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Artificial

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Follows the confusing firing and rehiring cycle of Sam Altman at OpenAI where the board gained control of the company and removed him and Altman still returned.

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Oct 20, 2026
5/5
Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial is the scariest thing you will see in the cinema this year. Go to Full Review
Kristy Puchko Mashable Oct 15, 2026
Andrew Garfield is a shrewd villain in Artificial. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Oct 13, 2026
4/5
Delivers a detailed, strictly chronological account of the progress of OpenAI. Go to Full Review
Abe Beame In Review Online 4 days ago
What Guadagnino communicates is that this cohort of greasy geniuses who are on the verge of ending life on Earth as we know it struggle with the basic act of putting one foot in front of the other. Go to Full Review
Sam Huang Eulalie Magazine 6 days ago
4/5
This film is the closest spiritual successor to Fincher’s critical darling, The Social Network, capturing a timely story with a dark foreshadowing of our present. Go to Full Review
Ben Gibbons Screen Rant Oct 19, 2026
8/10
Andrew Garfield also plays an enormous part in manipulating the emotions of the audience, as his performance as Altman is genuinely transformative. Even as recognizable as he is, he manages to disappear inside this role. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis Follows the confusing firing and rehiring cycle of Sam Altman at OpenAI where the board gained control of the company and removed him and Altman still returned.
Director
Luca Guadagnino
Producer
Jeffrey Clifford, Jennifer Fox, Luca Guadagnino, David Heyman, Simon Rich
Screenwriter
Simon Rich, Simon Rich
Distributor
NEON
Production Co
Heyday Films, Frenesy Film Company
Genre
Biography, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 20m
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