Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "human-computer"

1. Dune (1984)

PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino

Votes: 179,798 | Gross: $30.93M

2. Hidden Figures (2016)

PG | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Votes: 255,472 | Gross: $169.61M

3. Shakuntala Devi (2020)

127 min | Biography, Drama

Shakuntala Devi, a mathematician's journey to become 'The Human Computer' and her relationship with her daughter.

Director: Anu Menon | Stars: Vidya Balan, Adi Chugh, Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta

Votes: 9,730

4. Add, Subtract, Unite, Divide (2022 Podcast Series)

54 min | Drama

Great Depression. Not jobs to be found. Gertrude Blanch, a trained mathematician can only find work in a hat store when she is discovered by a representative of the Worlds Projects ... See full summary »

Stars: Margaux Amie, Zoe Anastassiou, Debbon Ayer, Ron Bianchi

5. Andromeda (2000–2005)
Episode: The Lone and Level Sands (2002)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Whilst being chased by Ogami, the Maru's saved by a large ship which is the Bellerophon, a long lost starship from Earth.

Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Laura Bertram

Votes: 198

6. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode: Space Brain (1976)

TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Alien glyphs appear on all of Alpha's screens. Koenig sends an Eagle to investigate. The Eagle is lost and the pilot is taken over by a huge, alien 'Space Brain', using him as a channel to ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Shane Rimmer

Votes: 283

7. Veritasium (2010– )
Episode: There's a Hole at the Bottom of Math (2021)

34 min | Talk-Show

Self referential statements run a great risk of creating a paradox. So you can imagine the trouble that resulted when mathematicians started trying to use mathematics to answer questions ... See full summary »

Director: Derek Muller | Star: Derek Muller

Votes: 10

8. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Into the Forest I Go (2017)

TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Bypassing Starfleet's orders, Lorca uses the USS Discovery crew's ultimate asset, the ship itself, in an effort to end the war with the Klingons once and for all.

Director: Christopher J. Byrne | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 5,134