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A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001 · TMDB 7.1

Directed by Steven Spielberg

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.

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A robotic child programmed to love is abandoned and embarks on a quest to become real. He carries the weight of his creator's dreams and the longing for a mother's love.

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