Subservience
Directed by SK Dale5.449%37%6.6
With his wife out sick, a struggling father brings home a lifelike AI, only to have his self-aware new help want everything her new family has to offer... Like the affection of her owner and she'll kill to get it.
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- jackmeatNovember 1, 2024My quick rating - 5.1/10. My first thought was "Here we go again" as this flick taps into the classic “help gone rogue” theme, where a struggling father (who’s somehow oblivious to glaring red flags) brings home a lifelike A.I., Alice (Megan Fox), who is a little too eager to integrate herself into the family. Predictably, Alice quickly escalates her role from helper to household nightmare as she sets her sights on becoming the center of this fragile family’s world—by any means necessary. Megan Fox's portrayal of Alice is deadpan and eerily robotic, while unintentionally ironic given past criticisms of her “robotic” style, fits her character here with an almost darkly comic precision. There's not much new here; Fox’s Alice goes through the motions we’d expect from a self-aware A.I. with sinister ambitions, hitting each trope right on schedule. The real surprise performance comes from Madeline Zima as Maggie, the sick wife dealing with the unsettling realization that her replacement might just be angling to replace her in every way. Zima gives Maggie a real emotional core that stands out, especially in the face of such a clichéd storyline. Visually, the flick is polished up nicely, capturing a sleek sci-fi vibe that makes the A.I. horror elements easy to digest but ultimately predictable. It’s fine as a #Shocktober watch, but it lacks the spark needed to set it apart from the crowded genre. And of course, the movie leaves the door ajar for a sequel, hinting that Alice’s “subservience” might extend well beyond one family’s unfortunate experience. At the end of the day, this is 105 minutes of straightforward sci-fi horror that does little to innovate but succeeds as a slightly above-average filler for a Halloween marathon.
- ddebussFebruary 25, 2026Loved it.
- Kevin WardAugust 9, 2025Started off alright with an interesting premise. Megan Fox is perfect casting honestly, but the movie around her kind of falls apart by the end. Needed a better leading man and probably another sex scene or 4. It would have been like the modern twist on The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.
- amazonmspJanuary 12, 2026One of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. Michele Morrone is a terrible actor and the writing it beyond pathetic. Literally all he would have needed to do was make everyone is his family primary users and it would have neutralized the threat. Plus you don't even get to see Megan Fox naked. You can't tell me that a movie where Megan Fox plays an AI housemaid shouldn't have at least had at minimum a shot of her cans somewhere throughout the film. The people who made this should be ashamed of themselves.
- PuitiNovember 19, 2025It’s okay , I don’t expect too much so it’s good
- Oʂɯαʅԃσ RσყҽƚƚMarch 9, 2025#MeganFox stuns as a sexy, sinister A.I. fembot, delivering a jaw-dropping performance it's impossible to tear your eyes from in Subservience, a thrilling, thought-provoking new sci-fi tale.
- jacxcxSeptember 18, 2025It’s not a bad film, the photography and the dark mood you feel throughout most of it are really good. But it could have been even better if it had stayed on the narrative and more “calm” line of the first part of the movie. The final scenes feel more like something out of Terminator, which this film is not, and all the fight scenes definitely need to be reworked. A pity.
- stefan2852August 9, 2025terrible, poorly acted, predictable plot from the first shot, Megan Fox trapped in the plastic diving suit fails to convey any emotion...but perhaps that's why she was chosen, I don't recommend watching it, a waste of time
- James TaylorJuly 26, 2025Pretty much the future in a film.
- neontubesJanuary 21, 2025Not bad. Worth the watch. Megan Fox is good eye candy
- ScottDecember 26, 2024Like New Girl it does know to cast Megan Fox in a stoic role with limited emotional range but unlike New Girl the project itself doesn't have anything particularly fun or interesting to bring to a standard evil robot setup.
- HakihikoDecember 16, 2024Predictable Sci-Fi That Fails to Deliver "Subservience" presents an interesting premise-a cautionary tale about the dangers of AI-but sadly, it squanders that potential with a formulaic and underwhelming execution. Despite the promise of a tense, thought-provoking narrative, the film falls into predictable patterns, never truly digging deep into the intriguing moral dilemmas it teases. While the visual effects and production design are polished, that's where the positives end. The story feels hollow, with characters that lack depth or any real emotional connection to the audience. The lead actors do what they can with the material, but the script leaves them stuck in stereotypical roles, unable to bring any genuine weight or complexity to their performances. The pacing is another major issue. The film meanders through its first half, building tension that leads nowhere. When things finally start happening, the plot unfolds in an uninspired and predictable manner. Instead of shocking twists or gripping suspense, we get familiar, tired tropes that we've seen countless times in other sci-fi films, but done better elsewhere. The ending, meant to be a climactic payoff, feels more like a rushed afterthought. Rather than leaving you thinking about the dangers of AI, it leaves you feeling like the film missed its mark entirely. Subservience isn't terrible, but it's frustrating in how average it is. A movie with this premise should have been smarter, more engaging, and much more thrilling. Overall, it's a missed opportunity-decent production values but an uninspired story that leaves little impact.
- The Gutter MonkeyDecember 8, 2024M3GAN Focks.
- Charlie.HughesNovember 5, 2024Megan foxintator
- Tony BrownNovember 2, 2024Good very good
Subservience Trivia
Subservience was released on August 15, 2024.
Subservience was directed by SK Dale.
Subservience has a runtime of 1h 45m.
Subservience was produced by Rob Van Norden, Jeffrey Greenstein, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner, Jonathan Yunger, Tanner Mobley, Jon Berg.
With his wife out sick, a struggling father brings home a lifelike AI, only to have his self-aware new help want everything her new family has to offer... Like the affection of her owner and she'll kill to get it.
The key characters in Subservience are Alice (Megan Fox), Nick (Michele Morrone), Maggie (Madeline Zima).
Subservience is rated R.
Subservience is a Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror film.
Subservience has an audience rating of 3.7 out of 10.
Subservience had a budget of $4.4M.
Subservience has made $263K at the box office.