5 of the best movies about AI, ranked

                                                                  5 of the best movies about AI, ranked

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Here's a whole list of AI movies to stream next time you're in the mood for something self-aware

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Beyond Blade Runner 2049

How can a movie featuring artificial intelligence be anything but amazing? Well... maybe some are just more amazing than others. At No. 36 on our list.

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2. Robot & Frank (2012)

In the case of this quirky-cool Sundance favorite, AI might also stand for Artistic Indie. Frank (Frank Langela) is an aging ex con with memory issues whose son hooks him up with a care robot. Impish Frank teaches Robot how to pick locks and become his android accomplice.

On unsteady moral ground, the helper robot reluctantly plays along, but eventually draws the line, and Frank agrees to quit ... after one last career-crowning heist.

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3. Bicentennial Man (1999)

This not-well-received-but-not-half-bad AI flick finds accidentally sentient robutler Andrew (Robin Williams) working his way toward full humanity over the course of a 200-year life. This movie wants to be a meditation on what it means to be human, and it has enough moments to be worth streaming, but it gets a little hammy and heavy handed in the second half. (See our note about Robin Williams.)

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4. Resident Evil (2002)

What's creepier than a scary child? The answer, thanks to Resident Evil, is one that's actually controlled by AI. The Red Queen, an homage to HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey, is the horrifying system running the Hive facility and killing everyone inside, making her the movie's villain.

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5. Passengers (2016)

The true star of this two-hander is android bartender Arthur (Michael Sheen). His intelligence is artificial, the robot essentially acts as the conscience and confidante of Chris Pratt's character without even knowing it. His lifelike personality and appearance make him not only an easy character to get along with but also one of the most realistic in the film.

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6. Chappie (2015)

A gang reprograms a police robot who has feelings and the personality of a child.

There's plenty of comedy to be found in Chappie, but the most heartbreaking moment, when the robot realizes the true goal of the "family" that's formed around him, is the true core of this story.