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* In ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'', Harrison does a MissionImpossibleCableDrop into a hospital's computer room and discovers that [[ReligiousRobot the computer is, for some reason, Jewis]] (even the laser grid is in the shape of the Star of David, and it says "Shalom" when turned on). It immediately starts making Jewish jokes and then gets annoyed when the protagonist just wants him to print the records. It then fills the room with print-outs.

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* In ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'', Harrison does a MissionImpossibleCableDrop into a hospital's computer room and discovers that [[ReligiousRobot the computer is, for some reason, Jewis]] Jewish]] (even the laser grid is in the shape of the Star of David, and it says "Shalom" when turned on). It immediately starts making Jewish jokes and then gets annoyed when the protagonist just wants him to print the records. It then fills the room with print-outs.
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* ''Film/CreationOfTheHumanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler:The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]

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* ''Film/CreationOfTheHumanoids'' ''Film/TheCreationOfTheHumanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler:The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]
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* ''Film/TheElectricGrandmother'' is basically this. Grandmother androids are constructed and sold to humans to serve as artificial family members. The only hints that she is a robot at all are her ability to shoot things such as milk and juice out of her fingers, and the fact that she plugs herself into the wall at night to recharge.
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* In ''Film/Vice2015'', the artificials themselves appear and even emote like human beings, no doubt in no small part due to the fact their bodies actually use human skin and organs.
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** ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' has REV-9, a Terminator-like robot that has both a metal endoskeleton and a liquid metal body. Unlike the iconic Terminators, REV-9 can act more human. It's dialog amps up the TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse terror as we seen it effortlessly bantering its way into a detention center.

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** ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' has REV-9, a Terminator-like robot that has both a metal endoskeleton and a liquid metal body. Unlike the iconic Terminators, REV-9 can act more human. It's Its dialog amps up the TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse terror as we seen it effortlessly bantering its way into a detention center.

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* Partly justified with Baymax in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', as he was built and programmed specifically for human interaction. He is more robot-like than some of the other examples, such as when Hiro falls and has his action figures fall on him one by one, with Baymax going into his standard "on the scale of 1 to 10, how much does it hurt?" routine ''every single time'' Hiro says "Ow" instead of keeping the rest from falling. While he has a head, two arms, and two legs, he is also clearly inflated, which is supposed to present a comforting appearance for patients (he is a nursing bot). He clearly has the capacity to learn beyond Hiro adding karate knowledge on a chip, such as learning to fist-bump. When he recognizes that his medical knowledge is insufficient to help Hiro's emotional pain, he downloads a psychiatric database. After Hiro removes his MoralityChip in anger to kill the BigBad, Baymax locks the access port to prevent Hiro from doing it again, as such behavior is contrary to his purpose. At the end, [[spoiler:Baymax performs a HeroicSacrifice to save Hiro and Abigail in an ICannotSelfTerminate moment, although he leaves his personality chip with Hiro, so he could be rebuilt]]. Strangely, when low on power, he behaves like a drunk person, possibly because he lacks power for processing (leading to slurred speech and random behavior) and proper motor control (leading to stumbling and falling over).
* The title character in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. No explanation why it has a humanoid form, or why it can emulate human behavior so well.
* The synthodrones in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'' have human-like emotions, and Drakken treats them like his own sons. One of them, 901, looks the most human of the synthodrones [[spoiler:because he was used to infiltrate Kim's life and become her (abusive) boyfriend]], and emotes the most, but all of it except sadism is faked.



* ''WesternAnimation/StarchaserTheLegendOfOrin'' is a huge example of this trope, as its various robot characters express just about every emotion that could possibly come up in an animated action b-movie (sarcasm, hysteria, cheering, evil laughter, frustration, indignation about being reprogrammed through circuits located in their metal asses, ''getting seduced by feminine robots'', and so on).



* The title character in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. No explanation why it has a humanoid form, or why it can emulate human behavior so well.
* Partly justified with Baymax in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', as he was built and programmed specifically for human interaction. He is more robot-like than some of the other examples, such as when Hiro falls and has his action figures fall on him one by one, with Baymax going into his standard "on the scale of 1 to 10, how much does it hurt?" routine ''every single time'' Hiro says "Ow" instead of keeping the rest from falling. While he has a head, two arms, and two legs, he is also clearly inflated, which is supposed to present a comforting appearance for patients (he is a nursing bot). He clearly has the capacity to learn beyond Hiro adding karate knowledge on a chip, such as learning to fist-bump. When he recognizes that his medical knowledge is insufficient to help Hiro's emotional pain, he downloads a psychiatric database. After Hiro removes his MoralityChip in anger to kill the BigBad, Baymax locks the access port to prevent Hiro from doing it again, as such behavior is contrary to his purpose. At the end, [[spoiler:Baymax performs a HeroicSacrifice to save Hiro and Abigail in an ICannotSelfTerminate moment, although he leaves his personality chip with Hiro, so he could be rebuilt]]. Strangely, when low on power, he behaves like a drunk person, possibly because he lacks power for processing (leading to slurred speech and random behavior) and proper motor control (leading to stumbling and falling over).
* The synthodrones in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'' have human-like emotions, and Drakken treats them like his own sons. One of them, 901, looks the most human of the synthodrones [[spoiler:because he was used to infiltrate Kim's life and become her (abusive) boyfriend]], and emotes the most, but all of it except sadism is faked.

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* The title character in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. No explanation why it has a humanoid form, or why it can emulate human behavior so well.
* Partly justified with Baymax in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', as he was built and programmed specifically for human interaction. He is more robot-like than some of the other examples, such as when Hiro falls and has his action figures fall on him one by one, with Baymax going into his standard "on the scale of 1 to 10, how much does it hurt?" routine ''every single time'' Hiro says "Ow" instead of keeping the rest from falling. While he has a head, two arms, and two legs, he is also clearly inflated, which is supposed to present a comforting appearance for patients (he is a nursing bot). He clearly has the capacity to learn beyond Hiro adding karate knowledge on a chip, such as learning to fist-bump. When he recognizes that his medical knowledge is insufficient to help Hiro's emotional pain, he downloads a psychiatric database. After Hiro removes his MoralityChip in anger to kill the BigBad, Baymax locks the access port to prevent Hiro from doing it again, as such behavior is contrary to his purpose. At the end, [[spoiler:Baymax performs a HeroicSacrifice to save Hiro and Abigail in an ICannotSelfTerminate moment, although he leaves his personality chip with Hiro, so he could be rebuilt]]. Strangely, when low on power, he behaves like a drunk person, possibly because he lacks power for processing (leading to slurred speech and random behavior) and proper motor control (leading to stumbling and falling over).
* The synthodrones in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'' have human-like emotions, and Drakken treats them like his own sons. One of them, 901, looks the most human of the synthodrones [[spoiler:because he was used to infiltrate Kim's life and become her (abusive) boyfriend]], and emotes the most, but all of it except sadism is faked.



* The Terminators from the [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} titular movies]] are made of human flesh stretched over a robotic skeleton. As robots that are meant to infiltrate human camps and slaughter them from inside, the only thing that seems to tell them from a normal human is their NighInvulnerability; putting that aside, they look, smell, sweat, bleed and walk like an actual human. [[EvilDetectingDog Dogs, however, aren't fooled.]]
** Film/TerminatorDarkFate has REV-9, a Terminator-like robot that has both a metal endoskeleton and a liquid metal body. Unlike the iconic Terminators, REV-9 can act more human. It's dialog amps up the TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse terror as we seen it effortlessly bantering it's way into a detention center.
* Ridiculously Human AI was avoided in ''Film/{{Sunshine}}''. Although, like HAL, the computer can respond to natural-language commands and has a creepily calm voice, it has no internal mental life to speak of and therefore doesn't anticipate or adapt to problems outside its original mission profile. If you've ever tried to wrestle a computer program into doing something beyond its basic functions, you'll see how accurate this is.
* It is, however, a plot point in ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', in which HAL becomes paranoid and psychotic after being given conflicting commands of equal importance. (At least, that is the explanation offered outside of the film for his actions.)

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* The Terminators from the [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} titular movies]] are made of human flesh stretched over a robotic skeleton. As robots that are meant to infiltrate human camps and slaughter them from inside, the only thing that seems to tell them from a normal human This is their NighInvulnerability; putting that aside, they look, smell, sweat, bleed and walk like an actual human. [[EvilDetectingDog Dogs, however, aren't fooled.]]
** Film/TerminatorDarkFate has REV-9, a Terminator-like robot that has both a metal endoskeleton and a liquid metal body. Unlike the iconic Terminators, REV-9 can act more human. It's dialog amps up the TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse terror as we seen it effortlessly bantering it's way into a detention center.
* Ridiculously Human AI was avoided in ''Film/{{Sunshine}}''. Although, like HAL, the computer can respond to natural-language commands and has a creepily calm voice, it has no internal mental life to speak of and therefore doesn't anticipate or adapt to problems outside its original mission profile. If you've ever tried to wrestle a computer program into doing something beyond its basic functions, you'll see how accurate this is.
* It is, however,
a plot point in ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', in which HAL becomes paranoid and psychotic after being given conflicting commands of equal importance. (At least, that is the explanation offered outside of the film for his actions.)



* ''Film/BicentennialMan'': Andrew starts the movie with personality quirks and spends the rest of the movie becoming more and more human, even [[DeceptivelyHumanRobots building a humanoid body for himself]]. At one point he tries searching out other [=NDR114=] models to see if any ended up like him, but the closest he found was Galatea (who merely had an activated PersonalityChip).
* The droids in ''Franchise/StarWars''. The ExpandedUniverse takes this further with "Human Replica Droids" such as ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'''s Guri. It takes special equipment to recognize that they aren't human. As for "regular" droids it is worth mentioning that most of them aren't programmed for personality, emotion, or human behavior. Some, like the most commonly known R2-D2 and C-3PO, develop those traits. Others don't.

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* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'':
** The [[ArtificialHuman androids]] [[spoiler:[[Film/{{Alien}} Science Officer Ash]]]], [[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]], and [[spoiler:[[Film/AlienResurrection Analee Call]]]] all pass for human until they're "bleeding" a milk-colored MachineBlood. The last of those three in particular conveys so much emotion that nobody ever would've suspected she was an android. This is because she is supposedly a next-generation android that is illegally built by other androids and has to live in secrecy for fear of being discovered. Ripley even berates herself for not having realized that [[spoiler:Annalee Call]] was a synthetic, claiming that this very trope should've clued her in in regards to the fact.
--->''"[[HumansAreFlawed No human being is that humane.]]"''
** In ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'', David's exploration of how human he really ''is'' forms the heart of his character: though he's not supposed to be capable of actually feeling emotion, he certainly seems driven by something more than mere programming, namely a desire for acceptance and a sense of plain curiosity.
* ''Film/BicentennialMan'': Andrew starts the movie with personality quirks and spends the rest of the movie becoming more and more human, even [[DeceptivelyHumanRobots building a humanoid body for himself]]. At one point point, he tries searching out other [=NDR114=] models to see if any ended up like him, but the closest he found finds was Galatea (who merely had has an activated PersonalityChip).
PersonalityChip).
* The droids in ''Franchise/StarWars''. The ExpandedUniverse takes this further with "Human Replica Droids" such as ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'''s Guri. It takes special equipment Silvio from ''Film/BlackCougar'' is one designed to recognize look like a teenage boy. You wouldn't know that they aren't just at a glance.
* ''Film/BladeRunner'' has Replicants: AmbiguousRobots stronger, smarter, and more agile than the average
human. As They are used for "regular" droids it is worth mentioning that most of them aren't programmed slave labor on Off-world colonies as they are deemed too dangerous for personality, emotion, or human behavior. Some, like the most commonly known R2-D2 and C-3PO, life. However, they only have a lifespan of four years as their advanced intelligence may lead them to develop those traits. Others don't.emotions. This leads to problems when four[[note]]actually six: two had died in an electrical storm[[/note]] rogue Replicants -- Roy, Leon, Zhora, and Pris -- land on Earth, and Deckard, a hitman called a "Blade Runner", is sent to "[[DeadlyEuphemism retire]]" them. Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead. [[Film/BladeRunner2049 The sequel]] shows that one even managed to have a child.
* ''Film/CreationOfTheHumanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler:The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]



* ''Film/StarchaserTheLegendOfOrin'' is a huge example of this trope, as its various robot characters express just about every emotion that could possibly come up in an animated action b-movie (sarcasm, hysteria, cheering, evil laughter, frustration, indignation about being reprogrammed through circuits located in their metal asses, ''getting seduced by feminine robots'', and so on).

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%%* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'': Although not even ''once'' is the word "robot" actually ''used''.
* ''Film/StarchaserTheLegendOfOrin'' In ''Film/ExMachina'', Nathan's goal is to create robots based on Ava that could pass as human if they were made to look like people. Ava walks and moves in a lifelike manner, and has been obsessively designed to read and express emotions naturally with her face and body. [[spoiler:Kyoko actually manages to fool Caleb, although she apparently cannot speak.]] Nathan justifies this as a necessity. An A.I. with no form or one merely designed for practicality (a box, for example) would have no reason to relate to a human.
* ''Film/Extinction2018'': All the main characters who are not invading aliens. Most of them had their memories wiped and don't even know themselves that they are androids.
* ''Film/FutureWorld2018'': Ash can easily pass as human, with the appearance of a young white woman. Though a lot of the time she's TheStoic, she nonetheless displays genuine emotions and truly cares for people.
* In ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'', most of the {{Mooks}} are actually this, [[spoiler:as is the version of Ellie that our hero escapes from the factory with, and which tries to kill him. Some believe that she was actually a robot all along, including when she had sex with him]].
* ''Film/{{Heartbeeps}}'', about [[RoboRomance a pair of robots who fall in love with each other]], goes to town with this concept.
* In the Israeli film ''Film/ICantBelieveItImARobot'', the protagonist Danny is one, down to the reproductive system. The fact that he managed to successfully impregnate someone with a robot fetus
is a huge example plot point.
* ''Film/InspectorGadget2'': G2. Unlike Gadget, who's a cyborg, she's a fully robotic android. However, she can clearly feel and express emotions, she is capable
of feeling love, and at one point, she even appears to cry.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** Ultron from ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' was originally designed without a body, being intended formed from a complex intelligence structure found in the Mind Stone within Loki's Sceptre, in order to act as the intelligence guiding the Iron Legion and enough MechaMooks to protect the world, but the first thing he does is build a body for himself. It's a very human body, and both Bruce and Tony point out that this doesn't really make sense, as the human form isn't very efficient in most cases. Personality-wise, he is also excessively human, being a snarky joker who is nonetheless brilliant. In fact, he's basically an exact copy of Tony, just with less experience and morals. Later on, Tony creates Vision from the same Mind Stone by combining it with JARVIS, creating an even more extremely life-like robot who has intense empathy and love for humans and other living beings, to the point that he can ''[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield lift Mjölnir]]''.
** Vision later proves just how human-like he is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that the reason is that he's dropping off the radar to have sexual trysts with Wanda Maximoff.
* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' interpretation of Mechagodzilla is the Kaiju counterpart. Mechagodzilla emulates Godzilla in appearance, but was never meant to be anything more than a puppet for Apex Cybernetics. That all changes when they decide to integrate Ghidorah's neurons into Mechagodzilla's circuitry, allowing whatever remained of Ghidorah's intelligence to take over and wreck havoc.
* Although she's technically a computerized hologram instead of a robot, Loretta from ''Film/PixelPerfect'' fits
this trope, as its various she quickly develops very human-like emotions.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Michael looks like a regular human, apart from circuitry sticking out of the back of his head, while all in all, he's a glorified lab assistant and secretary.
%%* Chitti in the Indian film ''Film/{{Robot}}''.
* In ''Film/{{ROTOR}},'' the titular killer police
robot characters express just about every emotion sports a potbelly and a mustache. Meanwhile, the robot comic relief Willard sighs, moans, and even asks for his co-worker's french fries.
* The latest model of "Swords" in ''Film/{{Screamers}}''. One of them [[spoiler:[[ThePowerOfLove falls in love with the hero]] and fights so
that could possibly come up in he can escape the planet]].
* In
an animated action b-movie (sarcasm, hysteria, cheering, evil laughter, frustration, indignation about indie adaptation of ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'' with a {{Steampunk}} makeover, Colin Craven is revealed as an android built by his "mother" Lily, and his paralysis is caused by [[spoiler:his system being reprogrammed through circuits located in their metal asses, ''getting seduced sabotaging by feminine robots'', his doctor, and so on).a missing piece of his "heart" hidden in Mary's doll]].



** As Nick says in ''Cavemen'': "Cheesy?! What exactly is cheesy about a wise-cracking robot with a heart of gold fighting the military-industrial complex?"
* The notorious Creator/AndyKaufman-Bernadette Peters comedy ''Heartbeeps'' (1981), about a pair of robots who fall in love with each other, goes to town with this concept.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, the [[ArtificialHuman androids]] [[spoiler:[[Film/{{Alien}} Science Officer Ash]]]], [[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]], and [[spoiler:[[Film/AlienResurrection Analee Call]]]] all pass for human until they're "bleeding" a milk-colored MachineBlood. The last of those three in particular conveys so much emotion that nobody ever would've suspected she was an android. This is because she is supposedly a next-generation android that is illegally built by other androids and has to live in secrecy for fear of being discovered. Ripley even berates herself for not having realized that [[spoiler:Annalee Call]] was a synthetic, claiming that this very trope should've clued her in in regards to the fact.
-->''"[[HumansAreFlawed No human being is that humane.]]"''
* ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'': David's exploration of how human he really IS forms the heart of his character: though he's not supposed to be capable of actually feeling emotion, he certainly seems driven by something more than mere programming, namely a desire for acceptance and a sense of plain curiosity.

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** As Nick says in ''Cavemen'': "Cheesy?! What exactly is cheesy about a wise-cracking robot with a heart of gold fighting the military-industrial complex?"
* The notorious Creator/AndyKaufman-Bernadette Peters comedy ''Heartbeeps'' (1981), about a pair of robots who fall droids in love ''Franchise/StarWars''. The ExpandedUniverse takes this further with each other, goes "Human Replica Droids" such as ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'''s Guri. It takes special equipment to town with this concept.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, the [[ArtificialHuman androids]] [[spoiler:[[Film/{{Alien}} Science Officer Ash]]]], [[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]], and [[spoiler:[[Film/AlienResurrection Analee Call]]]] all pass for human until they're "bleeding" a milk-colored MachineBlood. The last of those three in particular conveys so much emotion
recognize that nobody ever would've suspected she was an android. This they aren't human. As for "regular" droids it is because she is supposedly a next-generation android worth mentioning that is illegally built by other androids and has to live in secrecy most of them aren't programmed for fear of being discovered. Ripley even berates herself for not having realized that [[spoiler:Annalee Call]] was a synthetic, claiming that this very trope should've clued her in in regards to the fact.
-->''"[[HumansAreFlawed No human being is that humane.]]"''
* ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'': David's exploration of how human he really IS forms the heart of his character: though he's not supposed to be capable of actually feeling
personality, emotion, he certainly seems driven by or human behavior. Some, like the most commonly known R2-D2 and C-3PO, develop those traits. Others don't.
* Ridiculously Human AI is avoided in ''Film/{{Sunshine}}''. Although, like [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL]], the computer can respond to natural-language commands and has a creepily calm voice, it has no internal mental life to speak of and therefore doesn't anticipate or adapt to problems outside its original mission profile. If you've ever tried to wrestle a computer program into doing
something more than mere programming, namely beyond its basic functions, you'll see how accurate this is.
* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'':
** The titular Terminators are made of human flesh stretched over
a desire for acceptance robotic skeleton. As robots that are meant to infiltrate human camps and slaughter them from inside, the only thing that seems to tell them from a normal human is their NighInvulnerability; putting that aside, they look, smell, sweat, bleed and walk like an actual human. [[EvilDetectingDog Dogs, however, aren't fooled.]]
** ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' has REV-9, a Terminator-like robot that has both a metal endoskeleton
and a sense liquid metal body. Unlike the iconic Terminators, REV-9 can act more human. It's dialog amps up the TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse terror as we seen it effortlessly bantering its way into a detention center.
* The photonic library computer from ''Film/TheTimeMachine2002''. The computer even gets visibly irritated at what he regards as stupid questions from the Time Traveler when a real computer would simply and happily attempt to answer any
of plain curiosity.his inquiries regardless of what was asked. This means that for whatever reason creators gave him the same flaws as a human librarian would have, even though there was no reason for it and would actually hinder his performance as a library computer.
* Even the humblest accounting software in the ''Film/{{Tron}}'' universe blows the TuringTest to itty bitty voxels. The Programs have friendships, love affairs, jobs, opinions, and a ''religion'' [[ThankTheMaker based around the worship of their human creators]].



* In ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'', most of the Mooks are actually this [[spoiler: as is the version of Ellie that our hero escapes from the factory with, and which tries to kill him. Some believe she was actually a robot all along, including when she had sex with him]].
%%* Chitti in the Indian film ''[[Film/{{Robot}} Endhiran]]''.
* The latest model of "Swords" in ''Film/{{Screamers}}''. One of them [[spoiler: [[ThePowerOfLove falls in love with the hero]] and fights so that he can escape the planet.]]
* Although she was technically a computerized hologram instead of a robot, Loretta from the Creator/DisneyChannel movie ''Film/PixelPerfect'' fits this trope, as she quickly developed very human-like emotions.
* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' interpretation of Mechagodzilla is the Kaiju counterpart. Mechagodzilla emulates Godzilla in appearance, but was never meant to be anything more than a puppet for Apex Cybernetics. That all changes when they decide to integrate Ghidorah's neurons into Mechagodzilla's circuitry, allowing whatever remained of Ghidorah's intelligence to take over and wreck havoc.
* In an indie adaptation of ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'' with a SteamPunk makeover, Colin Craven is revealed as an android built by his "mother" Lily, and his paralysis is caused by [[spoiler:his system being sabotaging by his doctor, and a missing piece of his "heart" hidden in Mary's doll.]]
* Creator/{{Disney}} had practice with this trope. Even the most humble accounting software in the ''Film/{{Tron}}'' universe blows the TuringTest to itty bitty voxels. The Programs have friendships, love affairs, jobs, opinions, and a ''religion'' [[ThankTheMaker based around the worship of their human creators]].
* The photonic library computer from the 2002 film adaptation of ''[[Film/TheTimeMachine2002 The Time Machine]]''. The computer even gets visibly irritated at what he regards as stupid questions from the Time Traveler when a real computer would simply and happily attempt to answer any of his inquiries regardless of what was asked. This means that for whatever reason creators gave him the same flaws as a human librarian would have, even though there was no reason for it and would actually hinder his performance as a library computer.
* ''Film/CreationOfTheHumanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler: The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]
* In ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'', Creator/LeslieNielsen's character sneaks into a hospital's computer room ''Film/MissionImpossible''-style and discovers that the computer is, for some reason, Jewish (even the laser grid is in the shape of the Star of David, and it says "Shalom" when turned on). It immediately starts making Jewish jokes and then gets annoyed when the protagonist just wants him to print the records. It then fills the room with print-outs.
* In ''Film/ExMachina'', Nathan's goal is to create robots based on Ava that could pass as human if they were made to look like people. Ava walks and moves in a lifelike manner, and has been obsessively designed to read and express emotions naturally with her face and body. [[spoiler:Kyoko actually manages to fool Caleb, although she apparently cannot speak]]. Nathan justifies this as a necessity. An A.I. with no form or one merely designed for practicality (a box, for example) would have no reason to relate to a human.
* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Ultron was originally designed without a body, being intended formed from a complex intelligence structure found in the Mind Stone within Loki's Sceptre, in order to act as the intelligence guiding the Iron Legion and enough {{Mecha Mook}}s to protect the world, but the first thing he does is build a body for himself. It's a very human body, and both Bruce and Tony point out that this doesn't really make sense, as the human form isn't very efficient in most cases. Personality-wise he is also excessively human, being a snarky joker who is nonetheless brilliant. In fact, he's basically an exact copy of Tony, just with less experience and morals. Later on, Tony creates Vision from the same Mind Stone by combining it with JARVIS, creating an even more extremely life-like robot who has intense empathy and love for humans and other living beings, to the point that he can ''[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield lift Mjolnir]]''.
** Vision later proves just how human-like he is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that the reason is that he's dropping off the radar to have sexual trysts with Wanda Maximoff.
* In the cheesy sci-fi movie ''Film/{{ROTOR}},'' the titular killer police robot sports a potbelly and a mustache. Meanwhile, the robot comic relief Willard sighs, moans, and even asks for his co-worker's french fries.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Michael looks like a regular human, apart from circuitry sticking out of the back of his head, while all in all, he's a glorified lab assistant and secretary.
* ''Film/Extinction2018'': All the main characters who are not invading aliens. Most of them had their memories wiped out and don’t even know themselves that they are androids.
* In the Israeli film ''Film/ICantBelieveItImARobot'', the protagonist Danny is one, down to the reproductive system. The fact he managed to successfully impregnate someone with a robot fetus is a plot point.
* Silvio from ''Film/BlackCougar'' is one designed to look like a teenage boy. You wouldn't know that just at a glance.
* ''Film/BladeRunner'' has Replicants: robots stronger, smarter, and more agile than the average human. They are used for slave labor on Off-world colonies as they are deemed too dangerous for human life. However, they only have a lifespan of four years as their advanced intelligence may lead them to develop emotions. This leads to problems when four[[note]]actually six: two had died in an electrical storm[[/note]] rogue Replicants--Roy, Leon, Zhora, and Pris--land on Earth, and Deckard, a hitman called a "Blade Runner", is sent to "[[DeadlyEuphemism retire]]" them.
** Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead. [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] shows that one even managed to have a child.
* ''Film/InspectorGadget2'': G2. Unlike Gadget, who's a cyborg, she's a fully robotic android. However, she can clearly feel and express emotions, she is capable of feeling love, and at one point, she even appears to cry.
%%* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'': Although not even ''once'' is the word "robot" actually ''used''.
* ''Film/FutureWorld2018'': Ash can easily pass as human, with the appearance of a young white woman. Though a lot of the time she's TheStoic, even so she displays genuine emotions and truly cares for people.

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* In ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'', most of the Mooks are actually this [[spoiler: as is the version of Ellie that our hero escapes from the factory with, and which tries to kill him. Some believe she was actually a robot all along, including when she had sex with him]].
%%* Chitti in the Indian film ''[[Film/{{Robot}} Endhiran]]''.
* The latest model of "Swords" in ''Film/{{Screamers}}''. One of them [[spoiler: [[ThePowerOfLove falls in love with the hero]] and fights so that he can escape the planet.]]
* Although she was technically a computerized hologram instead of a robot, Loretta from the Creator/DisneyChannel movie ''Film/PixelPerfect'' fits this trope, as she quickly developed very human-like emotions.
* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' interpretation of Mechagodzilla is the Kaiju counterpart. Mechagodzilla emulates Godzilla in appearance, but was never meant to be anything more than a puppet for Apex Cybernetics. That all changes when they decide to integrate Ghidorah's neurons into Mechagodzilla's circuitry, allowing whatever remained of Ghidorah's intelligence to take over and wreck havoc.
* In an indie adaptation of ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'' with a SteamPunk makeover, Colin Craven is revealed as an android built by his "mother" Lily, and his paralysis is caused by [[spoiler:his system being sabotaging by his doctor, and a missing piece of his "heart" hidden in Mary's doll.]]
* Creator/{{Disney}} had practice with this trope. Even the most humble accounting software in the ''Film/{{Tron}}'' universe blows the TuringTest to itty bitty voxels. The Programs have friendships, love affairs, jobs, opinions, and a ''religion'' [[ThankTheMaker based around the worship of their human creators]].
* The photonic library computer from the 2002 film adaptation of ''[[Film/TheTimeMachine2002 The Time Machine]]''. The computer even gets visibly irritated at what he regards as stupid questions from the Time Traveler when a real computer would simply and happily attempt to answer any of his inquiries regardless of what was asked. This means that for whatever reason creators gave him the same flaws as a human librarian would have, even though there was no reason for it and would actually hinder his performance as a library computer.
* ''Film/CreationOfTheHumanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler: The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]
* In ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'', Creator/LeslieNielsen's character sneaks Harrison does a MissionImpossibleCableDrop into a hospital's computer room ''Film/MissionImpossible''-style and discovers that [[ReligiousRobot the computer is, for some reason, Jewish Jewis]] (even the laser grid is in the shape of the Star of David, and it says "Shalom" when turned on). It immediately starts making Jewish jokes and then gets annoyed when the protagonist just wants him to print the records. It then fills the room with print-outs.
* In ''Film/ExMachina'', Nathan's goal is to create robots based on Ava that could pass as human if they were made to look like people. Ava walks and moves in a lifelike manner, and has been obsessively designed to read and express emotions naturally with her face and body. [[spoiler:Kyoko actually manages to fool Caleb, although she apparently cannot speak]]. Nathan justifies this as a necessity. An A.I. with no form or one merely designed for practicality (a box, for example) would have no reason to relate to a human.
* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Ultron was originally designed without a body, being intended formed from a complex intelligence structure found in the Mind Stone within Loki's Sceptre, in order to act as the intelligence guiding the Iron Legion and enough {{Mecha Mook}}s to protect the world, but the first thing he does is build a body for himself. It's a very human body, and both Bruce and Tony point out that this doesn't really make sense, as the human form isn't very efficient in most cases. Personality-wise he is also excessively human, being a snarky joker who is nonetheless brilliant. In fact, he's basically an exact copy of Tony, just with less experience and morals. Later on, Tony creates Vision from the same Mind Stone by combining it with JARVIS, creating an even more extremely life-like robot who has intense empathy and love for humans and other living beings, to the point that he can ''[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield lift Mjolnir]]''.
** Vision later proves just how human-like he is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that the reason is that he's dropping off the radar to have sexual trysts with Wanda Maximoff.
* In the cheesy sci-fi movie ''Film/{{ROTOR}},'' the titular killer police robot sports a potbelly and a mustache. Meanwhile, the robot comic relief Willard sighs, moans, and even asks for his co-worker's french fries.
* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Michael looks like a regular human, apart from circuitry sticking out of the back of his head, while all in all, he's a glorified lab assistant and secretary.
* ''Film/Extinction2018'': All the main characters who are not invading aliens. Most of them had their memories wiped out and don’t even know themselves that they are androids.
* In the Israeli film ''Film/ICantBelieveItImARobot'', the protagonist Danny is one, down to the reproductive system. The fact he managed to successfully impregnate someone with a robot fetus is a plot point.
* Silvio from ''Film/BlackCougar'' is one designed to look like a teenage boy. You wouldn't know that just at a glance.
* ''Film/BladeRunner'' has Replicants: robots stronger, smarter, and more agile than the average human. They are used for slave labor on Off-world colonies as they are deemed too dangerous for human life. However, they only have a lifespan of four years as their advanced intelligence may lead them to develop emotions. This leads to problems when four[[note]]actually six: two had died in an electrical storm[[/note]] rogue Replicants--Roy, Leon, Zhora, and Pris--land on Earth, and Deckard, a hitman called a "Blade Runner", is sent to "[[DeadlyEuphemism retire]]" them.
** Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead. [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] shows that one even managed to have a child.
* ''Film/InspectorGadget2'': G2. Unlike Gadget, who's a cyborg, she's a fully robotic android. However, she can clearly feel and express emotions, she is capable of feeling love, and at one point, she even appears to cry.
%%* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'': Although not even ''once'' is the word "robot" actually ''used''.
* ''Film/FutureWorld2018'': Ash can easily pass as human, with the appearance of a young white woman. Though a lot of the time she's TheStoic, even so she displays genuine emotions and truly cares for people.
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** Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead. [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] shows that oneeven managed to have a child.

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** Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead. [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] shows that oneeven one even managed to have a child.
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* In ''Film/{{Westworld}}'' (and its sequel, ''Futureworld''), the robots are ridiculously human ''precisely because'' they're supposed to entertain the human Guests. Some robots are even "sex models" for people who want to swing that way. Of course, AIIsACrapshoot...

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* In ''Film/{{Westworld}}'' (and its sequel, ''Futureworld''), the robots are ridiculously human ''precisely because'' they're supposed to entertain the human Guests. Some robots are even "sex models" "[[{{Sexbot}} sex models]]" for people who want to [[{{Robosexual}} swing that way.way]]. Of course, AIIsACrapshoot...
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* ''Starchaser: the Legend of Orin'' is a huge example of this trope, as its various robot characters express just about every emotion that could possibly come up in an animated action b-movie (sarcasm, hysteria, cheering, evil laughter, frustration, indignation about being reprogrammed through circuits located in their metal asses, ''getting seduced by feminine robots'', and so on).

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* ''Starchaser: the Legend of Orin'' ''Film/StarchaserTheLegendOfOrin'' is a huge example of this trope, as its various robot characters express just about every emotion that could possibly come up in an animated action b-movie (sarcasm, hysteria, cheering, evil laughter, frustration, indignation about being reprogrammed through circuits located in their metal asses, ''getting seduced by feminine robots'', and so on).



* ''Creation Of The Humanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler: The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]

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* ''Creation Of The Humanoids'' ''Film/CreationOfTheHumanoids'' combines this with an inversion of TranshumanTreachery to create a scenario where the despised robots, which are deliberately kept from becoming too human, conspire with a human scientist to create a new race of immortal human-replicating robots into which human personalities are downloaded at the time of the original human's death. [[spoiler: The protagonist is the leader of the anti-robot movement, and it turns out that both he and the love interest he develops during the film have already been through the process.]]
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* ''Film/BladeRunner'' has Replicants: robots stronger, smarter, and more agile than the average human. They are used for slave labor on Off-world colonies as they are deemed too dangerous for human life. However, they only have a lifespan of four years as their advanced intelligence may lead them to develop emotions. This leads to problems when four[[note]]actually six: two had died in an electrical storm[[/note]] rogue Replicants--Roy, Leon, Zhora, and Pris--land on Earth, and Deckard, a hitman called a "Blade Runner," is sent to "[[DeadlyEuphemism retire]]" them.
** Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead - [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] even shows that one managed to have a child.

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* ''Film/BladeRunner'' has Replicants: robots stronger, smarter, and more agile than the average human. They are used for slave labor on Off-world colonies as they are deemed too dangerous for human life. However, they only have a lifespan of four years as their advanced intelligence may lead them to develop emotions. This leads to problems when four[[note]]actually six: two had died in an electrical storm[[/note]] rogue Replicants--Roy, Leon, Zhora, and Pris--land on Earth, and Deckard, a hitman called a "Blade Runner," Runner", is sent to "[[DeadlyEuphemism retire]]" them.
** Although while in [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep the source material]] the Replicants ''are'' robots, with the term there being android or "andy", the ones from the movie are supposed to be {{Artificial Human}}s instead - instead. [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] even shows that one oneeven managed to have a child.
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* Ultron in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. He was originally designed without a body, being intended formed from a complex intelligence structure found in the Mind Gem within Loki's Sceptre, in order to act as the intelligence guiding the Iron Legion and enough {{Mecha Mook}}s to protect the world, but the first thing he does is build a body for himself. It's a very human body, and both Bruce and Tony point out that this doesn't really make sense, as the human form isn't very efficient in most cases. Personality-wise he is also excessively human, being a snarky joker who is nonetheless brilliant. In fact, he's basically an exact copy of Tony, just with less experience and morals. Later on, Tony creates the Vision from the same Mind Gem by combining it with JARVIS, creating an even more extremely life-like robot who has intense empathy and love for humans and other living beings, to the point that he can ''[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield lift Mjolnir]]''.
** The Vision later proves just how human-like he is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that the reason is that he's hiding out and shacking up with his girlfriend Scarlet Witch.

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* *''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Ultron in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. He was originally designed without a body, being intended formed from a complex intelligence structure found in the Mind Gem Stone within Loki's Sceptre, in order to act as the intelligence guiding the Iron Legion and enough {{Mecha Mook}}s to protect the world, but the first thing he does is build a body for himself. It's a very human body, and both Bruce and Tony point out that this doesn't really make sense, as the human form isn't very efficient in most cases. Personality-wise he is also excessively human, being a snarky joker who is nonetheless brilliant. In fact, he's basically an exact copy of Tony, just with less experience and morals. Later on, Tony creates the Vision from the same Mind Gem Stone by combining it with JARVIS, creating an even more extremely life-like robot who has intense empathy and love for humans and other living beings, to the point that he can ''[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield lift Mjolnir]]''.
** The Vision later proves just how human-like he is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that the reason is that he's hiding out and shacking up dropping off the radar to have sexual trysts with his girlfriend Scarlet Witch.Wanda Maximoff.
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* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' interpretation of Mechagodzilla is the Kaiju counterpart. Mechagodzilla emulates Godzilla in appearance, but was never meant to be anything more than a puppet for Apex Cybernetics. That all changes when they decide to integrate Ghidorah's neurons into Mechagodzilla's circuitry, allowing whatever remained of Ghidorah's intelligence to take over and wrecks havoc.

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* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' interpretation of Mechagodzilla is the Kaiju counterpart. Mechagodzilla emulates Godzilla in appearance, but was never meant to be anything more than a puppet for Apex Cybernetics. That all changes when they decide to integrate Ghidorah's neurons into Mechagodzilla's circuitry, allowing whatever remained of Ghidorah's intelligence to take over and wrecks wreck havoc.
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* The ''Franchise/Monsterverse'' ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' interpretation of Mechagodzilla is the Kaiju counterpart. Mechagodzilla emulates Godzilla in appearance, but was never meant to be anything more than a puppet for Apex Cybernetics. That all changes when they decide to integrate Ghidorah's neurons into Mechagodzilla's circuitry, allowing whatever remained of Ghidorah's intelligence to take over and wreck havoc in Hong Kong.
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** The Vision later proves just how human-like he is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that the reason is that he's hiding out and shacking up with his girlfriend Scarlet Witch.

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