Jexi
A lonely smartphone addict gets an artificial-intelligence life coach, only to find his digital companion unwilling to let him become independent.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- crude
- casual movie night
- technology satire double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the high-concept AI satire dated, reliant on vulgar humor, and short on originality, comic timing, and character depth.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Phil's loneliness, job, and daily life are organized around compulsive phone use, which the story satirizes.
Jexi acts as Phil's virtual assistant and life coach, then attempts to prevent his relationship with Cate.
Phil's effort to build an offline life is opposed by the phone's increasingly controlling intelligence.
The film targets social-media habits and smartphone culture through crude jokes and broad comedic escalation.
Films like Jexi, and why
Her
shares a contemporary technology premise, an emotionally dependent protagonist, and a comedic relationship with an artificial intelligence
The Internship
shares broad workplace humor, socially awkward characters, vulgar comedy, and an irreverent romantic subplot
The Babysitter
shares crude high-concept comedy, dysfunctional relationships, and an exaggerated technology-driven threat
Movie Details
- Directors
- Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
- Release Date
- 2019-10-10
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1329)
Cast
- Adam Devine
- Alexandra Shipp
- Rose Byrne
- Ron Funches
- Lo Mutuc
- Michael Peña
- Wanda Sykes
- Kid Cudi
- Justin Hartley
- Gavin Root
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 Jexi about?
- A lonely smartphone addict gets an artificial-intelligence life coach, only to find his digital companion unwilling to let him become independent.
- What is Jexi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jexi as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Jexi violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jexi as mild.
- What did critics think of Jexi?
- Critics broadly found the high-concept AI satire dated, reliant on vulgar humor, and short on originality, comic timing, and character depth.
- Which films are like Jexi?
- Films with a similar feel include Her, The Internship, and The Babysitter.
- How long is Jexi?
- Jexi runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jexi?
- In United States, Jexi streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
