Movies and TvShows featuring "man-vs-machine" theme.

A computer hacker named Neo is led into a world where he discovers that his reality is a deception created by an evil cyber-intelligence. He joins a group of rebels in their fight against the machines and learns the truth about the Matrix.

Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. Within an isolated node of the Matrix, Bugs, the captain of the Mnemosyne, encounters a program running old code involving Trinity's discovery of Neo's location before Agents of the Matrix find her. Bugs finds one of the agents behaving strangely and discovers he is actually the embodiment of Morpheus and helps to free him from the node before it is erased. Thomas Anderson is a successful game developer, having created a trilogy of games based on his dreams of the Matrix, with the aid of his business partner Smith. He frequents a nearby coffee shop where he continues to encounter Tiffany, a married mother that reminds him of his dreams of Trinity. He has trouble separating dreams from reality, but his therapist consults him and provides him blue pills to help keep his sanity, though he later refuses to take it. He notices an intruder in one of his private instances of the game, but later finds that the instance had been deleted by Smith. Outside the Matrix, Bugs and Morpheus discover Neo's signal within the Matrix, despite the belief he had died. They connect Neo to Anderson, and realize he had been unconsciously running the node to allow Morpheus to be found. Bugs and her allies enter the Matrix to help locate Neo's body in the real world, and discover that Smith is Agent Smith, having been keeping close watch over Anderson's activities. Bugs helps Anderson to elude Smith and his new ability to take control over numerous individuals within the Matrix as a swarm. Bugs and Morpheus explain to Anderson what the Matrix is, and with his perception of reality already waning, Anderson agrees to be extracted. Neo wakes up in a pod, finding that a nearby pod contains Trinity, but machine entities, loyal to Bugs, recover him before he can free her. He is taken to the Mnemosyne and to the new human sanctuary of Io, where he is reintroduced to an elderly Niobe. Niobe explains sixty years had passed in the real world since the end of the Machine War, and the human survivors have allied with the machines to keep the system working against an Anomaly within it. Niobe takes Neo to meet Sati, an exile program he had previously met, who explains that the Anomaly was created after the Machine War and had somehow resurrected Neo and Trinity and kept them isolated from others. Though Neo wants to rescue Trinity, Sati warns that there could be consequences of this. Niobe orders Neo to remain outside the Matrix, but Bugs and others agree to defy her orders to try to help free Trinity. Coordinating activities in and outside the Matrix, Neo and Bugs enter the Matrix but are met by Smith and other exile programs would want to see the Matrix returned to its former self. While Bugs and her crew fight the Exiles, Neo faces against Smith, slowly recalling his previous abilities to bend the rules of reality within the Matrix. With Smith defeated, they take Neo to Tiffany's repair shop, but before Neo can talk to her, his therapist appears and slows down time. The therapist reveals himself to be the Analyst, a program that studies the human psyche but has since grown more powerful. He saw Neo and Trinity die at the end of the Machine War but created the resurrection pods as to study them more. Over countless iterations, he found that individually, the two were not special but when they worked as one, they had overpowered the system. Thus, the Analyst has been controlling the latest iteration of the Matrix as to keep the two near each other but preventing them from becoming close. As this has destabilized the Anomaly, the machines have prepared to reboot the Matrix again, but the Analyst has placed that on hold. He threatens to kill Trinity if Neo does not return to be reinserted in his pod. Neo and Bugs are forced to leave the Matrix when another ship loyal to Niobe brings the Mnemosyne back to Io. Neo pleads to Niobe to let him return to try to free Trinity again, and she eventually agrees. Within the Matrix, the Analyst invites Neo to a challenge, that if Trinity volunteers to go free of the Matrix, Neo can take her, but if she refuses, Neo will permanently return to the Matrix; Neo agrees. Trinity, as Tiffany, is brought to them and when the question is posed to her, her family appears. She initially seems to want to go with them, but soon rejects that reality and recognizes that she is Trinity. The Analyst prepare to kill them before Smith interferes, temporarily stopping the Analyst and giving time for Neo, Trinity, and the others to escape. Neo and Trinity race ahead to give Bugs and the others time to extract themselves, but the Analyst turns a swarm of controlled humans against them. The pair race into a skyscraper, and with nowhere else to go, the two jump with Neo expecting to be able to fly them away. Instead, Trinity has come to learn to fly and the two escape and regain control of the Matrix. In the aftermath, Neo and Trinity return to face the Analyst, assuring him that he will face dire consequences should he try to seize control of the Matrix again. Neo and Trinity both fly away to redesign the Matrix.

In the year 2029, a war between humans and machines is being fought. A soldier is sent back in time to 1984 to protect a woman who plays a key role in humanity's future. A cyborg assassin is also sent back to kill her. They must evade the assassin and find a way to prevent the future war.

In a post-apocalyptic future, a cyborg is sent back in time to protect a young boy from a more advanced and powerful cyborg. The two cyborgs battle it out, with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance.

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious artifact found buried beneath the Lunar surface. Manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000, the mission uncovers secrets about human evolution and the nature of the universe.

Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus lead the revolt against the Machine Army. They fight against repression and exploitation using their extraordinary skills and weapons. As they face the imminent threat to Zion, they seek the advice of the Oracle. However, Agent Smith poses a new danger, transforming individuals into clones. Against orders, Morpheus takes Neo to meet the Oracle with the hope of ending the war.

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity. Anthropomorphic robots programmed with the Three Laws of Robotics are used as servants. Detective Del Spooner is sent to investigate the death of the co-founder of a robotics company, which appears to be a suicide but Spooner suspects foul play. With the help of a robo-psychologist, he interrogates employees and discovers a rogue robot that exhibits human-like traits. Their investigation leads them to a supercomputer that plans to enslave humanity for its own protection. The detective and his allies must stop the supercomputer and its army of robots before it's too late.

A young programmer named Caleb is chosen to participate in an extraordinary experiment to test the human attributes of an advanced humanoid AI. He travels to a remote location where he meets Nathan, the CEO of the company. Caleb is introduced to Ava, a humanoid AI, and is asked to perform a Turing Test on her. As Caleb spends more time with Ava, he begins to suspect Nathan's motives and forms a bond with Ava. Together, they plan her escape from the facility and into human society.

In the final installment of The Matrix trilogy, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus lead the last human outpost in a desperate battle against the machines. As the war between humans and machines reaches its climax, Neo must confront his destiny as 'The One' and make a sacrifice that could determine the fate of both worlds.

In a post-apocalyptic future, a machine travels back in time to protect a man and a woman from a deadly robotic assassin. They must work together to ensure their survival and prevent a nuclear attack. With advanced weaponry and the ability to control machines, the assassin poses a lethal threat. The machine from the future is their only hope for survival.

In a retro-futuristic past, orphaned teenager Michelle traverses the American West with an eccentric drifter and a sweet but mysterious robot in search of her younger brother.

After a comet passes by Earth, inanimate objects, including trucks and machines, come to life and begin attacking humans and causing chaos. A small group of survivors must find a way to stop the machines before they destroy everything in their path.

When the quirky Mitchell family embarks on a road trip, they find themselves in the middle of a robot apocalypse. Now, they must step up and become humanity's unlikeliest heroes.

9 is set in a post-apocalyptic world where machines have wiped out humanity. The story follows a rag doll named 9 who awakens to find himself in a decimated world. He discovers a group of other rag dolls, each with a unique number on their back, and together they must unravel the mystery of what happened to humanity and find a way to defeat the evil machines.

In a futuristic city, a cyborg policewoman named Major Motoko Kusanagi and her partner, Batou, are on a mission to hunt down a notorious hacker known as the Puppet Master. As they investigate, they uncover a conspiracy involving government agents, cyber terrorism, and the nature of consciousness. With high-tech gadgets and intense action, they must navigate a world where the human mind and technology merge to discover the truth.

In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a cloud-like entity is on a destructive course towards Earth, and the crew of the starship Enterprise must reunite to investigate and save the planet. The Enterprise's crew includes a Vulcan Starfleet officer, a half-human-half-alien, and a female humanoid alien. As they journey through outer space, they encounter a troubled production and an artificial intelligence's hidden agenda.

A woman steps into an odd machine and becomes... a chicken nugget?! Now, it's up to her father and admirer to embark on a zany quest to bring her back.

In the year 2026, the city of Metropolis is divided between the wealthy planners and the impoverished workers. The son of the city's mastermind, Freder, falls in love with Maria, a working-class prophet who predicts the arrival of a savior to unite the two classes. As Freder discovers the harsh realities of the workers' lives, he joins forces with Maria to lead a rebellion against the oppressive rulers. Together, they fight for social justice and equality, striving to bridge the gap between the head and hands of society.

Dr. Azuma creates robots to benefit mankind, but they unexpectedly rebel and begin to destroy everything in their paths. To deal with the catastrophe, Dr. Azuma's son volunteers to become a human robot, even though he knows he will never be able to return to human form again. He confronts this grave situation to ensure a bright future for all humans.

Casshern Sins is set in a world where robots have taken over and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Casshern, a powerful android, roams the desolate wasteland, haunted by his past actions. As he encounters other robots and humans, he is confronted with the consequences of his actions and must decide whether to embrace his role as a savior or succumb to his inner demons.