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In a future where global warming has melted the polar ice caps, humanity has advanced in artificial intelligence. David, a highly advanced robotic boy, is programmed to love. When he is abandoned by his human family, David embarks on a journey to become a real boy so he can win back the love of his human mother.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visual effects, ambition, and performances, particularly from Osment. However, many found the film's tone uneven and its narrative emotionally manipulative, leading to divisive audience reactions.

• Visually stunning and thematically ambitious, though often struggles with tonal consistency.
• Haley Joel Osment delivers a compelling and heartbreaking performance as the robotic child.
• The film's blend of Spielberg's sentimentality and Kubrick's darker vision proves to be a divisive, yet thought-provoking, experience.

Google audience: Google users largely appreciated the film's emotional depth and visual spectacle, with many commending the unique concept and Osment's performance. Some viewers found the narrative to be slow-paced and occasionally bleak.

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

Stanley Kubrick originally conceived the idea for A.I. Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s and worked on it for decades before handing it over to Steven Spielberg.