20 movies and TV shows you didn’t realize used AI

No film was as controversial in the 2025 awards season as Emilia Pérez . While it featured some great performances, such as Zoe Saldana’s Oscar-winning lead role, it also sparked much discourse over its themes and portrayals of marginalized communities. On top of it all, the film used AI for some of its sound mixing, making it even more controversial. 

Secret Invasion, a Disney+ Marvel series, used AI to create its title sequence. AI aside, the series got horrible reviews and only lasted for six episodes. 

The Brutalist ended up being Adrien Brody’s second Oscar-winning performance, and critics around the world lauded it. The film used AI to enhance the actors’ Hungarian dialogue, with the film’s editor using his own voice as a guide for the computer tools. 

Megalopolis  used AI in a very … unique way. For the Megalopolis trailer, AI-generated quotes criticize some of director Francis Ford Coppola’s past films. Audiences found it very strange, and the studio issued a formal apology. 

The 2024 film Civil War used AI to generate movie posters. Many audiences noticed mistakes on the posters and pointed out that the images weren’t included in the actual film, making for an inconsistent movie-going experience. 

The Last Screenwriter used AI to make a statement. The film is about AI and was written by AI, with the director saying it was meant to warn audiences about the poor quality of films created by AI. 

Several Star Wars films have used AI, which isn’t that surprising considering the high level of fantasy. But a notable use of AI in one of the films came in Rogue One, where filmmakers used the technology to recreate Princess Leia and Grand Moff Tarkin. 

Ryan Gosling starred in The Fall Guy, a love letter to stunt people across Hollywood. The film used AI to remove unwanted elements from the background of shots and to add explosions. 

It can be tricky to use the same actor in a film that spans decades in its setting. Filmmakers have started using AI to address this specific issue, The Irishman being one example. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci were all made to look younger in parts of the film using AI. 

The aforementioned stars of The Irishman aren’t the only acting icons who’ve had the AI treatment to make them look younger in film. The same process was used to de-age Harrison Ford for  Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 

The 2023 horror film Late Night with the Devil used AI for some imaging. The filmmakers caught flak for the decision, though they said AI was used for inspiration rather than to replace human creativity and skill. 

A Complete Unknown , the Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothee Chalamet, got great reviews and award nominations, but it used a bit of AI to get the final results. The technology was used to put Chalamet’s face over a stunt double’s in certain instances. 

The uses of AI are truly unbelievable. Top Gun: Maverick used the technology for some of Val Kilmer’s dialogue as he had lost his voice due to treatments for throat cancer. The film was the actor’s last role before his death.

Moving forward, if you watch a film where some older actors have scenes where they’re younger, assume it’s AI. Or at least assume it might be. AI was used in Here to make Tom Hanks and Robin Wright look decades younger. 

Alien: Romulus used AI technology for a similar reason as Top Gun: Maverick. The former film recreated Ian Holm's voice using AI. The actor originated the role of Ash, but he had died by the time the sequel film was produced. 

In both Dune films, the Fremen have very distinct blue eyes. For the first film, special effects editors went through and changed the color of every actor’s eyes. For the second film, AI was used to make the changes. 

Several elements of The Safe Zone were created by AI. The 2022 short film was written and directed by AI, and the technology was used for lighting, wardrobe, and storyboards, too. 

The Frost is another short film that used generative AI for some elements. A computer didn’t write the script, but the computer used the script to create basically everything else. And the results are … interesting. 

The Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once was highly fantastical, making some interesting challenges for filmmakers. They used AI to animate parts of the background, combining automated imagery with human-made imagery. 

Babies have been faked on film sets for decades. In the modern world, AI is used instead of weird dolls or actual babies who are much older than they’re meant to be in the film. For Thor: Love and Thunder, AI was used to create baby Thor, apparently using a human baby as a reference.