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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 146 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 12+
★7.7
Drama, Science Fiction, Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
🎭 Based on
«Super-Toys Last All Summer Long»
byBrian Aldiss
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Description
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 life impossible for David.
Budget:
$100M
US Gross:
$78.62M
Worldwide:
$235.93M
Starring
Haley Joel Osment
Actor
Jude Law
Actor
Frances O'Connor
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Original Score
Venice Film Festival 2001
— Future Film Festival Digital Award
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2002
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Visual Effects
Venice Film Festival 2001
— Future Film Festival Digital Award
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2002
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Young Performer
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2002
— Best Visual Effects
Key opinion
A.I. Artificial Intelligence is widely regarded as a deeply moving and visually stunning exploration of love, humanity, and abandonment through a futuristic lens. While audiences praise the film's emotional resonance and philosophical depth, critics and viewers remain divided over its pacing and the narrative choices made in its final act.
| Acting | Haley Joel Osment’s vulnerable and dedicated performance anchors the film, effectively conveying the internal state of a robot yearning for human love. | |
| Cinematography | Spielberg’s technical craftsmanship, featuring rich cinematography and a powerful, immersive score, creates a distinctively atmospheric and visually masterful world. | |
| Theme | The film functions as a compelling philosophical inquiry into the ethics of creating artificial consciousness and the nature of maternal love. | |
| Pacing | The ambitious, fairy-tale-inspired narrative is polarizing: some viewers find its contemplative, slow-moving pace and shift in tone to be emotionally profound, while others find the final act jarring or overlong. | |
| Ending | Opinions on the conclusion remain split, with some viewers finding the ending a poignant, necessary resolution and others dismissing it as a weak or unsatisfying finale. |