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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
PG-13
Adventure
Documentary
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Release Date
June 29, 2001
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Haley Joel Osment , Frances O'Connor , Sam Robards , jake thomas , Jude Law , William Hurt
Runtime
146
Main Genre
Adventure
Writers
Brian Aldiss , Ian Watson , Steven Spielberg
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.

Summary

The film that might have been Stanley Kubrick's next project is now Steven Spielberg's next project. Set in a futuristic world flooded by melted polar ice caps, A.I. depicts a society largely dependent on computers and robots ("A.I." stands for "artifical intelligence"). But at its heart, it's a latter-day Pinocchio tale about a little boy robot (Haley Joel Osment) who's designed to serve as a surrogate son but wants to be the real thing. The big question on cinephiles' minds: Which will prevail, Kubrick's cool cerebral irony or Spielberg's warm sentimental streak? Or is there room for both?

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