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1. Good Will Hunting (1997)
R | 126 min | Drama, Romance
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 1,069,440 | Gross: $138.43M
2. Iron Man (2008)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 1,125,744 | Gross: $318.41M
3. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 987,728 | Gross: $170.74M
4. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 541,976 | Gross: $186.34M
5. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 850,797 | Gross: $408.08M
6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke
Votes: 306,003 | Gross: $453.72M
7. Gifted (2017)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer
Votes: 130,469 | Gross: $24.80M
8. Knowing (2009)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson
Votes: 247,679 | Gross: $79.96M
9. The Signal (2014)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
Director: William Eubank | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 69,299 | Gross: $0.60M
10. Patriots Day (2016)
R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman
Votes: 112,556 | Gross: $31.89M
11. Orgazmo (1997)
NC-17 | 94 min | Comedy
Naive young Mormon Joe Young is recruited to act in porn movies.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs
Votes: 38,058 | Gross: $0.58M
12. Rent (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 55,942 | Gross: $29.08M
13. Another Earth (2011)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, DJ Flava
Votes: 100,055 | Gross: $1.32M
14. The Recruit (2003)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Thriller
A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht
Votes: 142,300 | Gross: $52.80M
15. Shaft (2019)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Hall
Votes: 58,781 | Gross: $21.36M
16. Spare Parts (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
Four Mexican high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 11,865 | Gross: $3.61M
17. American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows the tragedy in which terrorists detonated a bomb at the Boston Marathon's finish line; they carried out the attack by placing two homemade pressure-cooker bombs that resulted in three fatalities and numerous injuries.
Stars: William B. Evans, Rick Deslauriers, Phillip Martin, Edward F. Davis
Votes: 6,949
18. Desk Set (1957)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a television network's research department.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell
Votes: 9,542
19. Heartthrob (2017)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Shy Henry is overjoyed to fall into an unexpected romance with gorgeous and popular Samantha the summer after high school graduation. When Henry's love spirals into twisted obsession, Samantha pulls back.
Director: Chris Sivertson | Stars: Aubrey Shea, Keir Gilchrist, Peter Facinelli, Jimmy Bennett
Votes: 2,730
20. Computer Chess (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy
A 1980s-set story centered around a man vs. machine chess tournament.
Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher, Wiley Wiggins, Patrick Riester
Votes: 4,851 | Gross: $0.10M
21. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,759
22. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,937
23. Picture a Scientist (2020)
103 min | Documentary
Despite the minimal news coverage, sexual harassment and gender inequality against women are no less prevalent in science than they are in pop culture and corporate America.
Directors: Ian Cheney, Sharon Shattuck | Stars: Mahzarin Banaji, Raychelle Burks, Kathryn Clancy, Nancy Hopkins
Votes: 515
24. Aalto: Architect of Emotions (2020)
103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects, focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife... See full summary »
Director: Virpi Suutari | Stars: Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto, Elissa Aalto, David N. Fixler
Votes: 706
25. Che Guevara (2005)
R | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
Rebel. Hero. Lover. Legend. Che Guevara has inspired generation after generation as the young idealist and revolutionary who fought for the poor and oppressed. Eduardo Noriega (Vantage ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Evans | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Enrico Lo Verso, Paula Garcés, Sergio d'Amato
Votes: 729
26. Breaking Vegas (2004 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Drama
Documentary tracing the attempts of a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institue students to become rich playing blackjack at casinos throughout the United States and the attempts of the casinos' management to thwart them.
Director: Bruce David Klein | Stars: Jon Hirschtick, Ben Mezrich, Mr. M, Max Rubin
Votes: 243
27. Hackers Wanted (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Crime
This film both follows the hacking adventures of famous hacker Adrian Lamo, and uses them as a microcosm for the macrocosm of struggles faced by emerging trends of thought - from the criminal to the philosophical.
Director: Samuel Vartek | Stars: John Arquilla, Craig Calef, John Draper, Frank Harrel
Votes: 195
28. So Much So Fast (2006)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease deals with the woman falling for him and a brother who becomes obsessed with finding a cure.
Directors: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan | Stars: Jesse Abbott-Dallamora, Robert Bonazoli, Tyler DiVittorio, Benjamin Heywood
Votes: 232 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age (1985 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 26 min | Documentary
All interviews in this documentary were shot over a long weekend at a 1984 hacker conference by the Whole Earth Catalog editors Stewart Brand and Kevin Kelley in Sausalito, California. The ... See full summary »
Director: Fabrice Florin | Stars: Bill Atkinson, Bruce Baumgart, Stewart Brand, Bill Budge
Votes: 62
30. Edward M. Kennedy: Lion of the Senate (2009 Video)
65 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Original footage of speeches, campaigns and presentations delivered during Senator Ted Kennedy's 46 plus years in the United States Senate. Includes: Eulogy for Robert F. Kennedy, ... See full summary »
Star: Ted Kennedy
31.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Supermom's Daughter
(1987)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Career driven mother and her daughter don't see eye to eye when it comes to the daughter's future plans.
Director: Joan Darling | Stars: Marisa Tomei, Barbara Bosson, Cynthia Mace, Vicki Richardson
Votes: 15
32.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Cover Story
(2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gibbs and company investigate a crime scene; while doing so McGee recognizes that key details duplicate details in his second novel, still unfinished and in progress. The gang find two bodies; they eventually find the delusional bad guy.
Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette
Votes: 793
33.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Assange, Kerry vs. Massie on Climate Change, Barr on Spying
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
34.
The Local Maximum with Max Sklar (2018– )
Episode:
The Great Beginning, and How to Update Your Beliefs
(2018)
News
Stars: Max Sklar, Aaron Bell
35.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Announcing My Candidacy for President of the United States
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
36.
Surviving Jeffrey Epstein (2020)
Episode:
No Way Out
(2020)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary
Over the course of three decades, Epstein's sex trafficking operation becomes a well-oiled machine; survivors reveal their experiences that took place on Epstein's private island.
Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Chauntae Davies, Daniel Bates, Lisa Ann Phillips, Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Votes: 31
37.
Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode:
White Tulip
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time.
Director: Thomas Yatsko | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown
Votes: 3,663
38.
Mysteries at the Museum (2010– )
Episode:
Siamese Twins, Assassin Umbrella, Capone's Haunted Cell
(2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Don examines the death case of Siamese Twins Cheng & Eng and unlocks their medical mystery. He studies an umbrella that played a role in a Cold War assassination. And, he visits a jail cell that holds a secret about Al Capone.
Stars: Don Wildman, Robert Hicks, Anna Dhody, Mark Stout
Votes: 21
39.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Microscopic Universe
(2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
The key to understanding the universe seems to be understanding its smallest components. But reconciling the two has proved to be a tremendous scientific challenges as the behavior in the ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Tarantino | Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Clifford V. Johnson, Sean Carroll
Votes: 60
40.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Trump Sock Drawer Argument, Fox News Chyron Hero, Canadian Arsonists, More
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
41.
Computer Chronicles (1983–2002)
Episode:
Digital Journalism
(1993)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
The digital revolution changed the practice of journalism. This program looks at how journalists are using computers and the Internet.
Stars: Stewart Cheifet, Skip Auch, Walter Bender, Michael Bradshaw
42.
Morning Wire (2021– )
College Antisemitism Hearing & Arlington Home Explosion | Afternoon Update | 12.5.23
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Georgia Howe, John Bickley
43.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 12/05/23: Does Trump Really Want to Suspend the Constitution? LOL, Nothing Is Real
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
44.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 12/06/23 Lots of News with Persuasion Angles Today. That's My Jam
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Boris Johnson has missing Whatsapp messages. China innovates with vertical indoor farming. Kim Jong-un weeps over North Korean women not having babies. X gets into payment processing. Bill Ackman campaigns against antisemitism in college.
Star: Scott Adams
45.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
States Are Now Passing Laws Against 'Fatphobia'
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 10
46.
The Investigators (2000– )
Episode:
Taking Vegas
(2003)
Documentary, Crime, Drama
The story of Massachusetts Institute of Technology student, Kevin Lewis, and his handpicked team of fellow students who successfully take on all the major casinos of Las Vegas throughout ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Kroehling | Stars: Tim Hopper, Ari Fliakos, Beverly Griffin, Haejin Jung
47.
MacGyver (2016–2021)
Episode:
Compass
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mac and Jack help Mac's close friend from M.I.T. after she fakes her own death to prevent someone from killing her in order to suppress her scientific research.
Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Lucas Till, George Eads, Tristin Mays, Justin Hires
Votes: 643
48.
Nova Wonders (2018)
Episode:
What's the Universe Made Of?
(2018)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
Nova follows the efforts of scientists to unravel the mysteries of dark matter, which holds our universe together, and dark energy which is making it fly apart.
Directors: Owen Palmquist, Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Ken Clark, Rana El Kaliouby, Andre Fenton, Alex Filippenko
Votes: 29