Atlas
A distrustful analyst-soldier must form an uneasy bond with artificial intelligence to stop a rogue machine from eradicating humanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- earnest
- propulsive
- action movie night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually ambitious and energetically performed but formulaic, derivative, and weighed down by a thin screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harlan Shepherd is an A.I. soldier whose plan to end war requires ending humanity.
Atlas Shepherd must work through her distrust of A.I. systems while confronting a rogue machine threat.
The plot centers on soldiers, battle, an A.I. attack, and a mission to stop a rogue artificial intelligence.
The distant-future setting and A.I. combat rely on large-scale visual effects and technologically elaborate action sequences.
Films like Atlas, and why
The Creator
Shares a far-future artificial intelligence threat, human-machine distrust, military action, and survival partnership.
Terminator Salvation
Shares science fiction action, rogue artificial intelligence, humanoid machines, and a conflict over humanity's survival.
Oblivion
Shares a soldier confronting autonomous machines, large-scale futuristic combat, and anxiety about machine control.
I Am Mother
Shares a human protagonist forced into cooperation with an artificial intelligence amid survival-driven action and technological distrust.
Movie Details
- Director
- Brad Peyton
- Release Date
- 2024-05-23
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1655)
Cast
- Jennifer Lopez
- Simu Liu
- Sterling K. Brown
- Gregory James Cohan
- Abraham Popoola
- Lana Parrilla
- Mark Strong
- Briella Guiza
- Adia Smith-Eriksson
- Logan Hunt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Atlas about?
- A distrustful analyst-soldier must form an uneasy bond with artificial intelligence to stop a rogue machine from eradicating humanity.
- What is Atlas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Atlas as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Atlas violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Atlas as moderate.
- What did critics think of Atlas?
- Critics broadly found the film visually ambitious and energetically performed but formulaic, derivative, and weighed down by a thin screenplay.
- Which films are like Atlas?
- Films with a similar feel include The Creator, Terminator Salvation, Oblivion, and I Am Mother.
- How long is Atlas?
- Atlas runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Atlas?
- In United States, Atlas streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
