Mundane
A cyborg’s carefully maintained human disguise is threatened when the creator who made her re-enters her life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- serious
- intimate
- unsettling
- thoughtful science fiction night
- independent film screening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mundane attempts to pass as human while concealing her cyborg identity.
Mundane’s creator returns with new ideas that threaten her established identity and autonomy.
The central conflict turns on whether Mundane’s constructed body determines how others understand her personhood.
Films like Mundane, and why
Ex Machina
shares a science fiction identity crisis centered on an artificial person and a controlling creator figure
Blade Runner
shares cyborg identity, human imitation, and philosophical questions about personhood
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
shares emotionally focused artificial-person drama and the desire to be recognized as human
Movie Details
- Director
- Ignacio Maiso
- Release Date
- 2025-03-09
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Astrid Olofsson
- Christina Ashford
- Andrew Crittendon
- Paul Dewdney
- Neil Ovenell
- Daisy Porter
- David Stock
- Nicola Wright
- Otilia Angulo
- Nick Field
Common questions
- What is Mundane about?
- A cyborg’s carefully maintained human disguise is threatened when the creator who made her re-enters her life.
- What is Mundane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mundane as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mundane violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mundane.
- Which films are like Mundane?
- Films with a similar feel include Ex Machina, Blade Runner, and A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
- How long is Mundane?
- Mundane runs 82 minutes.
