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:

biosynthetic creature | humanoid | interrogation | violence | younger version of character | 

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Chinese

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:

$504,908, 9 September 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$3,912,052, 2 October 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,315,248

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Takes place in New York State based on car license plates.

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Goofs

In the opening scene, during the recording that Lee hears, Dr. Shapiro's first name is Ben, however, in the credits it's Alan.

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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

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Sea of Trees/Morgan (2016)

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Soundtracks

Little Cow and Calf
Written by Skip James (as Nehemiah James)
Performed by Skip James
Courtesy of Entertainment One U.S. LP o/b/o Shanachie Records

User Reviews

Waste of a good idea

The idea was great and the casting seemed to be a success with names like Paul Giamatti, Rose Leslie and Kate Mara . But the story.. Oh boy. You could guess every single turn of the movie and the ending was so obvious. The idea and the psychological side of characters would have got so much more to give, but that all was ruined with the thin plot. Waste of time.