Takeover

Takeover

1988 · 80 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Science Fiction

George Oppenheimer has two problems: an eccentric wife and an uncontrollable child. At work his team invented a computer with personality. George thinks the computer is faster, smarter and elegant. When his life falls apart, the computer offers suicide as the only alternative.

Directed by Robert Marchand · Written by Peter Moon

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 6m together

A close match in mood and era.

More from Robert MarchandSee all →

ReprisalReprisal · 1997
Reprisal
★ 10.01997
Movie
Sixteen years after returning home, three disillusioned Australian Vietnam conscripts use their army skills to plan and execute the country's biggest bank robbery. And they get away with it. Seven years pass and a petty criminal convicted as the driver in the heist is released from gaol. When his body is fished out of the harbour the grim murder reignites the case.
Come in SpinnerCome in Spinner · 1990
Come in Spinner
★ 9.51990
SeriesDrama
This is the story of women in wartime – those left behind while the men are away fighting. It’s the story of three very different women who work in a beauty parlour attached to a luxury hotel, during the Second World War. It’s 1944 and the tide is turning against the Japanese in the Pacific, while American forces, waiting for their final push through the Pacific Islands, have made Sydney a gaudy, hectic garrison town. At the center of the action is the South Pacific Hotel, one of Sydney’s finest. It’s modeled on the Australia Hotel, demolished during the 1960s but a legend during the wartime era.
Sun on the StubbleSun on the Stubble · 1996
Sun on the Stubble
★ 9.01996
SeriesDrama
Various stories of Bruno and his German Australian family, living in early 1930s rural South Australia.
Singapore SlingSingapore Sling · 1994
Singapore Sling
★ 8.01994
MovieTV Movie
John Stamford, an expatriate Australian, now a private detective in Singapore, becomes involved in a fake pharmaceuticals case and a dangerous love triangle.
Chandler & CoChandler & Co · 1994
Chandler & Co
★ 8.01994
SeriesMysteryCrime
Chandler and Co is a British television programme written by Paula Milne and produced by Ann Skinner for the BBC. Aired with two series from 1994 to 1995, it follows private detective Elly Chandler, alongside her sister-in-law Dee Tate. In the second series, Tate is replaced by Kate Phillips, a former client turned employee.
The Potato FactoryThe Potato Factory · 2000
The Potato Factory
★ 7.02000
SeriesDrama
The Potato Factory tells the story of three strong-willed people battling against a background of hardship and poverty to escape a past that tries to catch up with them. Based on the best-selling novel by iconic Australian author Bryce Courtenay.
Heartbreak HighHeartbreak High · 1994
Heartbreak High
★ 6.81994
SeriesDrama
The ins and outs of the classroom lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney.
Kangaroo PalaceKangaroo Palace · 1997
Kangaroo Palace
★ 6.01997
Series
The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960's London.
The Distant HomeThe Distant Home · 1992
The Distant Home
★ 5.71992
MovieFamilyFantasy
Government authorities incarcerate a girl whose extraterrestrial origin is discovered after an accident with a car.
Kangaroo PalaceKangaroo Palace · 1997
Kangaroo Palace
1997
MovieTV MovieDrama
The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960s London.

More Like This

Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks! · 1996
Mars Attacks!
★ 6.41996
MovieComedyFantasy
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Death Becomes HerDeath Becomes Her · 1992
Death Becomes Her
★ 6.81992
MovieComedyFantasy
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
ScreamboatScreamboat · 2025
Screamboat
★ 5.02025
MovieHorrorComedy
A late-night boat ride turns into a desperate fight for survival in New York City when a mischievous mouse becomes a monstrous reality.
The Trouble with HarryThe Trouble with Harry · 1955
The Trouble with Harry
★ 7.01955
MovieComedyMystery
In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame.
The League of Gentlemen's ApocalypseThe League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse · 2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
★ 6.12005
MovieHorrorComedy
The fictional world of Royston Vasey is facing apocalypse and the only way to avert disaster is for our nightmarish cast of characters to find a way into the real world and confront their creators. From present day Soho to the fictional film world of 17th Century Britain, the residents must overcome countless bizarre obstacles in their bid to return Royston Vasey to safety.
Digimon: The MovieDigimon: The Movie · 2000
Digimon: The Movie
★ 6.52000
MovieFantasyAnimation
When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever. As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digimon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.
DoghouseDoghouse · 2009
Doghouse
★ 5.82009
MovieComedyHorror
A group of men, heading to a remote village to help one of their friends get over his divorce, soon discover that all the women have been infected with a virus that makes them man-hating cannibals.
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small ThingDawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing · 1989
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
★ 7.21989
MovieComedy
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
Black SheepBlack Sheep · 2006
Black Sheep
★ 5.82006
MovieHorrorComedy
After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter