Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "eccentric-scientist"

1. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 869,316

2. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Votes: 246,648 | Gross: $128.34M

3. The Fly (1986)

R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel

Votes: 202,192 | Gross: $40.46M

4. Yoga Hosers (2016)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Two teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party plans.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Johnny Depp, Adam Brody

Votes: 15,504

5. Medicine Man (1992)

PG-13 | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José Wilker, Rodolfo De Alejandre

Votes: 24,807 | Gross: $45.50M

6. Chairman of the Board (1997)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy

A surfer becomes the head of a major company.

Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller, Raquel Welch

Votes: 6,489 | Gross: $0.31M

7. Sssssss (1973)

PG | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies-Urich, Richard B. Shull

Votes: 3,979

8. Beakman's World (1992–1997)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A wacky scientist and his companions answer viewer questions about science.

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Eliza Schneider, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 2,983

9. Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)

92 min | Horror, Comedy

Six scientists investigate a strange phenomenon at the creepy Headstone Manor, the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier that took the lives of 18 guests in one night.

Director: Ray Cameron | Stars: Kenny Everett, Vincent Price, Pamela Stephenson, Gareth Hunt

Votes: 2,768

10. No Highway in the Sky (1951)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller

An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins

Votes: 4,472

11. Invention for Destruction (1958)

Unrated | 83 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

An evil millionaire named Artigas plans to use a super-explosive device to conquer the world from his headquarters inside an enormous volcano.

Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Lubor Tokos, Arnost Navrátil, Miroslav Holub, Frantisek Slégr

Votes: 2,799

12. Kamikaze (1986)

90 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A crazy old and bored scientist invents a system which allows him to reach through the airwaves and transform live TV cameras into weapons to kill whoever is being filmed.

Director: Didier Grousset | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru, Dominique Lavanant, Romane Bohringer

Votes: 726

13. Fiend Without a Face (1958)

Approved | 74 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.

Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Terry Kilburn, Michael Balfour, Gil Winfield

Votes: 4,808

14. The Lifeforce Experiment (1994 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Eccentric scientist Dr. MacLean wants to determine if the afterlife exists by recording the moment the soul leaves a dying body. A terminally ill boy, a psychic girl and an undercover agent Jessica Saunders help him.

Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mimi Kuzyk, Vlasta Vrana, Corin Nemec

Votes: 223

15. I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)

95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beards and lose the ability to have children. A summit meeting is held at the United Nations, ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janzurová

Votes: 574

16. De zeemeerman (1996)

111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Tony is really handsome, but he smells. A scientist gives him a potion that should get rid of his fishy smell. Unfortunately, there are some serious side effects.

Director: Frank Herrebout | Stars: Daniël Boissevain, Gonny Gaakeer, Angelique de Bruijne, Frans van Deursen

Votes: 538

17. The Body Disappears (1941)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Comedy about an invisible man.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Jeffrey Lynn, Jane Wyman, Edward Everett Horton, Herbert Anderson

Votes: 574

18. Shadowman (1974)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery

A criminal organization led by "The Man Without a Face" scours Paris for a treasure hidden by the Knights Templar.

Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Gayle Hunnicutt, Jacques Champreux, Josephine Chaplin, Ugo Pagliai

Votes: 531

19. Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat (1978 TV Movie)

Comedy, Drama

The journalist Smíd meets his old lover, the cheerful but simple girl Fanynka, with his friend, a young lawyer. He decides to take care of the girl in all honesty, buys her presents and ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Matejovský | Stars: Milena Steinmasslová, Jaroslav Drbohlav, Oldrich Vízner, Miriam Hynková

20. Hotel Hvezdár (2018 TV Movie)

67 min | Comedy, Music

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Director: Jakub Wehrenberg | Stars: Václav Neckár, Thom Artway, Radek Banga, Eva Buresová

Votes: 18

21. The Incredible Wardrobegadget of Dr.Stein (2018)

15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

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Director: Gabriela Placková

Votes: 21

22. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Dark Warrior (1993)

Not Rated | 20 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Billy is inspired by Trini's uncle Howard, a brilliant scientist and expert in martial arts.

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 550

23. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: In the Cards (1997)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Jake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card, all in order to cheer up the war-fatigued Captain Sisko.

Director: Michael Dorn | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 2,059

24. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: Pilot (2007)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

A pair of socially awkward theoretical physicists meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 7,198

25. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Curse of Fenric: Part Three (1989)

TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and his friends come under attack from the Haemavores, allowing Millington to retrieve the flask containing Fenric's essence.

Director: Nicholas Mallett | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Dinsdale Landen, Alfred Lynch

Votes: 593

26. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Big Bran Hypothesis (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Penny is furious with Leonard and Sheldon when they sneak into her apartment and clean it while she is sleeping.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,808

27. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Fuzzy Boots Corollary (2007)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard gets upset when he discovers that Penny is seeing a new guy, so he tries to trick her into going on a date with him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,200

28. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Luminous Fish Effect (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon's mother is called to intervene when he delves into numerous obsessions after being fired for being disrespectful to his new boss.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,246

29. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Hamburger Postulate (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leslie seduces Leonard, but afterwards tells him that she is only interested in a one-night stand.

Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,993

30. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Middle Earth Paradigm (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

The guys are invited to Penny's Halloween party, where Leonard has yet another run-in with Penny's ex-boyfriend Kurt.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,189

31. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Blood, Beakmania & Dreams (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

With an inquiry about the human body, Beakman explains how five liters of blood and sixty?three thousand miles of arteries help to deliver food and oxygen to the cells in the body. Dressed ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 51

32. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Gravity, Beakmania & Inertia (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Responding to a question about why people who live on the bottom of the Earth don't fall off, Beakman launches into a messy exposition on gravity. Using three toothpicks, a bottle cap and ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 55

33. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Noises at Night, Beakmania & the Nose (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Asked by a viewer about the creaking noises she hears at night, Beakman reveals they are the result of her house and its contents expanding and contracting with changes in temperature ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 53

34. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Rain, Beakmania & Volcanoes (1992)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Wacky scientist Beakman and his assistant Josie, and Lester, an actor dressed as a mangy rat, answers an inquiry about where puddles go after it has rained. Although Lester suggests they ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Dubin | Stars: Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach, Mark Ritts

Votes: 65

35. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Loobenfeld Decay (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard lies to Penny so he and Sheldon can get out of watching her perform, but Sheldon believes that the lie has too many loose ends, so he comes up with a new, unnecessarily complex one to replace it.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,877

36. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Pancake Batter Anomaly (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard, Howard and Raj go AWOL, leaving a reluctant Penny to deal with him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,846

37. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Jerusalem Duality (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon decides to give up his work and focus on other tasks when a 15-year-old prodigy joins the university, so the other guys come up with a plan to get rid of him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,597

38. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Bat Jar Conjecture (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon becomes so intent on demonstrating his intellectual superiority over the other guys that they kick him off the Physics Bowl team and replace him with his nemesis, Leslie.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,740

39. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Grasshopper Experiment (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

When Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, he finds he can talk to women with the aid of alcohol.

Director: Ted Wass | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,931

40. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard and Sheldon's friendship is put to the test when Leonard wants to present a paper they co-authored at a physics convention, but Sheldon doesn't.

Director: Joel Murray | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,750

41. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Nerdvana Annihilation (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Penny gets mad at the guys when their full scale model of a time machine causes her to miss work, which prompts Leonard to give up all of his nerd memorabilia.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,666

42. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Pork Chop Indeterminacy (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard, Howard and Raj fight over Sheldon's twin sister when she arrives in town. Raj takes part in a drug trial to suppress his selective mutism.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,889

43. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Peanut Reaction (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

When Penny learns that Leonard has never had a birthday party, she and the rest of the guys plan a surprise party for him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,604

44. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Tangerine Factor (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

After a bad breakup, Penny finally agrees to go out on a date with Leonard, however they both develop doubts and turn to Sheldon for advice.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,826

45. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Dumpling Paradox (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

When Howard hooks up with Penny's old friend, his absence in the gang causes problems for the rest of the guys.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,905

46. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Vartabedian Conundrum (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard tries to slow down his relationship with Stephanie when he realizes that they are living together, while Sheldon becomes convinced that he has an untraceable disease.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,174

47. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard is disappointed when Penny develops an interest in an attractive physicist at the university. Meanwhile, Sheldon struggles to find an appropriate Christmas gift for Penny.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 7,016

48. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Killer Robot Instability (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Howard becomes depressed after Penny makes a cruel statement about his love life, while the rest of the guys prepare for a grudge killer robot duel against an obnoxious colleague at the university.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,216

49. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Friendship Algorithm (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon tries to make friends with Kripke in the hope that it will get him access to a coveted computer at the university.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,188

50. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Financial Permeability (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard and Sheldon try to help out Penny when she can't afford to pay her rent.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,148