Ex Machina

The rise of robot sentience has long been the fodder of sci-fi cinema, but none so chillingly portrayed as in Alex Garland's brilliant psychological thriller, EX MACHINA.Ex Machina is a thoughtful and scary treatment of how an Artificial Sentience just might come about and the effects of that on the people who interact with it.Forget 'I Robot' and other rubbish cinematic treatments of AI, Ex Machina is by far the best film on the subject and a deep look at the dangers of AI. Unlike the other movie about AI (Her) on this list, Ex Machina is not a whimsical look at AI as a beneficial companion to man, but rather a look into the dark side of what might be.With the rapid progress and development of AI technologies the past few years (and a seemingly big new improvement in AI announced every year), it may not be long before we too must struggle with the idea of sentient AI, at least in the not-too-distant future.A must watch for every science fiction fan.Why it's on the list:The most thoughtful look at the implication (and dangers) of AI sentience that's been done yet on film. It's also a gripping film from start to finish that won't let you go.