Netflix often helps fans rediscover incredible series and films that they missed the first time around, and one of these is Ex Machina, which has been hailed by fans

ith the number of films that are released monthly, it’s easy to occasionally miss one, no matter how incredible it is. But thankfully with the advent of streamers, it’s easier than ever to track down those you missed.

One of the latest additions to Netflix is the 2015 sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. The film is especially timely in the modern day, given its focus on artificial intelligence, with the plot following a programmer aiming to discover whether a robot in the form of a humanoid woman has passed the Turing Test, which is whether a robot’s intelligence has matched or surpassed that of a person’s.

The synopsis reads: “Caleb Smith, a programmer at a huge Internet company, wins a contest that enables him to spend a week at the private estate of Nathan Bateman, his firm’s brilliant CEO. When he arrives, Caleb learns that he has been chosen to be the human component in a Turing test to determine the capabilities and consciousness of Ava, a beautiful robot. However, it soon becomes evident that Ava is far more self-aware and deceptive than either man imagined.”

Upon its release, Ex Machina was critically acclaimed, with the film receiving two Academy Award nominations, for its 2016 ceremony, and five BAFTA nominations; it walked away with an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Publications like Rolling Stone and Business Insider have named the film among the best of the previous decade.

ith the number of films that are released monthly, it’s easy to occasionally miss one, no matter how incredible it is. But thankfully with the advent of streamers, it’s easier than ever to track down those you missed.

One of the latest additions to Netflix is the 2015 sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. The film is especially timely in the modern day, given its focus on artificial intelligence, with the plot following a programmer aiming to discover whether a robot in the form of a humanoid woman has passed the Turing Test, which is whether a robot’s intelligence has matched or surpassed that of a person’s.

The synopsis reads: “Caleb Smith, a programmer at a huge Internet company, wins a contest that enables him to spend a week at the private estate of Nathan Bateman, his firm’s brilliant CEO. When he arrives, Caleb learns that he has been chosen to be the human component in a Turing test to determine the capabilities and consciousness of Ava, a beautiful robot. However, it soon becomes evident that Ava is far more self-aware and deceptive than either man imagined.”

Upon its release, Ex Machina was critically acclaimed, with the film receiving two Academy Award nominations, for its 2016 ceremony, and five BAFTA nominations; it walked away with an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Publications like Rolling Stone and Business Insider have named the film among the best of the previous decade.