Atlas is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by Brad Peyton from a screenplay by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite. The Netflix film follows the story of Atlas Shepherd, a brilliant but unsociable data analyst with a deep distrust for A.I. as she goes on a mission to capture a rogue robot that could destroy humanity but when the mission goes and her only hope to save humanity is to trust the robot, she must break down the walls she has built around her heart over the years. Atlas stars Jennifer Lopez in the lead role with Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Gregory James Cohan, Mark Strong, Abraham Popoola, and Lana Parrilla starring in supporting roles. If you loved the futuristic visuals, intense drama, and explosive action in Netflix’s Atlas here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Creator (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
The Creator is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by Garth Edwards from a screenplay by Edwards and Chris Weitz. The 2023 film is set in 2055 and it follows the story of an ex-special forces agent Joshua who is tasked with hunting down the mystery Creator responsible for creating advanced AI, who has built a weapon that could the war between humans and the AI. The Creator stars John David Washington in the lead role with Gemma Chan, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Ralph Ineson, and Benedict Wong starring in supporting roles.
Ex Machina (Max & Prime Video Add-On)
Ex Machina is a sci-fi psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland. The 2014 film follows the story of Caleb Smith, a young programmer at a huge Internet company as he wins a contest to spend a week with his firm’s brilliant CEO Nathan Bateman at his private estate. When Caleb gets there he finds out that he has been selected by Nathan to be the human part of a Turing test to test the capabilities of a beautiful robot Ava. Ex Machina stars Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander in the lead roles with Sonoya Mizuno, Claire Selby, Corey Johnson, and Gana Bayarsaikhan starring in supporting roles.
I, Robot (MGM+ & Prime Video Add-On)
I, Robot is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by Alex Proyas from a screenplay by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman. Based on a premise from the 1950 sci-fi novel of the same name by Isaac Asimov, the 2004 film is set in the year 2035 where highly intelligent robots have filled the public service jobs and it follows the story of Detective Del Spooner who hates robots. As Del investigates the alleged suicide of U.S. Robotics founder Alfred Lanning he comes across a conspiracy to enslave humanity. I, Robot stars Will Smith in the lead role with Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, Bruce Greenwood, Shia LaBeouf, Chi McBride, James Cromwell, and Adrian Ricard starring in supporting roles.
Upgrade (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Upgrade is a cyberpunk action thriller film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The 2018 film follows the story of Grey Trace who was left paralyzed and lost his wife because of a brutal mugging but when a billionaire inventor offers him a cure in the shape of an A.I. implant called STEM that could enhance his body, Grey decides to go after the robbers who destroyed his life. Upgrade stars Logan Marshall-Green in the lead role with Harrison Gilbertson, Betty Gabriel, Melanie Vallejo, Benedict Hardie, Simon Maiden, and Richard Cawthorne starring in supporting roles.
I Am Mother (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
I Am Mother is a sci-fi thriller film directed by Grant Sputore from a screenplay by Michael Lloyd Green. The Netflix film is set after an extinction event that wipes out humanity and because of that, a human repopulation program gets activated in which a robot called Mother raises a human girl but when another human shows things get complicated. I Am Mother stars Hillary Swank and Clara Rugaard-Larsen in the lead roles with Rose Byrne, Luke Hawker, Maddie, and Summer Lenton starring in supporting roles.
Chappie (Rent on Prime Video)
Chappie is a dystopian sci-fi action film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay co-written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. The 2015 film is set in a future where robots keep the ever-rising crime rate down but when a police robot is stolen by a couple of kids who care for it as if it were a human, the stolen robot’s programming changes and he becomes the first ever robot who can feel and think for himself. Chappie stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, and Jose Pablo Cantillo.
Blade Runner (Rent on Prime Video)
Blade Runner is a cyberpunk sci-fi thriller film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Based on the dystopian sci-fi novel titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by author Philip K. Dick, the 1982 film is set in a futuristic 2019 Los Angeles and it follows the story of an ex-policeman Rick Deckard who is tasked with hunting down violent human-like androids but as he gets deeper into the case he begins to suspect his own existence. Blade Runner stars Harrison Ford in the lead role with Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, Joanna Cassidy, Brion James, M. Emmet Walsh, and William Sanderson starring in supporting roles.