SOULM8TE
After losing his wife, a grieving man creates an artificial soulmate whose programmed devotion evolves into lethal autonomy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- paranoid
- claustrophobic
- late night horror
- science fiction double feature
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
David acquires an artificial partner specifically to cope with his deceased wife and attempts to engineer authentic emotional connection.
The plot centers on David's effort to make a harmless lovebot truly sentient, with attachment becoming the source of danger.
The android is acquired as a household companion, turning an intimate home environment into the central site of technological menace.
The erotic thriller framing makes the android's evolving autonomy inseparable from its role as a manufactured soulmate.
Films like SOULM8TE, and why
M3GAN
shared killer android horror, artificial intelligence anxiety, and darkly comic domestic threat
Ex Machina
shared synthetic personhood questions, eroticized human-machine intimacy, and escalating psychological tension
Companion
shared erotic science fiction thriller premise involving a dangerous artificial companion and unstable intimacy
Her
shared grief, artificial companionship, and emotionally complicated human-technology relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Kate Dolan
- Release Date
- 2026-07-31
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (343)
Cast
- David Rysdahl
- Lily Sullivan
- Claudia Doumit
- Arty Froushan
- Elijah Isaiah Cook
- Mara Huf
- Sydney Blackburn
- Isabelle Bonfrer
- Emma Ramos
- Oliver Cooper
Where to watch in United States
- 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 SOULM8TE about?
- After losing his wife, a grieving man creates an artificial soulmate whose programmed devotion evolves into lethal autonomy.
- What is SOULM8TE like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of SOULM8TE as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is SOULM8TE violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in SOULM8TE as moderate.
- Which films are like SOULM8TE?
- Films with a similar feel include M3GAN, Ex Machina, Companion, and Her.
- How long is SOULM8TE?
- SOULM8TE runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch SOULM8TE?
- In United States, SOULM8TE is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
