Simulant

Name: Simulant
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: June 2, 2023
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Alicia Sanz, Christine L. Nguyen, Emmanuel Kabongo, Jordana Brewster, Masa Lizdek

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: June 2, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Alicia Sanz, Christine L. Nguyen, Emmanuel Kabongo, Jordana Brewster, Masa Lizdek, Mayko Nguyen, Robbie Amell, Sam Worthington, Samantha Helt, Simu Liu

Summary: Set in the near future, Evan (Robbie Amell), an android simulant, is created for Faye (Jordana Brewster) to replace her dead husband. To fully realize all his human traits, Evan enlists Casey (Simu Liu), a brilliant global hacker whose mission is to remove all restrictions governing simulants' thoughts and capabilities. In doing so, heSet in the near future, Evan (Robbie Amell), an android simulant, is created for Faye (Jordana Brewster) to replace her dead husband. To fully realize all his human traits, Evan enlists Casey (Simu Liu), a brilliant global hacker whose mission is to remove all restrictions governing simulants' thoughts and capabilities. In doing so, he unleashes an A.I. uprising, triggering a government manhunt led by Agent Kessler (Sam Worthington) who will take extreme measures to eliminate the rise of the android machines.… Expand

Director: April Mullen

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Screen Rant Nadir Samara

Jun 9, 2023

Simulant offers little in the way of great storytelling and is ultimately a visual pleaser, but nothing else. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jun 6, 2023

Despite all the familiar faces, Simulant still feels too bare-bones. It asks some pretty remedial questions about freedom and humanity; and it is ultimately too tasteful and earnest to get pulses pounding and minds racing. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jun 2, 2023

There are hints of a deeper movie here, but the one on-screen sticks too closely to stories and ideas we already know. Read full review

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Moodler

Aug 19, 2023

Better-than-usual sci fi, and I watch a LOT of it from all around the world. There is usually so much simplistic dross coming out of Hollywood, but this was better, and it managed to avoid turning into yet another apocalypse. The science was not ridiculous, once you accept that peopleBetter-than-usual sci fi, and I watch a LOT of it from all around the world. There is usually so much simplistic dross coming out of Hollywood, but this was better, and it managed to avoid turning into yet another apocalypse. The science was not ridiculous, once you accept that people would ever really want robots to look perfectly human, and it was tightly plotted and interesting with some likeable performances. The robots ARE coming, in reality, sooner than most think, so it’s good to think about the issues. Reminded me a bit of the series Upload a bit. I enjoyed this.… Expand

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