Time of EVE: The Movie
A skeptical teenager follows his household android into a hidden café where humans and machines confront the meaning of empathy.
Overview
In a world where androids serve humans, one young man uncovers the hidden emotions of artificial intelligence.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- thoughtful
- empathetic
- contemplative
- quiet evening
- reflective movie night
What critics said
Viewers and critics broadly regard the film as a thoughtful, emotionally resonant anime science-fiction drama with strong world-building and humane treatment of artificial intelligence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story establishes a society divided over whether household androids deserve empathy or should remain treated as tools.
The unusual café provides a shared environment where humans and androids can relate outside ordinary social rules.
Rikuo investigates Sammy's strange activity log and follows the clues to understand her unexplained actions.
The film places android technology in familiar household routines rather than presenting the future primarily through spectacle.
Films like Time of EVE: The Movie, and why
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
philosophical science fiction about artificial intelligence, empathy, and the boundary between human and machine
Ghost in the Shell
thoughtful anime science fiction exploring synthetic identity, consciousness, and human-machine relationships
Her
warm, accessible speculative drama centered on artificial beings and emotional connection
The Animatrix
anime science fiction using everyday technology to examine social alienation and personhood
Movie Details
- Director
- Yasuhiro Yoshiura
- Release Date
- 2010-03-06
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (179)
Cast
- Jun Fukuyama
- Rie Tanaka
- Kenji Nojima
- Yuko Sanpei
- Rina Sato
- Yukana
- Michio Nakao
- Miki Ito
- Motomu Kiyokawa
- Miyuki Sawashiro
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Time of EVE: The Movie about?
- A skeptical teenager follows his household android into a hidden café where humans and machines confront the meaning of empathy.
- What is Time of EVE: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Time of EVE: The Movie as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Time of EVE: The Movie violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Time of EVE: The Movie.
- What did critics think of Time of EVE: The Movie?
- Viewers and critics broadly regard the film as a thoughtful, emotionally resonant anime science-fiction drama with strong world-building and humane treatment of artificial intelligence.
- Which films are like Time of EVE: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Ghost in the Shell, Her, and The Animatrix.
- How long is Time of EVE: The Movie?
- Time of EVE: The Movie runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Time of EVE: The Movie?
- In United States, Time of EVE: The Movie streams on Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, ARROW.
