Wifelike
Seen it?2022 | 105 min | Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved Companion or The Terminator, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the programming of the artificial human assigned as his companion to behave like his late wife. She begins to question her reality as memories of a past life begin to surface in a world where nothing is as it seems.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Bird
- Elena KampourisMeredith
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersWilliam
- Doron BellAgent Black
- Agam DarshiLouise
- Sara SampaioWendy
- Alix VillaretLydie
- Fletcher DonovanKeene
- C.J. Perry BarnyashevHolly
- Stephen LoboMarion
- Claire FriesenWilla