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'Metropolis' (1927) -

Fritz Lang's classic started the whole dystopian AI theme in sci-fi movies. A female robot poses as human to control people. It's the classic tale of AI gone bad.

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'Star Wars' franchise -

Ever since 'Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)' in 1977, C-3PO and R2-D2 have been making us dream of having robot friends like them.

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'The Terminator' (1984) -

The movie and its sequels brings us the best and worst of AI. The man versus machine narrative drives the movie, but there's hope as not all machines are evil.

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'2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968) -

Stanley Kubrick's classic not only predicted the future, but it also highlighted the dangers of AI with the computer Hal (pictured).

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'Blade Runner' (1982) -

Ridley Scott’s classic brings us amazing bioengineered replicants. Some of these droids rebel and run away, but eventually go looking for their maker in order to extend their lives.

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'Star Trek: Generations' (1994) -

Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) was not your average android. He had an emotion chip in his brain and even owned a pet cat named Spot.

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'Her' (2012) -

Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with his new operating system, Samantha (Scarlett Johansson). And apparently Samantha also falls for him. An AI rom-com indeed.

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'Tron' (1982) -

A hacker gets digitized and dragged into a program where he has to compete in games to get back out.

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'The Matrix' (1999) -

Are we all enslaved by AI? Is reality just something machines want us to see? 'The Matrix' remains a cult film in the genre.

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'Chappie' (2015) -

A police robot is stolen by a criminal gang. The robot develops feelings and the personality of a child.

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'A.I. Artificial Intelligence' (2001) -

Are androids capable of love? The prototype Mecha, an advanced cybertronic humanoid, was programmed to do so. The film stars Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law.

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'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' (1997) -

Doctor Evil sends Fembots to seduce Austin Powers. The blondes have deadly breast cannons, but the spy manages to make their heads explode by performing a strip for them. Classic!

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'I, Robot' (2004) -

A robot goes rogue and kills its own creator. An unprecedented event that can change the way humanity interacts with robots, and an extreme example of AI gone wrong.

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'RoboCop' (1987) -

Half man, half machine, this crime-fighting cyborg is one amazingly efficient cop!

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'Ex Machina' (2015) -

The problem with creating beautiful androids is that you risk falling in love with them. The gorgeous robot girl Ava (Alicia Vikander) was no exception.

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'WALL-E' (2008) -

A waste-collecting robot tasked with cleaning up the planet falls in love with a robot called EVE. Are machines capable of love?

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'Passengers' (2016) -

Can you open up with a robot? Android bartender Arthur (Michael Sheen) seems to be a great listener.

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'The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) -

Can a robot suffer from depression? It looks like Marvin the Paranoid Android is no stranger to doom and gloom.

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'The Stepford Wives' (1975) -

A seemingly perfect town with perfect housewives hides a dark secret... These women are not human!

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'Robots' (2005) -

Maybe this is how a world of robots would look like. Though these look very human-like!

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'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (1951) -

An alien called Klaatu and his super-robot Gort visit Earth. The message is simple: stop killing each other or we will destroy mankind as Earth will pose a danger to other planets.

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'Transcendence' (2014) -

Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp), the world's most important authority on AI, gets personally involved in the machine he's developing.

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'Westworld' (1973) -

A Wild West theme park populated with androids where you can pretend to be a gunslinger might sound like fun. Until one of them malfunctions...

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'Interstellar' (2014) -

Matthew McConaughey's character, Cooper, has a special relationship (non-romantic) with a marine robot called TARS.

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'Transformers' (2007) -

Robots versus robots. AI can turn good or bad, but robots turning into vehicles is always fun to watch!

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'Bicentennial Man' (1999) -

Working robot Andrew (Robin Williams) starts to experience emotions and wants to become human.

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'Short Circuit' (1986) -

Robots can be friendly and cool. Johnny 5 is one of them. All you have to do is stimulate him with good information and he might develop human-like traits.

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'Robot & Frank' (2012) -

Frank (Frank Langela) is an old ex con who teaches his care robot to pick locks and commit burglaries with him.

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'The Machine' (2013) -

A sexy and deadly self-aware android soldier is created amid a cold war between the UK and China.

Sources: (Guardian) (Vulture) (ZDNet)

See also: The best sci-fi films of all time

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