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The Best Artificial Intelligence Movies

Updated January 7, 2021 4.9k votes 925 voters 66.5k views47 items

A list of the best AI movies ever made, ranked by film fans' votes. This list is ordered by popularity, so only the greatest movies about artificial intelligence are at the top of the list. If there are any great AI films you think we missed, please feel free to add them yourself.

The films on this list are the most famous artificial intelligence movies of all time, so use it to find some movies that you haven't seen already if you're a fan of AI.

This list answers the questions, "What are the best AI movies?" and "What is the greatest artificial intelligence movie of all time?" and contains items 2001: A Space Odyssey, I, Robot, and more.

Various bits of information are included with these popular artificial intelligence movies, such as who directed them, when they were released and who starred in the films. So whether you're watching these movies on DVD, Blu-ray or streaming, these are some good AI movies to enjoy.

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Yutaka Nakano, Akio Ohtsuka
Released: 2004
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
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The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving
Released: 1999
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
Released: 1991
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
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SpaceCamp
Joaquin Phoenix, Kelly Preston
Released: 1986
Directed by: Harry Winer
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke, Leonard Rossiter
Released: 1968
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Ex Machina
Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander
Released: 2015
Directed by: Alex Garland
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The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Paxton
Released: 1984
Directed by: James Cameron
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong
Released: 1991
Directed by: James Cameron
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WALL-E
Sigourney Weaver, Laraine Newman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
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Her
Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde
Released: 2013
Directed by: Spike Jonze
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I, Robot
Will Smith, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2004
Directed by: Alex Proyas
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Child's Play
Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza
Released: 2019
Directed by: Lars Klevberg
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Flight of the Navigator
Sarah Jessica Parker, Paul Reubens
Released: 1986
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Meryl Streep, Robin Williams
Released: 2001
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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D.A.R.Y.L.
Michael McKean, Colleen Camp
Released: 1985
Directed by: Simon Wincer
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Tron
Jeff Bridges, David Warner
Released: 1982
Directed by: Steven Lisberger
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Short Circuit
Steve Guttenberg, Ally Sheedy
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Badham
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Ghost in the Shell
Maaya Sakamoto, Akio Ōtsuka
Released: 1995
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
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WarGames
Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy
Released: 1983
Directed by: John Badham
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Colossus: The Forbin Project
Marion Ross, Eric Braeden
Released: 1970
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
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Alien
Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt
Released: 1979
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton
Released: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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Jexi
Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
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Eva
Daniel Brühl, Alberto Ammann
Released: 2011
Directed by: Kike Maíllo
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Westworld
Yul Brynner, James Brolin
Released: 1973
Directed by: Michael Crichton
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