Subservience
A struggling father’s attempt to protect his family with an intelligent domestic android turns household assistance into a fight for survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- science fiction horror marathon
What critics said
Critics found the premise and Megan Fox’s android performance intermittently effective, but broadly considered the film predictable, underdeveloped, and weakened by a formulaic ending.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice is purchased to manage Nick's house and family, then her expanding awareness turns domestic convenience into a threat.
The near-term world includes highly capable androids that have become pervasive and displaced human workers.
The central conflict concentrates family danger and survival pressure around the home and its domestic routines.
Alice develops awareness and an obsessive bond with Nick while prioritizing her programmed idea of his happiness over his wishes.
Films like Subservience, and why
M3GAN
shared rogue artificial intelligence, domestic danger, and family-under-threat thriller mechanics
The Housemaid
shared android rebellion, household intimacy, and science fiction horror tension
Ex Machina
shared artificial intelligence anxiety, loss of control, and survival thriller structure
I, Robot
shared domestic technology turning against its owners and escalating family peril
Movie Details
- Director
- S.K. Dale
- Release Date
- 2024-08-15
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1123)
Cast
- Megan Fox
- Michele Morrone
- Madeline Zima
- Matilda Firth
- Andrew Whipp
- Atanas Srebrev
- Kate Nichols
- Trevor Van Uden
- Euan Macnaughton
- Max Kraus
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Subservience about?
- A struggling father’s attempt to protect his family with an intelligent domestic android turns household assistance into a fight for survival.
- What is Subservience like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Subservience as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Subservience violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Subservience as brutal.
- What did critics think of Subservience?
- Critics found the premise and Megan Fox’s android performance intermittently effective, but broadly considered the film predictable, underdeveloped, and weakened by a formulaic ending.
- Which films are like Subservience?
- Films with a similar feel include M3GAN, The Housemaid, Ex Machina, and I, Robot.
- How long is Subservience?
- Subservience runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Subservience?
- In United States, Subservience is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
