
Molly vs.
THE MACHINES
2026
UNITED KINGDOM
Exec ProducerS:
Shoshana Zuboff, Jess Search, Minette Nelson, Sacha Mirzoeff, Alaphia Zoyab, Elise Tillet, Mark Thomas, Sandra Whipham, Angel Maldonado, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, Joseph Schull, Harriet Gugenheim
ProducerS:
Kat Mansoor, Natalie Humphreys, Marc Silver
dirECTOR: MARC SILVER
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ENGLISH
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83 minS​​
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IN cinemas MARCH 1
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​At just 14 years old, Molly Russell came home from school, finished her homework and said goodnight to her family. A few hours later, she took her own life.
Surrounded by a loving circle of family and friends, it was a life-shattering mystery to all who knew her. In search of an answer Ian, her devastated father, pieces the final months of her life back together only to discover that, when Molly looked at her phone, social media machines dragged her into darkness.
Co-written by Harvard professor and best-selling author Shoshana Zuboff, the film follows the trail of two narratives and their devastating convergence. Molly’s friends, family and associated professionals trace in detail what happened to Molly, while the economic logic behind Big Tech helped fuel an algorithmic spiral resulting in tragic consequences.
From a teenager’s suburban bedroom to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, Molly Vs THE MACHINES is the story of a heartbroken father’s quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter's death, and his fightback against how the most powerful corporations of the modern age operate.
Now, as Big Tech's global domination escalates with AI, Molly's story reminds us that the real power is still in our hands.
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1st March, The Light, Addlestone
1st March, Aldeburgh Cinema, Aldeburgh
1st March, The Little Theatre, Bath
1st March, Off The Wall Films, Bath
1st March, Queens Film Theatre, Belfast
1st March, The Light, Bradford
1st March, Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge
1st March, The Light, Cambridge
1st March, Chester Picturehouse, Chester
1st March, Ritz Multiplex, Cookstown
1st March, Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries
1st March, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
1st March, Filmhouse, Edinburgh
1st March, Epsom Picturehouse, Epsom
1st March, Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
1st March, Regal Picturehouse, Henley-on-Thames
1st March, The Light, Huddersfield
1st March, Eden Court, Inverness
1st March, An Crùbh, Isle of Skye
1st March, Pickaquoy, Kirkwall
1st March, Leigh Film Factory, Leigh
1st March, Depot Cinema, Lewes
1st March, Picturehouse Central, London
1st March, Phoenix East Finchley, London
1st March, Bertha Dochouse, London
1st March, ArtHouse Crouch End, London
1st March, Ealing Picturehouse, London
1st March, Finsbury Park Picturehouse, London
1st March, Greenwich Picturehouse, London
1st March, Hackney Picturehouse, London
1st March, West Norwood Picturehouse, London
1st March, The Light, New Brighton
1st March, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle
1st March, Cinema City, Norwich
1st March, Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford
1st March, Lumiere Cinema, Romford
1st March, Sheet Film Club, Sheet
1st March, The Light, Sheffield
1st March, The Light, Sittingbourne
1st March, Harbour Lights, Southampton
1st March, MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling
1st March, The Light, Stockport
1st March, The Light, Thetford
1st March, Totnes Cinema, Totnes
1st March, Electric Picture House, Wooton-Under-Edge
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2nd March, Curzon, Canterbury Riverside
2nd March, Curzon, Camden, London
2nd March, Curzon, Soho, London - Q&A with the director
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3rd March, Ackland Burghley School, London - Q&A with the director
3rd March, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
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