Computer science movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant computer science movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, complex, clever, cult film and realistic films and TV shows about / with computer science, computer, technology, cybersecurity, mentor, hacker, dialogue, suspense, internet and storytelling plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as computer science: Snowden (2016), Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), The Italian Job (1969), The Conversation (1974), Demon Seed (1977), TRON (1982), WarGames (1983), Prime Risk (1985), Weird Science (1985).
Best films
List of computer science movies
155K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, factual, serious, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
espionage, fighting the system, journalism, hacking, internet, whistleblower, moral dilemma, surveillance, hacker, spy, idealism, media ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2009, year 2011, year 2004, year 2012 ...
Place:
geneva switzerland, hong kong, japan, russia, hawaii ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This film is the semi-humorous documentary about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires ...
Style:
entertaining, tense, talky, clever, inspirational ...
Plot:
computer, programmer, business, technology, nerd, geek, greed, entrepreneur, hacker, suspense, workplace, corporate america ...
Time:
80s, future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America's nuclear defenses. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Guardian, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both ...
Style:
gloomy, suspenseful, psychotronic, affectionate, allegory ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer, artificial intelligence, cold war, scientist, evil computer, cyberpunk, disaster, distopia, human versus computer, science runs amok, talking computer, cyborgs ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
canada, washington d.c., moscow russia, rome italy, colorado ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, stylized, cliffhanger, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, heist, robbery, mafia, gold, chase, caper, police, car, gangsters, thief, prison ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
italy, england, turin italy, london, alps
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. ...
Style:
psychological, cerebral, neo noir, disturbing, meditative ...
Plot:
paranoia, surveillance, spy, conspiracy, suspense, loneliness, obsession, investigation, murder, character study, wiretap, dream ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, san francisco
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.
Style:
psychotronic, erotic, depressing, perverse, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer, laboratory, impregnation, cyberpunk, mind game, captivity, alien, cult, artificial insemination, suspense, pregnancy and birth, nature ...
Time:
future, 70s
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124K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is "digitalized" by a laser and finds himself inside The Grid, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of TRON, a ...
Style:
stylized, surreal, suspenseful, visually appealing, futuristic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
virtual reality, computer, cyberpunk, cyberspace, artificial intelligence, distopia, alternate reality, computer hacker, video game, motorcycle race, dystopic future, computer program ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, pentagon
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103K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a ...
Style:
clever, futuristic, suspenseful, psychological, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
hacker, cold war, computer, teenager, computer hacker, computer cracker, computer genius, nuclear threat, hacking, artificial intelligence, chess, computer system ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, california, usa, ussr, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
While siphoning bank funds, computer-wise lovers spot a plot to sink the Federal Reserve.
Plot:
computer, cybersecurity, technology, conspiracy, computer science, hacker, interrogation, car bomb, stock market crash, robbery, needle
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, ...
Style:
feel good, light, funny, sexy, campy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
dream girl, high school, nerd, teenager, coming of age, friendship, geek, childhood, wish come true, cheerleading, bullying, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
california, chicago illinois, usa
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60K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his ...
Style:
humorous, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, spy, conspiracy, surveillance, mathematics, betrayal, hacking, manipulation, mathematician, computer cracker, cyberpunk ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1969
Place:
canada, russia, san francisco
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71K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, family outing
Plot:
hacker, cyberpunk, computer, hacking, computer cracker, internet, high school, secret service, programmer, computer virus, frame up, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1988
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, seattle
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, suspenseful, bleak, cyber ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, virtual reality, hacker, future dystopia, cyborgs, heroic mission, hacking, computers and web, distopia, computer, computer cracker, cyberspace ...
Time:
future, near future, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
canada, japan, beijing china
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
Style:
clever, tense, suspenseful, political, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
conspiracy, surveillance, suspense, espionage, political conspiracy, cia, uncover truth, investigation, politics, on the run, twists and turns, intelligence ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., baltimore, maryland, usa, north america
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7K
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to ...
Style:
mind bending, psychological, political, surreal, serious ...
Plot:
computer, cold war, hacker, conspiracy, drug addiction, kgb, conspiracy theory, cocaine, espionage, technology, computers and web, politics ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
west berlin west germany, german democratic republic, europe, east germany, hamburg germany ...
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1.9M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, intense, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
distopia, artificial intelligence, martial arts, existentialism, philosophy, cyberpunk, alternate reality, virtual reality, fight, gunfight, post apocalypse, hacker ...
Time:
future, near future, 20th century, 90s, 22nd century ...
Place:
los angeles
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181K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a link in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.
Style:
surreal, psychological, mind bending, atmospheric, cerebral ...
Plot:
mathematics, insanity, conspiracy, paranoia, obsession, computer, surrealism, cyberpunk, rabbi, torah, psychology, mental illness ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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273K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
Style:
funny, clever, humorous, feel good, absurd ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
workplace, office, dark humor, corporate world, computer, rebelliousness, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, embezzlement, business, cult, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, dallas texas, mexico
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and ...
Style:
talky, ironic, realistic, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, conspiracy, hacking, greed, internet, life philosophy, runaway, secrets, mentor, nerd, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, california
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30K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hacker, programmer, computer, conspiracy, murder, business, technology, betrayal, uncover truth, dishonesty, hacking, manipulation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
california, usa, portland oregon
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190K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, entertaining, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
hacker, spy, computer hacker, heist, bank robbery, computer, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, hot and sexy, hostage, master criminal ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, monte carlo, california, malibu california ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
virtual reality, technology gone awry, computer hacker, chaos, computers and web, race against time, dishonesty, man versus machine, law enforcement, journalism, computer, artificial intelligence ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, enigmatic, cerebral, tricky ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, distopia, paranoia, mind game, mind control, computer, technology, neighbor, investigation, life is a bitch, robot, existentialism ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, entertaining, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hacker, gunfight, terrorism, police officer, tough cop, geek, lone hero, technology, hacking, computer hacker, car chase, fbi ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, maryland, los angeles, baltimore ...
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110K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, exciting, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, memory loss, cyberpunk, amnesia, twists and turns, frame up, alternate reality, suspense, gunfight, chase, distopia, time ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
seattle
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60K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
espionage, investigation, spy, fbi, intrigue, double agent, cia, betrayal, manipulation, suspense, conspiracy, suspicion ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, ussr, moscow russia, washington d.c.
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59K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, suspense, rescue, family in danger, robbery, blackmail, computer, hostage, heist, surveillance, bank robbery, hacking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, seattle
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30K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.
Style:
scary, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, hacker, suspense, suicide, college, paranoia, technology, apocalypse, internet, computers and web, college life, graphic violence ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ohio
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190K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push ...
Style:
exciting, serious, intense, futuristic, bad ending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
surveillance, twists and turns, chase, artificial intelligence, technology gone awry, mysterious character, investigation, law enforcement, computers and web, life turned upside down, intelligence, suspense ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, pentagon
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality ...
Style:
thought provoking, depressing, suspenseful, intense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
loneliness, internet, multiple storylines, couples, cyberspace, dishonesty, lawyer, bullying, social media, lifestyle, character study, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
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