Computer scientists race toward digital immortality while an anti-technology group fights a bleak, cerebral future.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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