A designer for Funki Toys, Gemma creates a smart doll programmed to offer children physical and emotional comfort. Gemma’s latest invention will test the limits of robotic caretaking when the doll is charged with looking after her orphaned niece.

With an astute and creepy vision of the AI phenomenon, M3GAN conjures a new horror icon for the social media generation.

This film is part of the JBFC Series AFTER HOURS our ongoing series that showcases the best of repertory and contemporary genre cinema, with a particular emphasis on horror and cult classics.