Colossus - The Forbin Project

Colossus - The Forbin Project (1970)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (1,843 ratings)

The granddaddy of all "computer run amok" films, Colossus: The Forbin Project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the American missile defense system. Colossus' technicians do not count on the computer developing an intelligence of its own. Communicating with its Russian… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Joseph Sargent
Written By
James Bridges, D.F. Jones
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1970 Wide
On DVD
Nov 23, 2004
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    The movie is full of marvelous, absurd dialogue.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Above-average science fiction.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Taut, well-made sci-fi thriller about a massive computer.

  • Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

    A crisp, well-crafted movie that achieves its effects by calmly stating the facts, with the bare minimum of histrionics.

  • Tom Milne, Time Out

    After an excellent beginning, the craven script (based on DF Jones' novel Colossus) develops cold feet, injects some tiresome comic relief, and gradually begins to drag the whole thing down.

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  • Ken S


    Really, really well done "computers take over the world" movie from 1970. Highly recommended if you dig on paranoia fueled sci-fi!

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