List of artificial intelligence films

This article contains a chronological list of notable films which included artificial intelligence either as a protagonist or as an essential part of the film.

1920s-1960s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
1927 Metropolis Germany Maria's robot double Y [1]
1934 Der Herr der Welt (i.e. Master of the World) Germany Überroboter / Kampfmaschine (i.e. fighting machine), working-robots Y
1935 Loss of Sensation USSR Y
1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still USA Gort Y [1]
1957 The Invisible Boy USA Robby the Robot Y Y
1962 The Creation of the Humanoids USA Y Y
1965 Alphaville France Alpha 60 Y [2]
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey UK / USA HAL 9000 Y [1]

1970s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project USA Colossus, Guardian Y [2]
1971 Paper Man USA Henry Norman Y Y [3]
1972 Silent Running USA Huey, Dewey and Louie Y
1973 Westworld USA Y Y
1974 The Questor Tapes USA Questor Y
Dark Star USA Ship Computer, Bomb #20 Y
Zardoz USA / UK / Ireland Tabernacle Y
1975 The Stepford Wives USA Y [4]
1976 Logan's Run USA City Computer, Box Y Y [5]
1977 Demon Seed USA Proteus IV Y [2]
Star Wars USA R2-D2, C-3PO Y [1]
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture USA V'Ger [6]
Alien UK / USA Mother (computer), Ash (android) Y Y

1980s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
1980 Saturn 3 UK Hector Y
1982 Blade Runner USA Replicants Y [1]
Airplane II USA ROK Y
Tron USA Master Control Program Y [1]
1983 Superman III USA Supercomputer Y Y
WarGames USA WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), Joshua Y [2]
1984 Electric Dreams USA / UK Edgar Y
Hide and Seek Canada P-1 Y
The Terminator USA Skynet, the Terminator Y Y [1]
1985 D.A.R.Y.L. USA Daryl Y Y [2]
1986 Annihilator USA AI robots Y
Flight of the Navigator USA / Norway Spaceship Y Y
Short Circuit USA Number 5, Johnny Five Y [1]
Deadly Friend USA BB, Samantha Pringle Y Y [7]
1987 RoboCop USA RoboCop, Murphy Y [1]
1988 Short Circuit 2 USA Number 5, Johnny Five Y

1990s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
1990 Class of 1999 USA AI robots Y
1990 RoboCop 2 USA RoboCop, Murphy, RoboCop 2 Y [1]
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day USA Skynet, the Terminator, T-1000, T-800 Y Y
1992 Homewrecker USA Lucy Y Y
1993 RoboCop 3 USA RoboCop, Murphy Y [1]
1994 Star Trek Generations USA Data Y Y
Blankman USA J-5 Y
1995 Ghost in the Shell Japan The Puppet Master Y [2]
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie USA Alpha 5, Zordon, Zords Y Y
Screamers (1995 film) USA / Canada David Screamer / Jessica Hansen Screamer Y
Virtuosity USA SID 6.7 Y
1996 Star Trek: First Contact USA Data, The Borg Y
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery USA Y
Nirvana Italy / France Solo Y
1998 Lost in Space USA Robot Y Y
1999 The Iron Giant USA Y
The Matrix USA Agents, Sentinels Y Y [1]
Bicentennial Man USA Andrew Martin Y [8]
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace USA battle droids, C-3PO and R2-D2 Y

2000s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence USA David, Gigolo Joe, Teddy Y [1]
2002 The Time Machine USA Vox 114 Y
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones USA battle droids, C-3PO and R2-D2 Y
Resident Evil UK / Germany Red Queen Y
S1M0NE USA Simone Y Y
Minority Report USA cyber parlor rooms Y
2003 The Matrix Reloaded USA Agents, Sentinels Y Y
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines USA Skynet, the Terminator, T-X Y Y
The Matrix Revolutions USA Agents, Sentinels Y Y
2004 I, Robot USA VIKI (Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence), Sonny Y Y [1]
Team America: World Police USA I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. Y
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy USA Marvin the Paranoid Android, Deep Thought, Eddie the Computer Y Y [9]
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith USA Battle droids, C-3PO and R2-D2 Y
Stealth USA EDI Y
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction Various White Queen Y
Meet the Robinsons USA DOR-15 and Carl Y
2008 Eagle Eye USA Autonomous Reconnaissance Intelligence Integration Analyst (ARIIA) Y
Iron Man USA J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) Y
WALL-E USA WALL-E, EVE, AUTO, Ship's Computer Y Y [1]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) USA Gort Y
2009 Terminator Salvation USA Skynet, the Terminator Y Y
Echelon Conspiracy USA Echelon, an omniscient communication surveillance computer system Y
Moon UK GERTY Y

2010s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
2010 Iron Man 2 USA J.A.R.V.I.S. Y
Enthiran India Chitti Y
Tron: Legacy USA Y
2011 Eva Spain / Switzerland Eva, Max, SI-9 Y
Real Steel USA Atom Y
Ra.One India Ra.One, G.One Y Y
2012 The Avengers USA J.A.R.V.I.S. Y
Prometheus USA David Y
Resident Evil: Retribution UK / Germany / France / USA / Canada Red Queen Y
Robot & Frank USA Robot Y
Total Recall USA Y
2013 Her USA Samantha Y [1]
Iron Man 3 USA J.A.R.V.I.S., Iron Legion Y Y [1]
The Machine UK Machine Y [1]
Pacific Rim USA A.I., Jaegers Y Y
Elysium USA Elysium robots Y
Oblivion USA Tet Y
2014 Autómata Spain / Bulgaria Y
Big Hero 6 USA Baymax Y
Interstellar USA TARS and CASE Y
Robocop (2014 film) USA RoboCop, Murphy Y
Transcendence USA Dr. Will Caster Y [10]
X-Men: Days of Future Past USA Sentinels Y
2015 Ex Machina UK Ava Y [1]
Chappie USA Chappie Y [11]
Tomorrowland USA Athena and other robots Y
Avengers: Age of Ultron USA Iron Legion, Veronica, Hulkbuster, Ultron, J.A.R.V.I.S., F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth), Vision (formerly J.A.R.V.I.S.) Y Y [11]
Terminator Genisys, aka Terminator 5 USA T-800, T-1000, T-3000, Skynet, Genisys Y Y [11]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens USA BB-8, C-3PO and R2-D2 Y
Uncanny USA Kressen Y Y [12]
Psycho-pass: The Movie Japan Sibyl System Y Y
2016 Captain America: Civil War USA F.R.I.D.A.Y., Vision Y Y
Max Steel USA Steel Y
Morgan USA Morgan, Lee Weathers Y
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter UK / Germany / France / USA / Canada / Australia Red Queen Y
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story USA K-2SO Y
Infinity Chamber USA Howard Y
Passengers (2016 film) USA Ship androids Y Y
Kill Command UK S.A.R. Y
Why Him? USA Justine Y
2017 Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Japan Yui, Yuna Y
Power Rangers USA Alpha 5, Zordon, Zords Y Y
Spider-Man: Homecoming USA Karen, F.R.I.D.A.Y. Y
Alien: Covenant USA David, Walter Y
Blade Runner 2049 USA Replicants, Joi Y
Star Wars: The Last Jedi USA BB-8, C-3PO and R2-D2 Y
Singularity Switzerland / USA Kronos Y
2018 Upgrade Australia Stem Y
Zoe USA Ash Y
Tau USA Tau Y
Avengers: Infinity War USA F.R.I.D.A.Y., Vision Y Y
2036 Origin Unknown UK ARTI Y
Extinction USA Synths Y
Maniac USA GRTA Y
2.0 India Chitti and Chitti version 2.0 Y
A-X-L USA A-X-L Y
A.I. Rising USA Nimani
Replicas USA Y
2019 Alita: Battle Angel USA Alita and others Y
Serenity USA The Plymouth island inhabitants Y
Hi, A.I. Germany Documentary [13]
Captain Marvel USA The Supreme Intelligence Y
Avengers: Endgame USA F.R.I.D.A.Y. Y
The Wandering Earth China MOSS Y
I Am Mother USA / Australia Mother Y Y
Terminator: Dark Fate USA T-800, Rev-9, Legion Y Y
iHuman Norway Y [14]
Machine Australia Y Y [15]
Jexi USA Jexi Y

2020s

Year Title Country Artificial intelligence names Computer

or program

Robot or android Ref
2020 Blood Machines France
Bloodshot USA
Monsters of Man USA Y [16]
Superintelligence USA Superintelligence Y
Archive UK J1, J2, J3 Y
2067 Australia
We Need to Talk About A.I. USA Documentary
Coded Bias USA Documentary
Invasion Russia Sol Y
2021 After Yang USA Yang Y
Finch USA Jeff Y
Free Guy USA Guy Y
Ron's Gone Wrong UK / USA Y Y
The Matrix: Resurrections USA Y Y
Mother/Android USA Y
I'm Your Man Germany Tom Y
2022 Je Suis Auto Austria Auto Y
Moonfall USA / China / UK / Canada
Brian and Charles UK Charles Petrescu Y
Big Bug France Y Y
Kimi USA Kimi Y
The Artifice Girl USA Cherry Y Y
2023 M3GAN USA M3GAN Y Y
JUNG_E South Korea JUNG_E Y [17]
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre USA / UK / China / Indonesia / Turkey The Handle
Heart of Stone USA The heart
Simulant Canada Evan Y Y
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One USA The Entity Y
The Creator USA
Rebel Moon – Part One USA Jimmy
The Beast France / Canada
2024 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya India SIFRA (Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation) Y
Rebel Moon – Part Two USA Jimmy
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan India
Atlas USA
Afraid USA AIA
Kalki 2898 AD India BU-JZ-1 alias Bujji Y Y
The Last Screenwriter Switzerland Y
2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning USA The Entity Y
M3GAN 2.0 USA
Tron: Ares USA
Companion USA
Renner USA
Superman (2025) USA

See also

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