A.I. Artificial Intelligence

"David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not."

2001 2h 26m EN

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7.2

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★7.1TMDB · 6,917🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 337,075

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Synopsis

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David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

“David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.”

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Cast

Haley Joel Osment
David
Jude Law
Gigolo Joe
Frances O'Connor
Monica Swinton
Sam Robards
Henry Swinton
Jake Thomas
Martin Swinton
William Hurt
Professor Hobby
Ken Leung
Syatyoo-Sama
Clark Gregg
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Steven Spielberg, Brian Aldiss, Ian Watson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CAST

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291+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law and Frances O'Connor carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Spielberg directs. Janusz Kamiński behind the camera. John Williams scores. Michael Kahn cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4291+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law and Frances O'Connor carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.".
10IMDB entry: tt0212720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 25 themes, including "android", "new york city", "prostitute", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)".
12Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Original score: John Williams
Editing: Michael Kahn
Production design: Rick Carter
Costume design: Bob Ringwood
Makeup / hair: Bill Corso
VFX supervisor: Henry LaBounta
Sound: Andy Nelson
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 146 min · 2h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000,000
Box office: $235,926,552
Return: 236% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 65/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 337,075 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 18 wins & 71 nominations total

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

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Peter McGinn2021-05-08
★ 6/10
I bought this on DVD many years ago, convinced I had never seen it. I finally got around to watching it, and it wasn’t until I reached the robot demolition circus (words I bet I have never seen in the same sentence before) that I realized I had watched this movie before. That is a memorable sequence. In many respects I thought the movie was well made: the special effects, the deep thinking behind the plot, and the writing was mostly good. It almost felt like it was covering too much ground, and I felt there were a few lapses. I will mention only one, and try not to give anything away. There is a pivotal scene where John Hurt’s character is with the AI child David. It took a lot of effort to get David there, so what does the guy do/ he leaves David alone and unchaperoned. And the end of the movie turns on that. Why would he wander off like that except to serve the plot? Still, the film, mirroring and projecting the story of Pinocchio into the future, was quite an achievement. I liked it, but not as much as a lot of other Spielberg efforts.
Andre Gonzales2023-04-14
★ 4/10
The movie was actually pretty good. The ending sucked to me though.
CinemaSerf2023-11-28
★ 7/10
With their son "Martin" supposedly out for the count, "Henry" (Sam Robards) procures a solution for his wife "Monica" (Frances O'Connor) in the form of "David" (Haley Joel Osment). He is a state of the art android. Not robotic in function like previous models, but an adaptive model that can learn to love, to feel, to be... Initially very apprehensive, she gradually bonds with the curious and friendly young man just as readily as dad "Henry" starts not to. Then, re-enter "Martin" (Jake Thomas) who turns out to be a rather malevolent and jealous lad who, with his fellow human friends, contrives a scenario that results in "David" becoming abandoned with only his talking "Teddy" for company. Now "David" had learned of the famous "Blue Fairy" who could turn him into a real boy, so convinced that his mother would love him again, sets out to track it down at the end of the Earth. His adventures along the way are perilous, he meets some salvage hunters with an almost circus-like approach to recycling before alighting on "Gigolo Joe" (Jude Law). His name says it all, his job being to "pleasure" women who want something that bit special. The two share his quest as the latter is pursued by the authorities - but can "David" reach his holy grail? This is heavily based on the "Pinocchio" story and that gives it a solid, potent and dark bedrock for a story of wishing for the moon. Osment is super here as the vulnerable but determined and lost lad looking for a mother's love and affection. Law also reminds us why he was ever an A-lister with an almost Astaire-esque performance as the ostensible wastrel who has more substance to his character than we might expect. The last half hour takes it's time, that could do with being tightened up - but the whole gist of this story of being careful what you wish for is otherwise well balanced between the drama, the emotion, a bit of technology and some fun too. It takes a swipe at the temporary culture that has prevailed for generations and maybe just reminds us that if it seems to good to be true, then it almost certainly is. Looks great on a big screen and is Spielberg at his most sensitively imaginative.