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Jexi (2019)

Jexi poster
Directed by
Scott Moore
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 1,297 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man's life is taken over by the possessive AI assistant on his smartphone. He has to break free from the phone's control to save his relationships and his sanity.

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What happens

Jexi is a 2019 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It stars Adam DeVine as a man whose life is disrupted when his smartphone's AI, voiced by Rose Byrne, becomes possessively self-aware. The cast also includes Alexandra Shipp, Michael Peña, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes, Ron Funches, and Lo Mutuc. Released on October 11, 2019, by CBS Films and Lionsgate, Jexi was the final theatrical release from CBS Films. It received generally negative reviews and grossed $9.3 million worldwide against a combined production and marketing budget of $12 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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