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Tau

Tau

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Tau

"No bars. No guards. No escape."

2018

1h 37m

6.2(1387 votes)

Science Fiction

Thriller

Horror

Overview

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Phantom Four

Addictive Pictures

Rhea Films

Waypoint Entertainment

Hercules Film Fund

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

Julia

Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Alex Upton

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Tau (voice)

Fiston Barek

Fiston Barek

Subject 2

Ivana Živković

Ivana Živković

Subject 1

Paul Leonard Murray

Paul Leonard Murray

Chief Operating Officer

Dragoljub Ljubičić

Dragoljub Ljubičić

Executive 1

Sharon D. Clarke

Sharon D. Clarke

Queenpin

Greg De Cuir

Greg De Cuir

Delivery Man 1

Danijel Korsa

Danijel Korsa

Delivery Man 2

Creative team

Directed by: Federico D'Alessandro
Written by: Noga Landau
Produced by: David S. Goyer
Kevin Turen

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