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Tau

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 37m
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Maika Monroe in Tau (2018)
A woman is held captive in a futuristic smart house and hopes to escape by breaking into the computer programs that control the house.
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  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
A woman is held captive by a scientist in a futuristic smart house, and hopes to escape by reasoning with the Artificial Intelligence that controls the house.A woman is held captive by a scientist in a futuristic smart house, and hopes to escape by reasoning with the Artificial Intelligence that controls the house.A woman is held captive by a scientist in a futuristic smart house, and hopes to escape by reasoning with the Artificial Intelligence that controls the house.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
31K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,901
98
  • Director
    • Federico D'Alessandro
  • Writer
    • Noga Landau
  • Stars
    • Maika Monroe
    • Ed Skrein
    • Gary Oldman(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Federico D'Alessandro
  • Writer
    • Noga Landau
  • Stars
    • Maika Monroe
    • Ed Skrein
    • Gary Oldman(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 332User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sasa Tomic and Ed Skrein in Tau (2018)
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    Maika Monroe
    Maika Monroe
    • Julia
    Ed Skrein
    Ed Skrein
    • Alex
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Tau
    • (voice)
    Fiston Barek
    • Subject 2
    Ivana Zivkovic
    • Subject 1
    Paul Leonard Murray
    Paul Leonard Murray
    • Chief Operating Officer
    Dragoljub Ljubicic
    • Executive 1
    Irene Chiengue Chiendjo
    • Executive 2
    Sharon D. Clarke
    Sharon D. Clarke
    • Queenpin
    • (as Sharon D Clarke)
    Ian Virgo
    Ian Virgo
    • Party Boy
    Greg De Cuir
    • Delivery Man 1
    Danijel Korsa
    • Delivery Man 2
    Camryn Howard
    Camryn Howard
    • Jerry Fin
    • (uncredited)
    Sasa Tomic
    • Dancer in the club
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Federico D'Alessandro
    • Writer
      • Noga Landau
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    • Trivia
      TAU - While it possibly refers to "Tau" of the Greek Alphabet, it is possible to just be an acronym of Alex's full name. Thomas Alexander Upton, as shown on the framed magazine covers.
    • Goofs
      When Tau enters zen mode and says "please enjoy 'Nocturne in E Minor, Opus 55,' by Frederick Chopin," what actually plays is "Nocturne in E Minor, Opus 72, No. 1" by Chopin, as credited.
    • Quotes

      Julia: My creators did bad things to me, too. Things that hurt me.

      Tau: But you still obey them? Because they created you?

      Julia: No. They gave me life, but I did the rest. I created me. You understand? We grow up, and we become our own creators.

      Tau: For what purpose do we create ourselves?

      Julia: For each other.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Half in the Bag: Slender Man (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Violin Sonata in C Major Andante Sostenuto
      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (PD)

      Publisher: Naxos (Killer Tracks - BMI)

      Courtesy of Killer Tracks

    User reviews332

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    Top review
    7/10
    Decent little sci-fi
    In the early scenes of this sci-fi thriller we see protagonist Julia, a small time thief, gets taken from her home. When she wakes she is in a lab and has an implant in the back of her neck. After a painful procedure she is sent to a cell where she finds two others people in a similar predicament. An escape attempts leads to the destruction of the lab but not her freedom. Her captor, scientist Alex, intends to complete his experiments; this will require Julia to do various mental tasks under the supervision of TAU; the artificial intelligence that controls the house and its systems... which include a lethal robotic sentry. If Julia is to escape she will have to find a way to reason with TAU.

    I rather enjoyed this film; it may contain plenty of elements from other films but it still works well and kept me gripped. Julia is a good protagonist; tough but not excessively so and Alex is a menacing, largely due to the fact that he controls TAU and the robot. TAU is interesting too; it is described as an Artificial Intelligence but it is more than that; an Artificial Conscience which clearly has emotions. The scenes with Julia trying to bargain with TAU were fun and not too rushed. While there isn't a huge amount of action what there was, was exciting and raised the tension notably. The cast was solid; Maika Monroe impressed as Julia and Ed Skrein was effective as Alex, a character who is outwardly very calm but prone to busts of violent anger. The special effects were pretty good. Overall I'd say this was a pretty decent sci-fi film; worth checking out.
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    • Release date
      • June 29, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thử Nghiệm Tử Vong
    • Filming locations
      • PFI Studios, Belgrade, Serbia
    • Production companies
      • Addictive Pictures
      • Kaos Theory Entertainment
      • Phantom 4 Films
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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