Scientist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant scientist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, cult film, exciting, weird, visually appealing and entertaining films and TV shows about / with scientist, science, danger, technology, suspense, distopia, catastrophe, storytelling, death and dialogue plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as scientist: Transcendence (2014), Contact (1997), Hidden Figures (2016), Interstellar (2014), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Contagion (2011), Jurassic Park (1993), The Martian (2015), Chernobyl (2019), Arrival (2016).
Best films
List of scientist movies
232K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Style:
thought provoking, futuristic, philosophical, exciting, intellectual ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, technology, scientist, consciousness, resurrection, technology gone awry, hi-tech, chaos, computers and web, a.i., nanotechnology, utopia ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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280K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and ...
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, inspirational, futuristic, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
science, nasa, scientist, first contact, alien encounter, space travel, religion, space and aliens, alien contact, benign alien, alien, intelligence ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century
Place:
puerto rico, new mexico, washington d.c., usa, florida ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style:
inspirational, motivational, sincere, touching, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, chick flick
Plot:
racism, mathematics, nasa, prejudice, african american, space program, stereotypes, scientist, sexism, discrimination, strong female character, african american woman ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 50s, year 1962, 20th century
Place:
langley virginia, virginia, usa
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1.9M
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, thought provoking, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick
Plot:
space, time travel, space travel, father daughter relationship, nasa, astronaut, distopia, survival, scientist, space station, end of the world, apocalypse ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, entertaining, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, boys' night
Plot:
disaster, catastrophe, natural disaster, post apocalypse, end of the world, apocalypse, climate change, environmental, nature, scientist, stranded, global warming ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, los angeles, washington d.c., antarctica, california ...
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307K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Style:
apocalyptic, bleak, suspenseful, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
epidemic, virus, pandemic, quarantine, deadly virus, infected, survival, infection, natural disaster, suspense, death, disease ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, california, san francisco, minnesota, asia ...
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1.0M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. ...
Style:
exciting, breathtaking, entertaining, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
dinosaur, scientist, survival, suspense, animal attack, creature feature, children, island, dangerous animal, child in peril, research, disaster ...
Time:
20th century, prehistoric times, jurassic, 90s
Place:
central america, costa rica, dominican republic, fictional island
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869K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Hungary, Jordan
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw ...
Style:
futuristic, biting, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens
Plot:
survival, mars, isolation, nasa, science, stranded, space travel, astronaut, scientist, space, left for dead, food shortage ...
Time:
2030s, future, 21st century
Place:
china, london, usa, houston texas, beijing china ...
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778K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 330 min.
TV show
Story:
A dramatization of the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
Style:
dark, thought provoking, atmospheric, realistic, harsh ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
nuclear power plant, radiation, radiation poisoning, nuclear reactor, nuclear holocaust, save the day, scientist, nuclear explosion, salvation, nuclear threat, disaster, abandoned city ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chernobyl, ussr, ukraine, moscow russia, europe ...
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709K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style:
psychological, intellectual, futuristic, philosophical, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, first contact, female protagonist, linguist, scientist, extraterrestrial, time, science, alien race, alien contact, alien creature, ufo ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, massachusetts, venezuela, russia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, cerebral, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia, genius, insanity, scientist, obsession, mathematician, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place:
new jersey, boston, massachusetts, usa, stockholm sweden ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows Las Vegas criminalists working for the Las Vegas Police Department as they use physical evidence to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic drama, which has inspired a host of other cop-show "procedurals". The ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, murder investigation, police procedural, scientist, forensics, investigator, workplace, expert, murder, teamwork, police investigation, police detective ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
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94K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, psychedelic, cerebral, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space, scientist, space travel, russian, space station, immortality, astronaut, dreams, space and aliens, loneliness, hallucination, insanity ...
Time:
70s, future, distant future
Place:
ussr, tokyo, russia
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188K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Style:
scary, psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
suspense, experiment, scientist, mad scientist, body horror, science, mutant, transformation, macabre, mutation, teleportation, genetics ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada
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432K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
monster, alien, survival, isolation, fear, paranoia, creature, supernatural, snow, suspense, scientist, death ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
antarctica, south pole
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
Style:
touching, sincere, inspirational, compassionate, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
autism, human spirit, disability, scientist, teacher, female protagonist, against the odds, mother daughter relationship, inventor, psychology, ambition, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 70s, year 1951 ...
Place:
new hampshire, boston, usa, arizona, harvard university
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136K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, scary, natural horror ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
shark, survival, laboratory, shark attack, dangerous animal, monster, scientist, genetic engineering, killer shark, creature feature, research, giant animal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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66K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes ...
Style:
atmospheric, exciting, serious, stylized, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
scientist, revenge, gangsters, monster, disfigurement, helicopter, superhero, suspense, vengeance, experiment, vigilantism, secret identity ...
Time:
future, 80s, 90s, year 1989, year 1990
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world – which has its sole inhabitant the ...
Style:
bad ending, futuristic, twist ending, enigmatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
alien, space travel, monster, space, alien life-form, robot, creature, human versus alien, scientist, extraterrestrial, alien creature, suspense ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
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55K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The sleep Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal ...
Style:
futuristic, clever, light, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
save the day, scientist, secret place, experiment, science, hi-tech, friendship, social relations, experimenting, small town, technology, sheriff ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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335K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, psychedelic, surreal, thought provoking ...
Plot:
female protagonist, dna, creature, scientist, mutation, suspense, expedition, research, mission, biologist, transformation, animal attack ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
florida, pakistan, chicago illinois
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1.3M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, fantasy world, culture clash, beautiful scenery, battles, ecology, creature, space and aliens, alien life-form, space travel, alien planet, scientist ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
Style:
scary, exciting, suspenseful, apocalyptic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, dinosaur, time machine, evolution, scientist, heroic mission, monster, changing the past or future, alternate reality, jungle, race against time, laboratory ...
Time:
future, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
chicago illinois
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Dredge are bent on mankind's destruction.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, anime, futuristic ...
Audience:
preschoolers, kids
Plot:
alien, scientist, heroic mission, mission, spacecraft, galaxy, space travel, save the world, young heroes, space battle, space, life risking ...
Time:
future
Place:
colorado
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82K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from ...
Style:
scary, sexy, suspenseful, erotic, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien, suspense, genetic engineering, cocoon, monster, deadly creature, genetics, scientist, dna, femme fatale, interspecies sex, cloning ...
Time:
jurassic, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, thought provoking, mind bending, cerebral ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
space travel, astronaut, space, artificial intelligence, scientist, computer, surrealism, human versus computer, technology, evolution, self discovery, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 1930s, prehistory, 2000s ...
Place:
vatican
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246K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, surreal, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, investigation, mad scientist, time travel, fbi, special agents, alternate dimension, parallel universe, alternate reality, experiment, top secret, paranormal activity ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
harvard university, usa, massachusetts, canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.
Style:
exciting, uplifting, tense, atmospheric, entertaining ...
Plot:
balloon, scientist, twists and turns, survival, science, weather, weatherman, saving a life, snow, scientific discovery, experiment, explorer ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 1860s
Place:
england, london
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30K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
scientist, deadly virus, zombie, survival, dna, quarantine, save the day, immortality, secret place, supernatural, epidemic, virus ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
atlanta, georgia
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79K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sexy, touching, fairy tale ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, family outing, date night ...
Plot:
mermaid, love, happy ending, transformation, fish out of water, scientist, fall in love, chase, obsession, boat, brother brother relationship, childhood ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1964
Place:
new york, usa, california, manhattan new york city
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