Transcendence

Yesterday Dr. Will Caster was only human

The foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence is working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy himl, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed, and to be a participant in his own transcendence. Then his thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power... and there seems to be no way to stop him.

120 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser, Morgan Freeman
Director	Wally Pfister
Screenplay	Jack Paglen
Music	Mychael Danna
Cinematography	Jess Hall
Editing	David Rosenbloom
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2014
Produced by	Alcon Entertainment, DMG Entertainment, Straight Up Films, Syncopy

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Thriller
Language	Infrequent with low impact
Nudity	None
Sex	Infrequent with low impact
Violence	Frequent with moderate impact
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	The film contains complex and mature themes.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 14 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Slow film fails to transcend AI clichés	5
Die Burger Rozanne Els Mens én masjien, maar jy skrik nie	5
Cape Times Todd McCarthy Trapped in a sci-fi web	10
ScreenIt C. Fuchs While it too shall end up stored forever on a computer network, Transcendence doesn't transcend the trappings and pitfalls of the genre.	8
Metacritic.com 45 critics	8
Rottentomatoes critics 185 critics	9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer In his directorial debut, ace cinematographer Wally Pfister remains a distinctive visual stylist, but Transcendence's thought-provoking themes exceed the movie's narrative grasp.	4
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	9
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation	5
What the People say
Internet 19898 Netizens Many levels.	13
Average .. 38%	8