Synopsis
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
Key facts
Cast
Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson, Claire Selby, Symara A. Templeman, Gana Bayarsaikhan
Original language
English
First release
January 21, 2015 (United Kingdom)
Production companies
DNA Films, Film4 Productions, Universal Pictures
Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Setting
Alaska
Filming locations
London, Pinewood Studios, Sognefjord, Valldalen
Crew
Screenplay
Alex Garland
Producer
Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald
Cinematography
Rob Hardy
Editing
Mark Day
Music
Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Octopus Film Festival 2023 - Cykl Turinga
- OffScreen Film Festival 2023 - MACHINES LIKE US: ROBOTS IN SCIENCE FICTION CINEMA
- Academy Awards 2016 academy_award ★ Won: Best Visual Effects
- Hugo Awards 2016 generic - Long Form
- Calgary Underground Film Festival 2015 generic - Narrative Feature ★ Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature
- Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival 2015
- Indiewire Critics' Poll 2015 generic
- National Board of Review 2015 generic
- Village Voice Film Poll 2015 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Ex_Machina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Rupert Coulson (2015) | 8 releases, 2015-2025: Invada |
| CD | Ex_Machina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Rupert Coulson (2015) | 2 releases, 2015: Invada |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 21, 2015 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | January 21, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | January 21, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | January 23, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Slovenia | February 20, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 27, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | March 4, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | March 5, 2015 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | March 5, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | March 12, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Greece | March 12, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Poland | March 20, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United Arab Emirates | March 26, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Iraq | March 26, 2015 |
| Theatrical | KW | March 26, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Oman | March 26, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | April 7, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Bulgaria | April 10, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Norway | April 10, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 10, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | April 16, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Finland | April 17, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | April 17, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Latvia | April 17, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Austria | April 23, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | April 23, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 23, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | April 23, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Canada | April 24, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 24, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | April 29, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | April 30, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | April 30, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | April 30, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Australia | May 7, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Canada | May 8, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | June 3, 2015 |
| Theatrical | France | June 3, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Romania | June 19, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | July 9, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Italy | July 30, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Japan | June 11, 2016 |
| Television | France | October 11, 2016 |
| Television | Netherlands | May 25, 2017 |
| Streaming | France | October 24, 2017 |
| Streaming | France | December 21, 2017 |
| Television | France | November 25, 2018 |
| Television | Indonesia | April 17, 2021 |
| Streaming | Philippines | May 9, 2021 |
| Streaming | France | May 16, 2021 |
| Streaming | Hungary | September 5, 2021 |
| Television | Hungary | September 5, 2021 |
| Streaming | France | February 1, 2022 |
| Streaming | United States | July 17, 2022 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video | United Arab Emirates | January 21, 2015 |
| Home video | Greece | July 6, 2015 |
| Home video | United States | July 14, 2015 |
| Home video | Brazil | August 6, 2015 |
| Home video | Sweden | August 17, 2015 |
| Home video | Czech Republic | September 2, 2015 |
| Home video | Germany | September 3, 2015 |
| Home video | Netherlands | September 23, 2015 |
| Home video | France | October 6, 2015 |
| Home video | Hungary | October 27, 2015 |
| Home video | India | March 4, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Alex Garland |
| Cast | Domhnall Gleeson (Caleb), Alicia Vikander (Ava), Oscar Isaac (Nathan), Sonoya Mizuno (Kyoko), Corey Johnson (Jay), Claire Selby (Lily), Symara A. Templeman (Jasmine), Gana Bayarsaikhan (Jade), Tiffany Pisani (Katya), Elina Alminas (Amber), Chelsea Li (Office Girl (uncredited)), Dan Pappaspanos (Office Worker (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Alex Garland |
| Producer | Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald |
| Executive producer | Eli Bush, Scott Rudin, Tessa Ross |
| Cinematography | Rob Hardy |
| Editing | Mark Day |
| Music | Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow |
| Production design | Mark Digby |
| Visual effects | Andrew Whitehurst, John Lockwood, Sara Bennett |
| Sound | Ben Barker, Glenn Freemantle |
| Costumes | Sammy Sheldon |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
