The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Focus Features | Release Date: March 27, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMar 26, 2026
While the new doc was spurred by Roher’s own existential anxiety about what kind of AI-dominated world he would be bringing his unborn son into, the resulting film feels so determined to walk the middle road between doom times and boom times (hence its cheeky title) that its message cannot help but land as something almost algorithmically mushy. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonMar 26, 2026
The result is less clarifying than bewildering, though it’s often very interesting. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 27, 2026
“The AI Doc” is a well-intentioned but aggravating soup of information and opinion that wants to move at the speed of machine thought. Read full review
44
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJan 30, 2026
The pros don’t come from trustworthy sources and the cons require a lot more elaboration. Read full review
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