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Wifelike

2022 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 6.6 · 25% critics

Science FictionMysteryThriller

In a near-future world, a grieving detective tracks criminals trafficking artificial humans while an underground resistance tries to disrupt the programming of his AI companion. As she starts to experience unsettling memories, reality begins to feel unstable and nothing seems straightforward.

Also known as Wife Like

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Details
Years
2022
Release date
2022-08-12
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
106 min
Critic score
25/100
TMDB rating
6.6/10 (324 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy Wifelike if you like near-future AI thrillers with unsettling identity questions and black-market tension, but Not for you if you want tightly paced storytelling or strong chemistry like Mother/Android or Zone 414.

Pros: near-future AI premise; tense mystery; standout companion performance | Cons: slow, meandering plot; weak character chemistry; overly repetitive cliches

Themes

  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • robot girl
  • near future
  • robot wife

Cast & crew

Directed by James Bird