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7.1/10 • 4.2K

2022-12-281h 42m

Science FictionHorror

Friendship has evolved.

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

Directors
Gerard Johnstone
Editors
Jeff McEvoy

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Allison Williams

    Allison Williams

    Gemma

  2. Violet McGraw

    Violet McGraw

    Cady James

  3. Ronny Chieng

    Ronny Chieng

    David Lin

  4. Amie Donald

    Amie Donald

    M3GAN

  5. Jenna Davis

    Jenna Davis

    M3GAN (voice)

  6. Brian Jordan Alvarez

    Brian Jordan Alvarez

    Cole

  7. Jen Van Epps

    Jen Van Epps

    Tess

  8. Stephane Garneau-Monten

    Stephane Garneau-Monten

    Kurt

  9. Lori Dungey

    Lori Dungey

    Celia

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Nathan

Jan 6, 2023

7/10

M3GAN achieved its goal perfectly by delivering a hilarious dark comedy that was incredibly aware at how ridiculous the premise is. It had me laughing my ass off and had some pretty decent kills for a PG-13 film, although I think it could have been even better with a hard R rating. But this film is not just a dark horror comedy, it dives deeper than its surface appeal. Deep down there is intimate social commentary on parents using technology as a crutch. Whenever M3GAN is in the room, Gemma finds it easier to neglect her niece and let's M3GAN take control of the parenting. This makes it much harder for her to get a genuine connection with her to fulfill motherly needs. I found this surprisingly compelling and really does have a genuine impact in today's society, obviously not with life size android dolls but with tablets and phones. Really enjoyed this aspect of the film. Allison Williams delivered a pretty decent performance; it was nice to see her in another prominent horror role since Get Out. Violet McGraw once again was great as an inspiring child actress; her filmography is beginning to be stacked for her being such a young age. All other performances were quite lackluster, but that is expected in a film of this nature. Overall, there is not really much more to say. This film is funny, weird, and wildly fun. It's never going to be a standout competitor for award season but there is something to say about the pure entertainment it was able to deliver. Score: 66% Verdict: Good Theater Verdict: See It

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,000,000.00
Revenue
$181,796,517.00
Keywords
artificial intelligence (a.i.)killer robotaunt niece relationshipevil dollorphancar accidentniecerobotjuvenile delinquentdollinformation leakdead dognosy neighborhit by a cardead parentsattacked by a dogcreepy dollpossessed dollandroid horror