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Released 11 years ago.
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Uncanny
"Deception by design"
2015 1h 31m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 194
Science FictionThriller
Synopsis
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For ten years, inventor David Kressen has lived in seclusion with his inventions, including Adam, a robot with incredible lifelike human qualities. When reporter Joy Andrews is given access to their unconventional facility, she is alternately repelled and attracted to the scientist and his creation. But as Adam exhibits emergent behavior of anger and jealousy towards her, she finds herself increasingly entangled in a web of deception where no one’s motives are easily decipherable.
“Deception by design”
Cast
Mark Webber
David Kressen
Lucy Griffiths
Joy Andrews
David Clayton Rogers
Adam Kressen
Rainn Wilson
Castle
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Matthew Leutwyler
- Writers
- Shahin Chandrasoma
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Matthew Leutwyler, shot by Ross Richardson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Craig Richey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Matthew Leutwyler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mark Webber and Lucy Griffiths and David Clayton Rogers carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Deception by design".
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IMDB entry: tt2321502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Matthew Leutwyler directs. Ross Richardson behind the camera. Craig Richey scores. Matthew Leutwyler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 11 years ago.
- 2Directed by Matthew Leutwyler, shot by Ross Richardson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Craig Richey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Matthew Leutwyler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Mark Webber and Lucy Griffiths and David Clayton Rogers carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Deception by design".
- 7IMDB entry: tt2321502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ross Richardson
- Original score
- Craig Richey
- Editing
- Matthew Leutwyler
- Production design
- Eddie Matazzoni
- Costume design
- Sharon Sampson
- Makeup / hair
- Jason Hamer
- Sound
- Will Cone
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Uncanny (2015)
Also by
Matthew Leutwyler
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Reno★ 6/10
One more the man versus the robot film, but not bad. Probably this is the breakthrough the director was looking for. A limited cast low budget science fiction drama. All the faces were fresh, I liked them, but should have been a little better. I won't deny that I enjoyed watching it, but I can't say it is a very clever screenplay. Because it was slightly comparable to 'Ex Machina', though the story derives when we had a conception like 'what if'. Just like 'Big Stan' and 'Get Hard', though this film was planned before 'Ex Machina' and sadly released after it. The story of a journalist who interviews a scientist who developed an advanced AI. A week long interaction and when the final day arrives something terrible happens, that's going to flip the story you had seen so far. The whole film was shot inside a large house, there is no outside world, except in one scene which takes us to the terrace. I did not figure it out the secret, but I kind thought of it, so when it happened at the end I was not surprised. For a B movie, it is a great quality. If you want to check it out a second string films, this is not a bad one to consider. There is no major, any impactable graphics to the narration, but in most of the crucial section was managed well. So the production quality is much better than I expected and so the overall film. Nowadays it is a very common for filmmakers to choose the robot theme in drama, but how good their film would be is our question and this one passed the test. 6/10
Production companies
Who made it
- EM
Emergent Behavior
Shoreline Entertainment
US
- AC
Accelerated Matter
Key crew
- CastingMichael Testa
- Costume DesignSharon Sampson
- FoleyFrancisco Rizzi
- ProducerGabriel Geer
- ProducerShahin Chandrasoma
- GafferIlan Levin
- ProducerNora Oliver
- ProducerSim Sarna
- Script SupervisorJosé Luis González
- Production DesignEddie Matazzoni
- Music SupervisorTom Villano
- Makeup EffectsJason Hamer
- EditorMatthew Leutwyler
- Set DecorationSarah Stimpson
- FoleyJosé E. Caldararo
- First Assistant CameraVincent Patin
- Sound Re-Recording MixerWill Cone
- Best Boy ElectricEd Joyce
- ADR MixerNicholas Staub
- Boom OperatorMark Stockwell Jr.
- Sound MixerAlexander Dawson
- Key GripCraig Massie
- Main Title DesignerAndy Rath
- ElectricianCasey Desmet
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- android
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- deception
- reporter
- scientist
- prosthetic penis
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-01-31
Also known as
International titles
- AndroidGB
- Almost HumanGB
- EsrarengizTR
- AndroidAU
