Automatons

Automatons

This is how humanity dies

2006 · 83 min · ★ 6.6 · Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

Somewhere in the distant future, The Girl is alone. She is the last of her people, the others having died in a generations-long war that the girl continues to fight with the assistance of a group of antiquated robot helpers and soldiers.

Directed by James Felix McKenney · Written by James Felix McKenney

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