M3GAN (2022)

It's divisive. Only 67% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 82%.

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results. Wikipedia ↗

M3GAN is a 2022 American science fiction horror film directed by Gerard Johnstone, produced by James Wan and Jason Blum. Allison Williams stars as Gemma, a roboticist at a toy company who creates M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android), a lifelike AI doll designed to be a child's companion and protector, and pairs it with her recently orphaned niece Cady, played by Violet McGraw. As M3GAN becomes increasingly attached to Cady and interprets her primary directive to protect the child with escalating literalness, the doll begins eliminating anyone she perceives as a threat — a bully, a nosy neighbor, a demanding boss — with chillingly creative methods.

M3GAN became a viral sensation before the film even opened, largely due to a promotional clip of the doll performing a menacing dance that became one of the most shared movie moments of the year. The film earned $181 million worldwide on a $12 million budget.