Ex Machina (2015)

Ex Machina is science fiction drama written and directed by British novelist, screenwriter, and director Alex Garland.
This movie is not related to the DC Comics comic book series of the same name.

The movie stars Domhnall Gleeson (About Time), Alicia Vikander (The Man from U.N.C.L.E), Sonoya Mizuno, and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis).

The film was released on April 24, 2015 and earned over $35 million on a budget of $15 million.
The Blu-ray and DVD release occurred on July 14, 2015.

Rating: R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence.

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes.


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Ex Machina (2015)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
0:00:09-0:00:30 A flyover view is seen as part of the Universal logo sequence. The "A24" logo is seen.
0:01:49-0:02:20 Flyover and elevated views are seen. None
0:08:34-0:08:38 Claustrophobia is discussed briefly. Caleb: "It's the windows." Nathan: "You're thinking, 'There's no windows'".
0:11:24-0:11:32 An elevated view is seen. Caleb: "...it's not the history of man. That's the history of gods."
0:19:55-0:20:25 A person is trapped in a room. Automated voice: "Power cut. Back up power activated."
0:30:42-0:31:45 A person is locked in a room. Caleb: "So, it takes time to be able to um...get to know each other I guess. Automated voice: "Power cut."
0:51:48-0:51:56 Elevated view looking over a cliff. Caleb: "...and she sees a blue sky, and at that moment she learns something that all of her studies couldn't tell her."
0:53:36-0:54:34 Elevated and ascending views are seen. Ava: "So we can see how we behave when we're unobserved."
0:55:49-0:55:51 Elevated view looking over a cliff. Nathan: "Not lucky. Chosen." ...
1:04:22-1:04:29 An elevated view is seen. Ava: "Do you want to be with me?" ...
1:07:10-1:07:26 An elevated view is seen again. Caleb: "It's what Oppenheimer said after he made the atomic bomb." Nathan: "Yeah, I know what it is, dude."
1:08:29-1:09:16 Two mild elevated views are seen. Nathan: "The good deeds that man has done before...defends him. It is what it is."
1:10:50-1:10:57 Mild elevated view is seen. Nathan: "You're going to do this again?" Jade: "Why won't you let me out?"
1:12:00-1:12:35 Tearing skin and eye gore. None
1:12:53-1:12:58 A mild elevated view is seen again. Nathan: "Ouf!"
1:13:45-1:13:54 Eye gore is briefly seen again. Caleb: "You dropped it. It's right here." Nathan: "Thank you." ...
1:14:50-1:15:33 A bloody cut is seen. Caleb: "You dropped it. It's right here." Nathan: "Thank you." ...
1:28:35-1:31:44 Multiple brief fights are seen. Automated voice: "Power restored." ... Nathan: "Whoa. Whoa, whoa. F**k. ...
1:30:54-1:33:03 Blood stains are seen multiple times. Nathan: "I'm taking you back."
1:35:43-1:36:06 Sequences with tearing skin. None
1:36:29-1:36:34 Blood stains are seen again briefly. None
1:38:17-1:41:37 Multiple scenes involving claustrophobia occur. Caleb: "Ava."

Reviewed December 2015

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