 21
- Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
- Jo Goldsmith-Eteson Music
- Erik Aadahl Sound Designer
- Ethan Van der Ryn Sound Designer
- Malte Bieler Sound Designer
- Dan O'Connell Foley Artist
Art · 5
- James Clyne Production Design
- Paul Chadeisson Concept Artist
- Peter James Standby Art Director
- Nirun Thongpahusatcha Assistant Art Director
- Christian Antolin Main Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jeremy Hanna Costume Design
- Francesca Van Der Feyst Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Yvette Shelton Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 14
- Charmaine Chan Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ian Comley Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jay Cooper Visual Effects Supervisor
- Andrew Roberts Visual Effects Supervisor
- Stuart White Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dave Dalley Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Pithai Smithsuth Gaffer
Other crew · 19
- Rob Inch Stunt Coordinator
- Ricardo Cruz (Hijo) Stunt Coordinator
- Supoj Khaowwong Stunt Coordinator
- Tofan Pirani Stunts
- Ignacio Herráez Stunt Driver
- Tanja Keller Stunts
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