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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 Light, Banbury


1st March, The Little Theatre, Bath


1st March, Off The Wall Films, Bath


1st March, Queens Film Theatre, Belfast


1st March, The Light, Bolton


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, Cameo, 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, The Rio, 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, The Light, Redhill


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, The Light, Walsall


1st March, The Light, Wisbech


1st March, Electric Picture House, Wooton-Under-Edge


1st March, City Screen, York

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2nd March, Curzon, Canterbury Riverside


2nd March, Curzon, Colchester


2nd March, Curzon, Kingston


2nd March, Curzon, Knutsford


2nd March, Curzon, Camden, London


2nd March, Curzon, Soho, London - Q&A with the director


2nd March, Curzon, Oxford


2nd March, Curzon, Sheffield

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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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4th March, Curzon, Aldgate, London

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