M3Gan (2023)
85%RT Audience Score: 78%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Unapologetically silly and all the more entertaining for it, M3GAN is the rare horror-comedy that delivers chuckles as effortlessly as chills.
As long as you aren’t looking for something truly scary — or even surprising — M3GAN is often a lot of fun.
Production Company(ies)
Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions, Divide / Conquer, MARV, Universal Pictures
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
New Zealand; Poughkeepsie, New York, United States; New York, New York, United States
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 6, 2023 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2023
Genre(s)
Horror/Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
M3GAN, PG-13, horror, mystery, thriller, sci-fi, comedy, 1h 42m, Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, directed by Gerard Johnstone, written by Akela Cooper, produced by Jason Blum, James Wan, Couper Samuelson, reviewed by Philip De Semlyen, Christy Lemire, Stephen Romei, Wendy Ide, Donald Clarke, Joey Shapiro, Amanda the Jedi, Emiliano Basile, Jaby Koay, Crockett Houghton, Gabi Zietsman, box office gross $87.6M, budget unknown, MPAA rating PG-13, doll, artificial intelligence, child’s companion, parent’s ally, toy-company roboticist, Gemma, orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady, horror-comedy, Insidious’s James Wan, Atomic Monster Productions, Blumhouse Productions, Dolby Digital, Digital 2.39:1
Worldwide gross: $174,930,350
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $95,043,350
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend: $30,429,860
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $32,580,150
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 405
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $12,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $12,847,966
Production budget ranking: 1,533
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $6,918,630
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Violet McGraw – Cady
Ronny Chieng – self
Brian Jordan Alvarez – Cole
Jen Van Epps – Tess
Lori Dungey – self
Director(s)
Gerard Johnstone
Writer(s)
Akela Cooper
Producer(s)
Jason Blum, James Wan, Couper Samuelson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (292) | Top Critics (59) | Fresh (274) | Rotten (18)
M3GAN rollicks along with all the slickness and shocks you’d expect from a film produced by Insidious’s James Wan. It always keeps you in on the joke — and it’s a killer joke.
January 24, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Philip De Semlyen
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
I love this movie so much, and had the absolute best time.
January 18, 2023
Christy Lemire
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
The ending is predictable, as it is on a roller coaster, but it’s a thrilling ride all the same. For Wan’s Atomic Monster Productions and Blumhouse Productions it may be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
January 17, 2023
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
M3gan is an enjoyable horror-lite romp: knowing, amusing, but not particularly scary.
January 16, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
What really gives M3GAN resonance are the connections with our addiction, as both children and adults, to electronic hand-held devices.
January 14, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
This won’t pop up on any top ten lists by the end of the year, but for a genre film released in a month typically reserved as a dumping ground for studios, this is all you could hope for.
January 14, 2023
Joey Shapiro
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Sometimes cinema is just laughing along with a murder robot.
February 10, 2023
Amanda the Jedi
Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
The movie is unsalvageable because the actors are less expressive than the robot.
February 9, 2023 | Rating: 4/10
Emiliano Basile
EscribiendoCine
The way it built up was so perfect because it kind of reels you in with the emotional hook.
February 7, 2023
Jaby Koay
CinePals
If you don’t mind watching a story that you’ve already seen, done slightly worse, but with great visuals and decent special effects, then this could be a fun one for you.
February 7, 2023
Crockett Houghton
Film Inquiry
Overall, there’s a youthfulness in the film that’s not prevalent in the horror genre, and the writers toe a fine line between the doll’s witty modern dialect and it coming off as ‘adults-trying-to-speak-teenager’.
February 3, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/5
Gabi Zietsman
Channel24 (South Africa)
If you’re not laughing at the mere picture of Megan, this film is not for you. It’s enjoyment lies in how seriously it takes the campiness. On that level, the film is a lot of fun.
February 1, 2023 | Rating: 3 / 4
Doug Walker
Channel Awesome…
Plot
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma, M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to. When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady, Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems — a decision that will have unimaginable consequences.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
At approx. 47 mins. Lydia hands Cady a tissue and another pops out from the box. But the other tissue disappears in the next shot.
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