Vice

Inside the opulent playground known as VICE, creator Julian Michaels offers guests a limitless fantasy with lifelike androids who imitate thought and emotion. The entire setup is a glossy mirage until one artificial awakens to consciousness and bolts from her handlers. Now on the run, she becomes a target in a high-stakes pursuit that pits Julian’s hired soldiers against a determined police officer who wants to end the violence once and for all. As the chase spirals, loyalty, power and the ethics of manufactured pleasure collide, forcing every side to confront what reality really costs.

Directed by Brian A Miller, Vice premiered in 2015 as an original science fiction thriller from writers Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore.

Box Office: Vice earned a modest worldwide gross, reflecting a limited release and niche appeal rather than blockbuster performance, according to industry tallies.

Cultural Impact: Outside the core audience, Vice did not spark a broad cultural conversation, but it contributes to a niche strand of techno thrillers that questions luxury, autonomy, and the moral costs of simulacra.

Reception & Themes: Critics treated it as a serviceable low-budget action thriller borrowing from a familiar sci fi premise. The film probes consequences of a pleasure economy run by a powerful impresario, the ethics of sentient machines, and the human impulse to control even when faced with rebellion.