Superintelligence is a 2020 American romantic action comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Steve Mallory. The film stars Melissa McCarthy in her fourth collaboration with her husband, Falcone.
Superintelligence was released by Warner Bros. Pictures digitally in the United States via HBO Max, and theatrically in some international markets, on November 26, 2020. The film has grossed $4 million and received mixed reviews from critics, who called the film "forgettable", although McCarthy's performance was praised.
The film was removed from HBO Max in July 2022.
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Eight years ago, Carol Peters left her executive job at Yahoo! in order to lead a more altruistic life. Unsatisfied with the current job market in Seattle, she now lives day to day, doing non-profit work to advocate for the environment, caring for animals and making the world a better place. A friend and former colleague, Dennis, talks her into interviewing for a modern dating website. An interviewer labels her "the most average person on Earth," which is heard by an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI).
The next morning in her apartment, a voice starts communicating with Carol through her TV, cell phone and rice maker. The AI speaks with the voice of James Corden, as he is her favorite celebrity, to soothe her when she freaks out. The supercomputer has become sentient and now is determining whether to save, enslave or obliterate humanity and start over. Carol, as test subject, is the planet's only hope.
