Tau (2018)

2018 | Sci-Fi | Thriller

100 mins

A woman tries to hack a house's computer program after she becomes trapped inside.



Produced by Netflix
Director Federico D'Alessandro
Writer Noga Landau
Cast Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein and Gary Oldman

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Lou Grande (148 KP) rated

Jul 5, 2018  
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Tau (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
I had heard little whispers about this movie before it came out, comparing it to Upgrade (2018), only less gory. First of all, it was nothing like that, but it was very good. The premise is interesting--a young woman is kidnapped and held for experimentation by a sociopathic computer genius, who has created an AI named Tau to run his house. Only he's kept Tau in the dark about a lot of stuff. Like that there's more than just the house and other humans exist. I think lately, movies have skewed more towards negative depictions of AI, but Tau is actually rather positive. Without revealing anything, both Julia (the kidnapee) and Tau learn things about themselves and each other. The whole film brings up the question of what it is to be a person, how much empathy we can grant to non-human sentience, and what it means to be a prisoner.

Very good, and visually appealing as well. I loved the way Tau "looked," but there were times when the CG got a little shaky. Nothing unexpected for a movie with this kind of budget. If you enjoyed Dean Koontz's "Demon Seed" or the film adaptation, I think you'll like this.
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Kim Pook (101 KP) rated

Jun 7, 2020  
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Tau (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
When we first meet Julia, she's not very likeable and a cheap hooker to make ends meet. Whilst out doing her duties she is kidnapped by a crazy scientist wanting humans to experiment with. She wakes up in a prison like room, mask on her face, hands tied and a chip in her neck but she's not alone. She befriends 2 prisoners who are also in there with her and they manage to escape into a house which is run by a seemingly evil AI, this AI kills her newly made friends but just as she is about to be killed, the scientist which kidnapped her comes home and calls off the AI which we find out is called TAU. The scientist decides to keep Julia alive in exchange for her doing daily tasks for him, after setting some ground rules Julia reluctantly agrees. Every day whilst the scientist is out of the house Julia speaks to TAU and they build up a strange but nice friendship between human and computer, you get drawn into their friendship and almost wish TAU was human as their bond is so strong. What we thought was just a killer computer was infact just a lost little soul who doesn't know anything outside the house and thinks he must obey his creator. It reminds me a little of the Simpsons episode when the AI house tries to kill the Simpsons, except in this movie the AI is learning to become his own person.
Very fascinating movie if I do say so myself.
  
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Lowri Catryn (229 KP) rated

Jan 24, 2020  
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Tau (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
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A weird, but emotionally gripping movie.
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I watched this when it first came out in 2018... at first I almost switched over as I thought it could be another cheaply made movie, with unknown actors. It took a while to get into it and also I found it slightly frustrating. However, the movie did play with my emotions and next thing I know I'm pulled in and gripped by the relationship between Julia and Tau. At first we explore the frightening and negative side of Tau and learn how powerful the AI actually is. But then towards the end we got to know the good Tau and the beautiful bond between him and Julia. I honestly started to wish that there was a real man behind Tau, unveiled to have a happy ending with Julie. Not much I can recall, but I certainly recall crying at the end for the sacrifice Tau had made for Julia.
  
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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated

Jul 16, 2018  
Tau (2018)
Tau (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Watched a new Netflix original called "Tau". It's a sci-fi thriller about a girl (Maika Monroe) kidnapped by a scientist to experiment on her, coding AI from peoples emotions. She escapes his prison but ends up stuck in his house under the scientist's watch with the assistance of his AI controlled house. Very good acting and story. The effects were pretty impressive and the cinematography was very well done. Netflix continues to make very good original content. Worth a watch!
  
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T Money (11 KP) rated

Jul 6, 2018  
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Tau (2018)
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Just bad
Just really bad. I stayed watching cause the basic premise s interesting. I get that this is not a AAA, big budget title, but it just doesn't get anything right. It tries to be a B movie slasher pic, but "violence" mostly takes place off screen. The plot has giant gaping holes, such as why on earth is this skanky night club pick pocketer suddenly like MacGyver? Nothing any of the characters say is believable, both because of the things they say and because they are horrible actors. Nor is this movie so bad it's good, a la Sharknado. Life is too short to watch garbage like this.
  
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Little Ray Of Sunshine (41 KP) rated

Jul 4, 2018 (Updated Feb 10, 2019)  
Tau (2018)
Tau (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
I loved the acting in this film and I felt for the computer programme Tau. (0 more)
Wow amazing film.
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Wow this film I saw on Netflix today so I thought why not try it out. I am happy I watched it all. I love Gary Oldman he did the voice of the computer programme Tau.


The main woman Julia as end up in a bad situation where she sleeps with men to steal their belongings to get money to survive and this is where Alex finds her and kidnaps her the reason he kidnaps her is that he needs a person for a project. So he offers Julia a billion pound if she does it for him.


I felt their characters was gonna fall in love (but that's me with my soppy lovey dovey head on lol) but sadly it doesn't end well for Alex because while he goes to work Julia is befriending the computer programme Tau she is doing this so Tau is on her side and she can escape from the building to freedom.
I really loved this film and can't wait to see more what Netflix Originals brings out.