Her

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

Spike Jonze's film landed as one of the most acclaimed releases of its year, with critics broadly convinced by its tender, philosophically rich portrait of loneliness and connection — though a handful found the central conceit more rewarding to contemplate than to sit through. The fault lines were specific: some felt Phoenix's emotionally stunted protagonist eventually became a drag on the film, and at least one critic argued Jonze was too in love with his own premise to push past it. Johansson's disembodied performance, however, drew near-unanimous praise even from detractors.