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The Machine

The Machine

They rise. We fall.

20135.91h 32m

Overview

Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.

Directed by Caradog W. James
Written by Caradog W. James
Produced by John Giwa-Amu
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $314K

Top Cast

Caity Lotz

Caity Lotz

Ava

Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Vincent McCarthy

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Thomson

Sam Hazeldine

Sam Hazeldine

James

Pooneh Hajimohammadi

Pooneh Hajimohammadi

Suri

Jonathan Byrne

Jonathan Byrne

Tim

Jade Croot

Jade Croot

Mary

John-Paul Macleod

John-Paul Macleod

Paul Dawson (as John Paul Macleod)

H

Helen Griffin

Paul Dawson's Mother

Siwan Morris

Siwan Morris

Lucy

Themes & Keywords

androidartificial intelligence (a.i.)experimentdystopiamilitary

About The Machine

The Machine is a science fiction, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of android, artificial intelligence (a.i.), experiment, dystopia, military. Directed by Caradog W. James, it stars Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens, Denis Lawson. Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.

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