# Harry Potter Star’s 108-Minute Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Officially Streaming for Free

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/harry-potter-stars-108-minute-sci-fi-masterpiece-is-officially-streaming-for-free/
- Published: 2026-10-31T23:30:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T00:21:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/domhnall-gleeson-ex-machina-streaming-plex-november-2026/
- Topics: Art, Asia, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- *Ex Machina* streams free on Plex from 1 November.
- The 2014 film stars Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander.
- It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

## Summary

Alex Garland’s 2014 science-fiction film *Ex Machina* will be available to stream for free on Plex from 1 November. The article presents it as a chance to compare a modern classic with 2026’s *Project Hail Mary*, which it describes as a leading science-fiction film of the year.

Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander, *Ex Machina* was Garland’s first feature as both writer and director. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and won for Best Visual Effects; it also became A24’s highest-grossing film worldwide at the time, a record later surpassed.

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