Morgan (2016)

A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.

Director:

Luke Scott

Writer:

Seth W. Owen (as Seth Owen)

Stars:

Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Mara	...	Lee Weathers
Anya Taylor-Joy	...	Morgan
Rose Leslie	...	Dr. Amy Menser
Michael Yare	...	Ted Brenner
Toby Jones	...	Dr. Simon Ziegler
Chris Sullivan	...	Dr. Darren Finch
Boyd Holbrook	...	Skip Vronsky
Vinette Robinson	...	Dr. Brenda Finch
Michelle Yeoh	...	Dr. Lui Cheng
Brian Cox	...	Jim Bryce
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Dr. Kathy Grieff
Paul Giamatti	...	Dr. Alan Shapiro
Crispian Belfrage	...	Charles Grimes
Amybeth McNulty	...	Morgan Age 10
Jonathan Aris	...	David Chance

Storyline

Lee Weathers is a "risk-management specialist" for genetic-engineering company SynSect. She arrives at a rural site hosting its L-9 project, an artificial being with nanotechnology-infused synthetic DNA named Morgan. The "hybrid biological organism with the capacity for autonomous decision making and sophisticated emotional responses" is smarter than humans and matures quickly, walking and talking within a month and physically a teenager despite being five years old..

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Plot Keywords:

humanoid | biosynthetic creature | interrogation | violence | metaphor | 

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Taglines:

Don't let it out

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence, and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Another Game of Thrones alumnus on this picture is storyboard artist Will Simpson.

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Goofs

Of Morgan: "She likes different kinds of music. Jazz, classical. She's been quite taken with opera of late."

(woman singing) The piece is Handel's largo, which is written as opera but nobody would refer to it as a taste for opera, any more than Handel's Messiah. Baroque would be the category. It's a different audience entirely.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Kathy Grieff: [enters the holding cell] Hi, darling. It's me. I thought we'd have lunch together today. Oh, angel, you look sad. You know, it's a very, very natural thing. It's actually a very human thing to feel sad. But emotions aren't bad.
Dr. Kathy Grieff: I'm sorry, baby. I'm still trying to get them to change their mind and let you out for a little bit.
Dr. Kathy Grieff: [Morgan suddenly lunges at her and begins stabbing her] No! Get off! No! Oh, god!

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.35 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Frondi tenere e belle... Ombra mai fu [Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1]
Written by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Janet Baker (as Dame Janet Baker), English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

I Was Skeptical at first but...

very intrigued by what I watched in this film.I felt the momentum build-up to the very end of the movie...........then BANG! What a climatic ending to Morgan. It was definitely NOT what I was expecting to see towards the ending of this movie.I have to admit I really did not expect too much out of what I was gonna watch and with all those who gave this film bad reviews of what I read before borrowing this movie to watch.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

2 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Morgan

Filming Locations:

Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,012,709, 4 September 2016

Gross USA:

$3,915,251

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,809,407

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burk A Project, Scott Free Productions, TSG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1