{"id":211110,"date":"2025-10-19T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/211110\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:02:08","slug":"incredible-british-sci-fi-thriller-hailed-as-unforgettable-has-just-landed-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/211110\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible British sci-fi thriller hailed as “unforgettable” has just landed on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ex Machina, the award-winning sci-fi thriller<\/a> starring Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac<\/a>, has landed on Netflix. Written and directed by Alex Garland<\/a>, the filmmaker behind Annihilation (2018), Civil War (2024) and Warfare (2025), the movie has won widespread acclaim, with the Associated Press<\/a> lauding it as both “unique” and “unforgettable”. <\/p>\n

First released in 2014, Ex Machina follows Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer hired by Blue Book CEO Nathan Bateman (Isaac), who is asked to determine whether Ava (Vikander), an artificial intelligence robot, is capable of thought and consciousness. <\/p>\n

Awarded a Certified Fresh score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, Ex Machina has been lauded by critics. “A clever film with one indelible performance from Isaac,” raved the Globe and Mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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“This is bewitchingly smart science fiction of a type that’s all too rare. Its intelligence is anything but artificial,” added The Daily Telegraph<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Empire Magazine<\/a> wrote: “Stylish, elegant, tense, cerebral, satirical and creepy. Garland’s directorial debut is his best work yet, while Vikander’s bold performance will short your circuits.” <\/p>\n

Thanks to glowing reviews, Ex Machina is currently listed as one of Isaac’s highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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It’s also one of the site’s top five movies. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Drive (2011) have both been rated at 93%, while Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Ex Machina have been given 92%, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi is scored at 91%. <\/p>\n

Isaac, who appears to be busier than ever, has a new movie on the horizon, too. Set to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the actor appears as the titular Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who brings a creature to life. <\/p>\n

“I didn’t expect that playing this character was going to be so fun and joyful,” Isaac revealed on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast<\/a>. “I mean, some dark stuff. This guy’s got a lot of rage, he’s got a lot of damage, and yet, I’m finding it really enjoyable.”<\/p>\n

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While Frankenstein is currently in select theatres across the US, the highly anticipated film is expected to land on Netflix on 7 November 2025<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Boasting a stellar cast, Jacob Elordi appears as Frankenstein’s monster, while Mia Goth plays Lady Elizabeth Harlander, a woman whom Victor has feelings for. Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, Christoph Waltz and Charles Dance also star. <\/p>\n

Ex Machina is currently available to stream on Netflix. <\/p>\n

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Megan is a freelance news reporter for Digital Spy.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ex Machina, the award-winning sci-fi thriller starring Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac, has landed on Netflix. Written and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[379,90894,381,96,1156,2839,90893,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-211110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-6a280a26-ec39-4031-8229-0b51480001de","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-locale-gb","tag-movies","tag-shorttitle-incredible-sci-fi-thriller-lands-on-netflix","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}