US sci-fi drama co-written and directed by Steven Spielberg. Set in the 22nd century, the film follows android David (Haley Joel Osment), the first artificial child capable of feeling real emotions. David is adopted by Monica and Henry Swinton (Frances OConnor and Sam Robards), a couple whose own biological child has been placed in cryogenic suspension awaiting a cure for a rare medical condition. The Swintons seem to adapt well to the new child in their lives, but when their own son is cured and sent home, it jeopardises Davids position in the family and he soon finds himself all alone on a dangerous adventure in the outside world.
