Films about robots and cyborgs gained popularity thanks in large part to two franchises - Robocop and The Terminator. Many years have passed since their creation, and other iron heroes ascended the pedestal. So, first top ten films about artificial intelligence did not hit "Terminator: Genisys" with the old but useful Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sarah Connor a la Mother of Dragons. The film had a low rating (6.5), but what hopes were pinned on it by the fans! And we present to you a selection of films about robots that met expectations. The list of the best is selected from films produced in 2000-2017 and compiled in accordance with the audience rating on "Kinopoisk".
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10. Robot named Chappy (2015)
Rating - 7.2
Do you want to know what will happen if a robot capable of feeling and self-learning gets to two criminals-failures and they raise it like their own child? Then watch this funny, touching and sometimes dramatic film. The roles of "dad" and "mom" Chappy starred members of the popular South African rap rave group Die Antwoord. The actors may not be so hot, but they are very charming. And Chappie is just an iron version of a child who is impossible not to love.
9. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Rating - 7.2
On the ninth position of the rating is the continuation of the fantastic tape, which is also present in our list. The battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons continues, and the young earthling Sam Whitwicky again finds himself at its very epicenter.
8. Transformers (2007)
Rating - 7.6
The ancient struggle between the two cybertronic races, the valiant Autobots and the evil Decepticons, is transported to Earth. "Transformers" is an unpretentious plot, but very rich in special effects, which will appeal to teenagers and adults who love the genre of action.
7. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Expectations rating - 95%.
Thanks to an impressive rating of expectations, a still unreleased film (premiered on March 29) based on the famous anime got into the top films about robots, thanks to an impressive rating of expectations. The anime, in turn, was based on Masamune Shiro's 1991 manga. The main character of the motion picture is the cyborg police officer Motoko Kusanagi, whose goal is to stop a group of hackers destroying the achievements in the field of cyber technologies.
6. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Expectations rating - 95%
This highly anticipated movie will premiere on October 4th. Thirty years after the events of the first film, the new Blade Runner Officer K (Ryan Gosling) discovers a long forgotten and dangerous secret. K's discovery prompts him to start looking for Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a cyborg hunter who went missing 30 years ago.
5. Living Steel (2011)
Rating - 7.6
In the future, boxing is considered an inhumane sport, so instead of people in the ring, huge machines are kneading each other. Ex-boxer Charlie (Hugh Jackman) decides to try his luck with a rejected but very capable robot that has a "shadow" function. That is, the operator can control the robot, which will follow the owner's movements during the battle.
4. I, Robot (2004)
Rating - 7.8
The story of human-robot interaction is not new. She played in various versions in books and films. So how did "I, Robot" (a film based on the book by Isaac Asimov) surprise the audience? An excellent detective story, special effects and action and, of course, the acting of the main characters. This is Alan Tudik playing the robot Sunny and Will Smith playing the detective Spooner who hates robots. Spooner and Sunny have to work as a team to solve the mystery of the death of the author of the three laws of robotics, Professor Alfred Lanning. And this duo is worth a look if you like solid sci-fi.
3. Artificial intelligence (2001)
Rating - 7.9
A difficult film that makes you wonder who is more human: humans or robots. At the center of the action is the robot boy David, who has been programmed to have selfless love for people. David replaces the family with his own child, who is in a coma. However, the boy recovers and the "ersatz" is no longer needed. “Artificial intelligence” is a vision of a person through the eyes of a robot that has entered a new world. David wants to be needed, to love, and to be loved. And he goes to this dream, even when all the circumstances are against him.
2. City of Heroes (2014)
Rating - 7.9
A boy named Hiro Hamada is an ingenious robot constructor. After the tragic death of his older brother, the kind, touching and caring robot medic Baymax, who looks like a walking marshmallow, gets to Hiro. To unravel the mystery of his brother's death and protect his hometown from the villainous Hiro, Baymax and their friends will have to work together. An excellent cartoon for family viewing. Baymax will appeal even to those children who get hysterical from the word "doctor".
1. WALL-E (2008)
Rating - 8.3
The best films about robots are headed by a good, kind and instructive cartoon about caring WALL-E, his girlfriend Eva and earthlings who are far from their home planet and have too much confidence in artificial intelligence. Little WALL-E clears piles of garbage every day - the result of an environmental disaster that happened on Earth. He is able to experience emotions, waits and believes that something special will happen in his life. And one day he meets the beautiful robot Eve, who is looking for signs that our planet is again suitable for the existence of humanity. Having found what she was looking for, Eve goes back to the spaceship, and WALL-E, who has fallen in love, follows her. On the ship he will have to experience many adventures and give people a chance to return to Earth again.