6 Best Robot and AI Uprising Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 19, 2026

The fear of AI turning on its creators powers some of the most influential science fiction thrillers. WarGames has a teenager unknowingly accessing a military supercomputer, Terminator 2 sends a reprogrammed Terminator to protect a boy, and Chappie has a stolen police robot learning to feel. Ex Machina, I, Robot and The Terminator round out the six.

WarGames (1983)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A teenage hacker accidentally accesses a military supercomputer and nearly triggers global thermonuclear war.

Directed by John Badham · 1h 54m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 90% Metacritic 75

A reprogrammed Terminator now protects the boy an earlier model was sent to kill.

Directed by James Cameron · 2h 17m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars39 wins & 33 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chappie (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A stolen police robot is reprogrammed to think and feel like a human child, drawing dangerous attention.

Directed by Neill Blomkamp · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ex Machina (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A young programmer is invited to test whether an android has achieved true consciousness.

Directed by Alex Garland · 1h 48m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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I, Robot (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A technophobic detective investigates a murder that leads him to suspect robots are evolving beyond their programming.

Directed by Alex Proyas · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, YouTube TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Terminator (1984)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 84

A relentless killing machine is sent back in time to erase a resistance leader before he's born.

Directed by James Cameron · 1h 48m · Rated R

9 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Robot and AI Uprising Movies

WarGames (1983)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Chappie (2015)

Ex Machina (2015)

I, Robot (2004)

The Terminator (1984)

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