# Tau (2018)

> A resourceful captive tries to turn her sociopathic captor’s housebound artificial intelligence against the experiment that threatens her life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/274911

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Federico D'Alessandro
- Cast: Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Gary Oldman, Fiston Barek, Ivana Živković, Paul Leonard Murray, Dragoljub Ljubičić, Sharon D. Clarke
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4357394/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, claustrophobic, late night sci fi viewing, technology thriller marathon

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