# Artificial Intelligence (2001) - **Summary**: "Artificial Intelligence" is a sci-fi drama set in a future where the polar ice caps have melted, inundating coastal cities. It tells the story of a highly advanced robotic boy's quest to become "real" to regain his human mother's love​[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/plotsummary/#:~:text=Summaries%20A%20highly%20advanced%20robotic,coastal%20cities%20of%20the%20world)​​[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/#:~:text=Drama%20Sci,watch%20options%20Add%20to%20Watchlist)​​[](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/345215/ai-artificial-intelligence/#:~:text=Brief%20Synopsis%20A%20robot%20child,I)​. - **Director**: Steven Spielberg - **Genre**: Drama, Sci-Fi - **IMDB**: [Link to IMDB Page](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/)