# Her by Spike Jonze

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Her by Spike Jonze and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a prescient, touching film about relationships, with its AI themes still feeling current to people discussing AI today.

## Why people recommend it

- Prescient about AI and its dystopia (2 comments): "Her was prescient, it just underestimated how quickly its dystopia would arrive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47005323)) "The film was way ahead of its time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46354593))
- Touching story about relationships (2 comments): "Spend some time watching TMC documentaries about falling in love with objects, HER and the slime mold THE BLOB." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49728046)) "It was actually a fairly touching story about relationships in general." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47534732))
- Relevant to current AI debates (2 comments): "Her was prescient, it just underestimated how quickly its dystopia would arrive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47005323)) "Sam Altman didn't understand the movie her" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48835306))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Blade Runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blade-runner.md): 54 recommend
- [Colossus: The Forbin Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colossus-the-forbin-project.md): 35 recommend
- [Jurassic Park (1993 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jurassic-park.md): 32 recommend
- [The Fifth Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fifth-element.md): 24 recommend
- [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terminator-2-judgment-day.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Her by Spike Jonze", https://hackerapproved.com/p/her/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).