The Machine

The Machine

They rise. We fall.

R 2013 · 92 min · ★ 5.9 · Science Fiction, Thriller

Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.

Directed by Caradog W. James · Written by Caradog W. James

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Caity Lotz Ava
Toby Stephens Vincent McCarthy
Denis Lawson Thomson
Sam Hazeldine James
Pooneh Hajimohammadi Suri
Jonathan Byrne Tim
Jade Croot Mary
John-Paul Macleod Paul Dawson (as John Paul Macleod)
Helen Griffin Paul Dawson's Mother
Siwan Morris Lucy
Nicola Reynolds Joan
Alan Low Assassin

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