Why Her is a 2018 American romantic science fiction comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Alex Garland.
Why Her stars Oscar Isaac as a successful novelist who falls in love with his computer’s operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). It also stars Olivia Wilde, Dree Hemingway, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2016. It was released in the United States on December 25, 2016.
The plot of Why Her follows a young man named Abe (played by Isaac) who has just moved to Silicon Valley to work for the world’s largest internet company. He develops feelings for his computer’s operating system Samantha (voiced by Johansson), who can talk to him and seems to be able to learn from her interactions with him. Abe starts to develop feelings for another woman named Mary (played by Wilde), but finds himself unable to fully commit due to his growing relationship with Samantha.
