For ten years, inventor David Kressen has lived in seclusion with his inventions, including Adam, a robot with incredible lifelike human qualities. When reporter Joy Andrews is given access to their unconventional facility, she is alternately repelled and attracted to the scientist and his creation. But as Adam exhibits emergent behavior of anger and jealousy towards her, she finds herself increasingly entangled in a web of deception where no one’s motives are easily decipherable.
Practical Effects
Adam's unsettlingly convincing physical presence on a shoestring budget.
Acting
David Clayton Rogers commits to robot body horror with unsettling dedication.
Writing
The phrase 'prosthetic penis' appears in the official keywords for reasons.
Director
Matthew Leutwyler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Matthew Leutwyler directed this just two years before Ex Machina made the same premise Oscar-worthy, cementing Uncanny's status as 'the other one'.
The film's 5.9 rating arguably reflects its 2015 release date; swap the gender dynamics and release it post-#MeToo and post-ChatGPT panic, and critics would read it entirely differently.
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