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User Rating:
6.9/10   85,292 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Brian Aldiss (short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long")
Ian Watson (screen story)
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Release Date:
29 June 2001 (USA) more
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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. more
Plot:
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 40 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Haley Joel Osment ... David

Frances O'Connor ... Monica Swinton

Sam Robards ... Henry Swinton

Jake Thomas ... Martin Swinton

Jude Law ... Gigolo Joe

William Hurt ... Prof. Hobby

Ken Leung ... Syatyoo-Sama

Clark Gregg ... Supernerd

Kevin Sussman ... Supernerd
Tom Gallop ... Supernerd
Eugene Osment ... Supernerd

April Grace ... Female Colleague

Matt Winston ... Executive

Sabrina Grdevich ... Secretary
Theo Greenly ... Todd
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A.I. (USA) (working title (promotional title))
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA) (poster title)
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and violent images.
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146 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Before the film's release, Steven Spielberg assigned video game developers at Microsoft the task of developing a series of games based on the film for the XBox game system. more
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Continuity: When Monica reads the notes that David has written, the number of pages in her hand change between shots. more
Quotes:
Monica: What day it is?
David: It is... Today
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Brave New World (2005) (V) more
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Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Opus 59 more

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75 out of 122 people found the following review useful.
Extraordinary., 3 July 2001
9/10
Author: RHa409 from New Jersey

I loved this film. It isn't one of the greatest films ever made, but it's a personal favorite of mine. I cried at the two sad points, I laughed at the mannerisms of Gigalo Joe and Teddy, the super-toy, my heart pumped faster at the action, suspense, and horror, but overall, I really enjoyed the film on a whole. I didn't find an ounce of it boring at all. It's practically the same as observing an extraordinary life and extraordinary tale of a boy who just wants his mommy. But the boy is not a boy, and rather a robot. But the way he acts can pass for a human any day.

The look of the film was dazzling and amazing. From the facilities in the underwater Manhatten, to the curvy, sensual architecture of Rouge City. I really felt as if I were really going along for a great ride and once I stepped out of the theater, I wanted more.

The film is from Steven Spielberg based on Brian Aldiss' short story, "Super-toys Last All Summer Long" which was doctored up by Stanley Kubrick. The film is a tribute to the legendary filmaker, but it is not his film, but rather Spielberg's. Sure it sometimes tries to mimic his styles, but that's practically the same as a filmmaker paying homage to a great. It's more or less the same as somebody making his adaptation of a novel or maybe graphic novel, since Kubrick supplied some of his artwork through designs. The story is Kubrick's, but the film is Spielberg's.

Although it may seem ridiculous to some at some points, it's a future, not THE future, but a rendition of it and somethings may happen in THIS future that may seem unrealistic. The film has a great score, but it just doesn't stand out like some of John Williams's other scores. The end could be considered a homage to Spielberg's "Close Encounters Of the Third Kind" or it could be something different, something more along the lines of the film's title, Artificial Intelligence, but only a far more advanced form of it.

The acting in this film is great along with the emotions, visions, humor, and fright. I found this film to be extraordinarily superb, but whether you think it's as good, is up to you.

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