Wifelike is a 2022 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by James Bird and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Elena Kampouris.
[1] In the future, the company "Wifelike" creates expensive android replicas of dead women for their widowers.
S.C.A.I.R., a group of militant activists, seek to destroy the company for their AI exploitation, seeing the companions as slaves.
A branch of their group is committing terrorist acts to accomplish their mission; these supposedly involve stealing robots from their owners, reprogramming them, and using them to perform various crimes, including bombing buildings.
Seasoned policeman William Bradwell works in finding stolen androids and returning them home.
Jack's girlfriend is visited by Louise, who delivers proof that the man who they have identified as the Ringleader, Keene Morrison, has been dead for a long time and only exists in the hard drive of William's companion.
Their abusive relationship ended with William smothering her with a pillow and putting an engagement ring on her dead body so he could have her remade as an android by Wifelike.
The founder of Wifelike puts out a public message announcing that his company is prepared to take a more active role in the fight against S.C.A.I.R.