M3gan in M3gan 2.0
Fembots

Bot Girl Summer

The great Fembots of film.

By Kent M. Wilhelm

With the return of M3gan to theaters in M3gan 2.0, let's look back at some other favorite lady droids in film.

  • The voice of Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix in Spaceballs.

    Dot Matrix (Spaceballs)

    • 1987
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    • Dir: Mel Brooks
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    • MGM

    The sharp-tongued, C-3PO-inspired Dot is brought to life by legend Joan Rivers in Mel Brook's Spaceballs.

  • The Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact

    The Borg Queen (Star Trek: First Contact)

    • 1996
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    • Dir: Jonathan Frakes
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    • Paramount Pictures

    "The beginning, the end, the one who is many."

  • Sean Young as Rachael in Blade Runner

    Rachael (Blade Runner)

    • 1982
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    • Dir: Ridley Scott
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    • Warner Bros. Pictures

    The first and foremost of the Fembots in my mind. Rachael, played by Sean Young, put the idea of android consciousness in my mind, as well as a weakness for bangs I still haven't shaken.

  • Metropolis

    Maschinenmensch (Metropolis)

    • 1927
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    • Dir: Fritz Lang
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    • UFA

    Fritz Lang introduced cinema to the fembot with the Maschinenmensch.

  • Winona Ryder as Analee Call

    Analee Call (Alien: Resurrection)

    • 1997
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    • Dir: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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    • 20th Century Fox

    In the spirit of the unassuming synthetic in the Alien crews, Winona Ryder's Analee Call made for a surprising reveal.

  • Bodybuilder Teagan Clive as the Alienator

    Alienator

    • 1990
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    • Dir: Fred Olen Ray
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    • Prism Entertainment

    So she's the Alienator. Which is like the Terminator but for aliens instead of terms. Anyway, The Alienator is sent out to hunt an escaped space criminal who's taken up with a group of teens in a fun B-movie.

  • Alita: Battle Angel

    Alita (Alita: Battle Angel)

    • 2019
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    • Dir: Robert Rodriguez
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    • 20th Century Fox

    Sequel when?

  • Alicia VIkander as Ava in Ex Machina

    Ava (Ex Machina)

    • 2015
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    • Dir: Alex Garland
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    • A24

    Domhnall Gleeson simps for robot Alicia Vikander while she dances with Oscar Isaac.

  • Fembots in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    Fembots (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)

    • 1997
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    • Dir: Jay Roach
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    • New Line Cinema

    Machine gun jubblies.