Superintelligence

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ben Falcone directs. Barry Peterson behind the camera. Fil Eisler scores. Tia Nolan cuts. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 6 years ago.
• 2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
• 3Directed by Ben Falcone, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Fil Eisler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Tia Nolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Melissa McCarthy and James Corden and Bobby Cannavale carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Single. Unemployed. Likes James Corden.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt7178640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Barry Peterson

Original score

Fil Eisler

Editing

Tia Nolan

Costume design

Melanie Ghisays

Makeup / hair

Kimberly Jones

Sound

Tim LeBlanc

Stunt coordinator

Walter Garcia

Runtime

106 min · 1h 46m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG

IMDB

Superintelligence (2020) ↗

Also by

Ben Falcone

• 
  Life of the Party

  2018 · ★ 6.1
• 
  The Boss

  2016 · ★ 5.8
• 
  Thunder Force

  2021 · ★ 5.5
• 
  Tammy

  2014 · ★ 5.3

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Trailers & featurettes

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  Superintelligence – Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• SWITCH.2020-12-06
  ★ 3/10

  Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy are two people whose partnership should be hitting home runs. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses to such an intimate level that it's a no-brainer. So why doesn't it work? Box office-wise, their collaborations are bringing in less money with each new outing - and now, thanks to COVID-19, who knows if studios will be willing to back these two again. If this is the case, they are <i>not</i> going out on a high note. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to go back to formula. With around 60 years of comedy experience between them, we know they're better than this. If only they knew it themselves. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-superintelligence-mccarthy-plays-a-painfully-average-human-and-the-irony-is-truly-lost

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• Peter McGinn2021-01-02
  ★ 1/10

  This was a fun movie to watch, which was, as far as I can see, all it promised to be. It didn’t try to squeeze into the canon of sophisticated sci-fi, though some reviews I read on another site seemed to suggest it was trying to do just that. This is basically a romantic comedy with a satirical look at our dependence upon technology thrown in, which I suspect hit too close to home for some people. I appreciated that film rarity, a woman who is not razor thin being a romantic lead, with a bonus of not even having her mention her weight once. Larger men are often romantic leads, but women, not so much. The more I see Melissa McCarthy the more I appreciate some subtleties of acting rather than just the comedic stuff. She has a good rapport with her co-star, and of course with the voice and image of James Corden, who I gather some people also don’t like, but I think he is great fun, and, incidentally, a good writer (see Gavin and Stacy) A person can of course sit back and poke holes in the plot here and there, but if you find yourself doing that, perhaps you aren’t in the spirit of the thing and need to dust off 2001 A Space Odyssey and watch it for the 21st time. Then later on, if you are in the mood for a few cheap laughs and want to feel your main squeeze burrow her face into your neck, put this movie on. I mean, your know the title is ironic, right? Oh, and I really don’t rate this movie a ten, but I wanted to offset what must have been some ridiculously low ratings based on — well, perhaps I shouldn’t speculate.

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• Crazypiglady2023-02-18
  ★ 6/10

  I really liked this film. I chose it as something suitable for me and teenage kids. It was a bit of a gamble but I was pleasantly surprised. Suitable for over 10s but enough laughs for me too. It pretty much did what it said on the tin as a family comedy. I like Melissa McCarthy and I'm a begrudging convert to James Cordon. It's kind of a romantic comedy but with the threat of total global annihilation to keep both sides happy. Entertaining, fun and some genuine laughs.

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Production companies

Who made it

• ON

  On the Day

  US

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  Warner Bros. Pictures

  US

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  New Line Cinema

  US

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  Creative Wealth Media Finance

  CA

Key crew

• Assistant Art DirectorBrittany Hites
• Executive ProducerRichard Brener
• ProducerRob Cowan
• ProducerBen Falcone
• ProducerMelissa McCarthy
• Executive ProducerJason Cloth
• Executive ProducerAaron L. Gilbert
• EditorTia Nolan
• Art DirectionJeremy Woolsey
• Set DecorationMissy Parker
• Costume DesignMelanie Ghisays
• CastingAllison Jones
• CastingKris Redding
• Unit PublicistDeborah Simmrin
• Still PhotographerHopper Stone
• Unit Production ManagerRob Cowan
• First Assistant DirectorRichard Cowan
• Second Assistant DirectorDavid Waters
• Associate ProducerCelia Khong
• Stunt CoordinatorWalter Garcia
• Stunt CoordinatorLuci Romberg
• Sound MixerMary H. Ellis
• Boom OperatorTroy A. Johnson
• Post Production SupervisorRuth Hasty

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Release history · US

When it landed

• Digital2020-11-26PG· HBO Max

Also known as

International titles

• אינטליגנציית-עלIL
• Искусственный интеллектRU
• SuperintelligenceUS