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1. Manhattan (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 1,120 min | Drama, History, War
In 1943 Los Alamos, New Mexico, a team of government scientists is working on the top-secret Manhattan Project in a race to produce an atomic bomb before the Nazis. Meanwhile, their families adjust to life on the military base.
Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Chernus, Christopher Denham, Katja Herbers
Votes: 9,728
2. WTF 101 (2019– )
TV-MA | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Afternoon detention with the kooky Ms. Foxtrot leads to magical, educational, and extremely gross and disturbing journeys through the past that teach about the real life dumb and horrific moments from human history.
Stars: Mary Pat Gleason, Zac Oyama, Katie Marovitch, Ally Beardsley
Votes: 270
3. Measuring the World (2012)
119 min | Biography, Drama, History
"Die Vermessung der Welt" follows two brilliant and eccentric scientists, Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss, on their life paths in early-19th-century Germany.
Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Albrecht Schuch, Baldanpurev Sambuu, Agi Ariunsaichan Dawaachu, Karl Markovics
Votes: 3,165
4. Mindwalk (1990)
PG | 112 min | Drama
Philosophical conversations between a poet, politician, and scientist.
Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye
Votes: 3,251 | Gross: $0.77M
5. Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Follows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th century France.
Director: Marie Noëlle | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Arieh Worthalter, Charles Berling, Izabela Kuna
Votes: 1,605
6. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Michel Gondry, Richard Feynman, Michèle Oshima
Votes: 3,678 | Gross: $0.13M
7. The Dinosaurs! (1992– )
Documentary
Dinosaurs are discovered by modern humans and studied to understand how they lived.
Stars: Barbara Feldon, Robert Bakker, Martin Rudwick, David Norman
Votes: 87
8. Cured (2020)
80 min | Documentary
"Cured" takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBT equality: the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 decision to remove ... See full summary »
Directors: Patrick Sammon, Bennett Singer | Stars: Harry Adamson, Gary Alinder, Irving Bieber, Robert Campbell
Votes: 167
9. Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)
55 min | Documentary
Until recently, electricity was seen as a magical power. It could slay the living, revive the dead, and bend the laws of nature. It is now the lifeblood of the modern world, fueling our ... See full summary »
Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Jon Agar, Patricia Fara, Iwan Morus
Votes: 571
10. Chemistry: A Volatile History (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.
Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Andrea Sella, Hal Sosabowski, Liam Reeves
Votes: 367
11. A Science Odyssey (1998– )
History
A Science Odyssey takes you on a journey through the most spectacular 100 years in the history of science and technology.
Stars: Charles Osgood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 30
12. Great Scientists (2004– )
Biography
Dr Allan Chapman explores the lives of some of the greatest names in science. He investigates their contributions to science and knowledge, placing each in social and historical context.
Stars: Allan Chapman, Graham Godfrey, Stewart Kemp, George Kemp
Votes: 8
13. Das Kolonialinstitut (2019)
89 min | Documentary
When Hamburg University was founded in 1919, it was proud to be the first university of a new, democratic Germany. But the university didn't come from nothing. As early as 1909, professors ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Kulle | Star: Stella Jürgensen
14. Uomini della scienza (1977– )
60 min | Biography, History
Stars: Lucio Lombardo Radice, Pier Paolo Capponi, Piero Vida, Bruno Alessandro
15.
Cosmos (1980)
Episode:
Who Speaks for Earth?
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Carl Sagan considers the significance of science and discuss the importance of human survival in the nuclear age.
Directors: Adrian Malone, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, David Kennard, Rob McCain, David F. Oyster, Tom Weidlinger, Richard Wells, Richard J. Wells | Stars: Carl Sagan, Jonathan Fahn, Jaromír Hanzlík, Ronald A. Hilbert
Votes: 531
16.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Episode:
The Difference Between Us
(2003)
57 min | Documentary
Stars: Jim Brown, Alan Goodman, Stephen Jay Gould, Joseph Graves Jr.
17.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Episode:
The Story We Tell
(2003)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Tracy Heather Strain | Stars: Richard Allen, Lee D. Baker, Mia Bay, Ira Berlin
Votes: 5