Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- foreboding
- late night thriller viewing
- technology themed movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film cliched and poorly executed, while noting Pierce Brosnan’s performance and John Moore’s direction as limited strengths.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mike Regan’s home and family are attacked through the technology intended to protect and serve them.
Ed Porter turns his technical access into a campaign of stalking directed at Kaitlyn and the Regan family.
The billionaire entrepreneur’s top-of-the-line smart house becomes the setting for escalating fear and loss of control.
Computers, internet systems, smart-home controls, and remote monitoring structure the film’s threat imagery.
Films like I.T., and why
The Net
Shares a contemporary technology-driven thriller premise involving digital surveillance, personal vulnerability, and a family under threat.
Untraceable
Combines cyber intrusion, stalking, and escalating danger within an affluent domestic setting.
The Resident
Features a hostile outsider exploiting technology to invade private life and endanger a family.
Movie Details
- Director
- John Moore
- Release Date
- 2016-09-09
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (694)
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan
- Stefanie Scott
- James Frecheville
- Michael Nyqvist
- Anna Friel
- Jay Benedict
- Eric Kofi Abrefa
- Bruce Lester-Johnson
- Clare-Hope Ashitey
- Martin 'Mako' Hindy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 I.T. about?
- A wealthy technology entrepreneur must protect his family when a disgruntled IT adviser weaponizes the connected world against them.
- What is I.T. like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I.T. as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I.T. violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I.T. as mild.
- What did critics think of I.T.?
- Critics broadly found the film cliched and poorly executed, while noting Pierce Brosnan’s performance and John Moore’s direction as limited strengths.
- Which films are like I.T.?
- Films with a similar feel include The Net, Untraceable, and The Resident.
- How long is I.T.?
- I.T. runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch I.T.?
- In United States, I.T. streams on Philo.
