Ex Machina

Alex Garland's 2014 directorial debut. Caleb, a young programmer, wins a week at the remote estate of his company's reclusive founder, Nathan. The real assignment is waiting when he arrives: run a Turing test on Ava, a humanoid AI, and decide whether her mind is real. Seven sessions later, the question has turned around on him. With Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, and Oscar Isaac. 108 minutes, and one Academy Award for visual effects.