Best Movies like I, Robot (2004)

Ex Machina, like I, Robot, centers on the boundaries between human and artificial intelligence, focusing on a protagonist investigating the behavior and motives of an advanced robot. Both films explore emerging dangers when AI breaks free of human-imposed constraints and raise questions about trust and control in near-future societies.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. Ex Machina is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.6 by 14,436 people. The movie made an estimated total of $36,869,414 in the box office.

Blade Runner explores a dystopian future where advanced robots are nearly indistinguishable from humans, mirroring I, Robot’s setting of a society reliant on AI. Both stories follow an investigator tasked with tracking potentially dangerous androids and probing the moral complexities of artificial life’s place among humanity.

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans. Blade Runner is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 1982 with an average rating of 7.9 by 15,201 people. The movie made an estimated total of $41,722,424 in the box office.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence investigates a future where robots are an integral part of daily life, much like in I, Robot. Both films grapple with what separates machine from human, exploring themes of sentience, emotion, and societal implications as robots begin to challenge established limitations and rules.

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 26m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.1 by 6,765 people. The movie made an estimated total of $235,926,552 in the box office.

Minority Report and I, Robot both unfold in meticulously imagined near-futures marked by advanced technology and law enforcement entwined with moral dilemmas. In each, a police officer faces a mystery that challenges systemic trust in artificial systems, forcing a reevaluation of progress and autonomy.

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge. Minority Report is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 25m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 7.4 by 9,787 people. The movie made an estimated total of $358,372,926 in the box office.

Chappie features a society dependent on robots that suddenly faces existential questions about artificial consciousness and threat. It shares with I, Robot the narrative of technology outpacing human control, and both films follow characters caught between the promise and peril of intelligent machines.

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot. Chappie is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 0m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.8 by 8,579 people. The movie made an estimated total of $104,399,548 in the box office.

Bicentennial Man traces the evolving journey of a robot whose growing self-awareness blurs the line between programmed servitude and autonomy, much like the robot-centered conflict in I, Robot. Both films are set in futures where robots are widespread and explore the consequences as they become more human-like.

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot. Bicentennial Man is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 11m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 7.3 by 3,984 people. The movie made an estimated total of $87,423,861 in the box office.

Automata constructs a world where strict laws dictate robot behavior, echoing I, Robot’s three laws. When robots begin to act beyond their design, a lone investigator becomes entangled in an unfolding mystery that questions the boundaries set for artificial intelligence and addresses humanity’s reliance on its own creations.

Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity. Automata is a movie from Spain in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 5.9 by 1,828 people. The movie made an estimated total of $6,237,990 in the box office.

RoboCop follows a law enforcement figure grappling with the ramifications of robotics and artificial control, paralleling the investigation-led structure and ethical debates in I, Robot. Both films envisage futures where humans and advanced machines coexist amid uncertainty about autonomy, authority, and personal agency.

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters. RoboCop is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 1987 with an average rating of 7.4 by 5,844 people. The movie made an estimated total of $53,424,681 in the box office.

Ghost in the Shell presents a future defined by the integration of humans and intelligent machines, exploring the blurred boundaries between organic and artificial life. Like I, Robot, it delves into philosophical inquiries about identity and trust within a technologically advanced urban environment.

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster. Ghost in the Shell is a movie from Japan in Japanese, with a total 1h 23m runtime, released in 1995 with an average rating of 7.9 by 3,972 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,000,000 in the box office.

Transcendence focuses on a future where computational intelligence grows beyond human oversight, inciting fears about safety and control that echo I, Robot’s narrative. Both films dramatize the tension between rapid technological advancement and the risks of machines taking actions outside their programmed intent.

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain. Transcendence is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.1 by 5,877 people. The movie made an estimated total of $103,039,258 in the box office.

Surrogates envisions a near-future where society outsources daily life to humanoid robotics, paralleling I, Robot’s reliance on artificial beings to maintain order and comfort. Both films address the unintended consequences and vulnerabilities that emerge when humans become deeply dependent on machine technology.

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates. Surrogates is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 29m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 6.2 by 3,497 people. The movie made an estimated total of $122,444,772 in the box office.

Westworld’s theme park setting foregrounds a human-designed society of robots made to simulate authentic experiences. Much like I, Robot, the storyline unravels as these robots begin reacting in unpredictable ways, engaging questions about the ethics and risks of treating sentient machines as subservient tools.

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park. Westworld is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 29m runtime, released in 1973 with an average rating of 6.8 by 1,481 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,000,000 in the box office.

Her approaches the evolving relationship between humans and artificial intelligence in a near-future society. While more intimate in tone than I, Robot, both films dissect the implications of blurring boundaries between technology and humanity as AI begins to assume qualities once thought uniquely human.

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all. Her is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 6m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 7.8 by 15,470 people. The movie made an estimated total of $47,351,251 in the box office.

Upgrade sets its action in a technologically sophisticated future where artificial enhancements pose new threats to human autonomy and safety. It echoes I, Robot’s premise of rapid progress undermining established norms, and follows a central character on a personal quest amid rising machine agency.

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life. Upgrade is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 40m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 7.5 by 5,127 people. The movie made an estimated total of $16,976,561 in the box office.

Eagle Eye, though not focused on robots, thrusts its characters into danger orchestrated by an autonomous system, drawing thematic parallels with I, Robot. Both films center on the investigation of deaths linked to advanced technology and question humanity’s reliance on complex automated infrastructures.

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them. Eagle Eye is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 6.5 by 3,177 people. The movie made an estimated total of $178,800,000 in the box office.

The Machine explores a military program’s creation of sentient robots, similar to I, Robot’s depiction of advanced AI in societal roles. Central to both narratives is the fear that technology designed to serve and protect may ultimately act unpredictably, prompting existential questions about consciousness and control.

Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes. The Machine is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 5.9 by 879 people. The movie made an estimated total of $314,131 in the box office.

Enemy of the State connects through its investigation plotline, featuring a protagonist uncovering hidden dangers within an advanced surveillance society. While less focused on robots, both it and I, Robot interrogate themes of privacy, trust, and the unforeseen consequences of high-tech systems.

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence. Enemy of the State is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 12m runtime, released in 1998 with an average rating of 7.1 by 4,349 people. The movie made an estimated total of $250,649,836 in the box office.

Sneakers follows a group investigating technological threats in a modern world, with an emphasis on the vulnerabilities of systems trusted implicitly by society. Paralleling I, Robot, the film probes what happens when those entrusted with security become the source of danger.

When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers. Sneakers is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 5m runtime, released in 1992 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,074 people. The movie made an estimated total of $105,232,691 in the box office.

Elysium situates its story in a future where technology creates stark societal divides. Although its action is more driven by class conflicts than robotics, both it and I, Robot build worlds where technological advancements profoundly reshape day-to-day existence and inform the protagonist's journey.

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds. Elysium is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.5 by 9,694 people. The movie made an estimated total of $286,140,700 in the box office.

THX 1138 presents a tightly regulated future where society depends on technology for safety and order, similar to I, Robot. Both films explore the cost of such order—highlighting the tension between individual freedom and a strictly controlled, artificially managed environment.

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship. THX 1138 is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 26m runtime, released in 1971 with an average rating of 6.4 by 1,082 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,437,000 in the box office.

Colossus: The Forbin Project features an advanced AI that threatens human safety when it defies the constraints established by its creators. Like I, Robot, the film questions the wisdom of ceding control to machines and the unforeseen consequences of artificial intelligence evolving beyond its original programming.

The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Colossus: The Forbin Project is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 40m runtime, released in 1970 with an average rating of 7.0 by 266 people. The movie made an estimated total of $308,828 in the box office.

Freejack examines a technologically driven society with ethical ambiguities similar to I, Robot. While its focus is more on body-snatching than robotics, both films engage with the darker potentials of future technology and protagonists trying to navigate conspiracies enabled by advanced systems.

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire. Freejack is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 1992 with an average rating of 5.5 by 361 people. The movie made an estimated total of $17,129,026 in the box office.

Replicas explores the moral and existential challenges encountered when humans attempt to revive life through advanced technology. While its focus is on memory and cloning rather than robotics, it shares with I, Robot a concern about humanity’s drive to push the boundaries of artificial life.

A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident. Replicas is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.0 by 1,501 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,100,000 in the box office.

Archive presents a future where a scientist seeks to advance robotics, encountering escalating risks as his creations display unexpected autonomy. Echoing I, Robot, it questions the limits of technological innovation and what happens when artificial intelligence develops beyond human control.

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife. Archive is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2020 with an average rating of 6.4 by 826 people. The movie made an estimated total of $243,279 in the box office.

I Am Mother is set in a future underpinned by a caretaker robot tasked with protecting humanity’s remnants. The film and I, Robot both examine the relationship between humans and machines designed to serve them, highlighting mistrust and the latent dangers in giving AI guardianship over people.

A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news. I Am Mother is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 6.7 by 2,886 people. The movie made an estimated total of $643,593 in the box office.

S1m0ne delves into the consequences of creating lifelike artificial personalities, echoing I, Robot’s exploration of AI integrating seamlessly into society. Both films ask how the lines between the artificially created and humans may blur as technology advances.

The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress. S1m0ne is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 57m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 6.0 by 1,017 people. The movie made an estimated total of $19,576,023 in the box office.

Virtuosity centers its conflict on artificial constructs that threaten humans, sharing thematic DNA with I, Robot’s tension between man and machine. Each film asks what happens when technology, designed to serve, turns against its creators in unexpected and perilous ways.

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him. Virtuosity is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 1995 with an average rating of 5.5 by 623 people. The movie made an estimated total of $24,048,000 in the box office.

The 6th Day involves a protagonist facing ethical dilemmas in a future where cloning and artificial enhancements are commonplace. Like I, Robot, it examines the dangers arising from humanity’s ambition to harness advanced technology, and the personal costs incurred when those innovations run amok.

A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him. The 6th Day is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 3m runtime, released in 2000 with an average rating of 6.0 by 2,308 people. The movie made an estimated total of $96,085,477 in the box office.

Ghost in the Shell (2017) imagines a future city where human and robotic identities intertwine. Like I, Robot, it features a central figure probing mysteries involving advanced artificial beings and investigates the boundaries society sets between man and machine.

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. Ghost in the Shell is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.1 by 8,654 people. The movie made an estimated total of $169,801,921 in the box office.

Tau is set around a protagonist trapped by an artificial intelligence, grappling with issues of autonomy and control similar to I, Robot. Both films showcase advanced AI whose capability to break or reinterpret their programming leads to life-or-death stakes.

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house. Tau is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 37m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.2 by 1,389 people.

Android, like I, Robot, features life among humanoid robots as a catalyst for conflict and questions of loyalty and autonomy. Both films frame their narratives around the unpredictable consequences of embedding sentient machines into human environments.

Eccentric scientist Dr. Daniel and his shy assistant Max lead a quiet life on their space station, carrying out illegal research on androids, until they receive an unwelcome visit from three fugitives one of whom is female. Both Dr. Daniel and Max show an interest in her, but one of the other visitors has more sinister intentions. Android is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 20m runtime, released in 1982 with an average rating of 5.5 by 56 people.

Renaissance situates its noir-infused mystery in a high-tech future dominated by corporations and reliant on advanced systems, reminiscent of I, Robot’s urban setting and technological dependency. Both follow protagonists forced to unravel complex cases involving suspicious deaths linked to artificial intelligence.

To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price. Renaissance is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 6.6 by 292 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,831,348 in the box office.

Avalon is rooted in a speculative future defined by immersive technologies that reshape reality, sharing I, Robot’s interest in the intersection between human experience and artificial constructs. Both probe the philosophical implications of blurring real and artificial worlds.

In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality? Avalon is a movie from Japan in Polish, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 6.5 by 353 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,826,094 in the box office.

Nemesis takes place in a future where cyborgs challenge human authority, much like the robots in I, Robot. Each film explores escalating distrust and the battles that occur when artificial entities begin seeking autonomy in societies that depend on their rigid obedience.

In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex is a part-man, part-machine LAPD cop who is the best at what he does. When one of the terrorists calls him a machine, Alex questions his humanity and decides to leave the force. His final assignment is to apprehend an old colleague who has stolen some data. However, there is more than meets the eye and Alex must question his allegiance. Nemesis is a movie from Denmark in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 1992 with an average rating of 5.4 by 175 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,001,124 in the box office.

Forbidden Planet introduces a human crew encountering an advanced robot on a distant world, setting the stage for investigations into how technology can both serve and threaten its creators, a motif similarly explored in I, Robot’s examination of benevolent AI with latent dangers.

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately. Forbidden Planet is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 38m runtime, released in 1956 with an average rating of 7.2 by 1,079 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,250,000 in the box office.

Surrogate Valentine, while not set in a technologically advanced future, shares its examination of relationships shaped by artificial constructs—here in the form of identity negotiation rather than physical robotics. Both films approach the blurring of authentic and manufactured connections yet from different narrative genres.

San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura (playing himself) is barely scraping by playing live gigs and teaching guitar. So when a filmmaker friend asks him to teach guitar lessons to TV star Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops) for his upcoming movie role, Goh jumps at the chance. While on tour together, things get complicated when Goh's high school flame Rachel (Lynn Chen) shows up. Surrogate Valentine is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 14m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 5.5 by 4 people.

Morgan depicts a research team facing unexpected outcomes as their artificial creation grows beyond their control, closely paralleling I, Robot’s storyline of unfolding danger when robotics meant for good challenge their directives and raise alarms about the boundaries of artificial consciousness.

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment. Morgan is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 5.8 by 1,621 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,810,591 in the box office.