Movies about inventors

List of the best movies about inventors selected by visitors to our site: Kalashnikov AK-47, I Origins, Tesla, The Wind Rises, Transcendence, The Social Network, Steve Jobs, Temple Grandin, Tanks For Stalin, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 6.6
Genrebiography, history
CountryRussia

Tank commander Kalashnikov is severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor, Mikhail Kalashnikov, is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

Markimdb: 5
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA

The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, cartoon, biography, history, anime
CountryJapan
Duration02:06

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA
Duration01:59

    Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

      On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:31

        Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genreadventure, military, history
        CountryRussia
        Duration02:00

        A prototype of a new cutting edge tank is being taken on a secret mission to Moscow, to Comrade Stalin. Soon the cross-country run turns into a ruthless race. Followed by Nazis, the tanks' team defeats their pursuers and proves the great ability and vast superiority of the machine that is about to become a legendary T-34.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrefantasy, musical, family
        CountryUSA

        An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

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        Genremilitary, history
        CountryRussia

        A story about Russian aerospace engineer and scientist, creator of well-known Soviet helicopter Mi-1 and the founder of Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryFrance, Belgium

        Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredocumentary
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:12

        An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream - uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryCanada, USA, Germany

        Ethan is suffering enormous guilt after his parents are killed in a car accident. He quits a promising future at MIT and work on a revolutionary experiment in order to care for his younger siblings.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, United Arab Emirates
        Duration02:33

        A young woman who dreams of being a children's author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrefantastic, drama
        CountryUSA

        Smooth advertising executive David is in a relationship with yoga teacher Juliette. Then his eye is caught by Sophie, the girlfriend of his best friend Wim, a fashion photographer. Things get completely out of hand during a campaign for augmented reality-glasses, for which David designs an avatar of the coveted Sophie.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUSA, Mexico

        With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set their sights on a national robotics contest. With $800 and parts scavenged from old cars, they build a robot and compete against reigning champion MIT. Along the way, the students learn not only how to build a robot but something far more important: how to forge bonds that will last a lifetime.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, South Africa
        Duration02:17

        Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:11

        When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUSA, Russia, United Kingdom
        Duration02:30

        Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrefantastic, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:29

        Thomas Jacobs invents a way to watch people's memories from the inside. Going against his morals, he accepts an offer to enter a heroin addict's memories to literally see if he committed a crime. However,a malfunction causes his consciousness to become trapped inside the criminal's mind. He remains a prisoner in the addict's memories for more than four years until he discovers the possibility of escape.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, action, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrefamily
        CountryUSA

        Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genredocumentary
        CountryUSA

        A film that will not only delight and entertain the aviation enthusiast but also educate and inspired renewed interest in aviation by the traveling public.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:35

        After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryGermany, USA
        Duration01:41

        Canadian scientist, Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden in order to contribute to their most important project—a human regeneration gene—that also has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal tragedy that has haunted him for years.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genredocumentary
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:48

        Paradise or Oblivion is a free online documentary produced by the Venus Project. This documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system. The film advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of Social Engineer, Futurist, Inventor and Industrial Designer Jacques Fresco, which he calls a Resource-Based Economy. Paradise or Oblivion by the Venus Project introduces the viewer to a more appropriate value system that would be required to enable this caring and holistic approach to hhuman civilisation. This alternative surpasses the need for a monetary-based, controlled scarcity environment we find ourselves in today.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryUSA

        Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA

        When the world's best spy is turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer to save the world.

        Markimdb: 2.3
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        A surfer becomes the head of a major company.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:20

          Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantastic, action, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:05

          Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

          The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
          CountryFinland, USA, United Kingdom, Canada
          Duration01:36

          Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests that they put aside their differences and unite to fight a common threat. Aggressive birds from an island covered in ice are planning to use an elaborate weapon to destroy the fowl and swine.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA

          After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously proposes to a dissatisfied waitress named Katie and an innocent dare evolves into the kind of love that both have been looking for all along.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredocumentary
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:20

          Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrecomedy, documentary
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

          REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:46

            A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genredrama, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

            Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:30

            A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-travel machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

            Markimdb: 4.8
            Genrecomedy
            CountryUSA

            A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:12

            Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.

            Markimdb: 4.8
            Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Mexico
            Duration01:26

            Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny.

            Markimdb: 5.3
            Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
            Duration01:23

            A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genredrama, biography, history
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:35

            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 of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrefantastic, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:40

            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 computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it. As soon as the link is established the two become a new Super computer and threaten the world with the immediate launch of nuclear weapons if they are detached. Colossus begins to give its plans for the management of the world under its guidance. Forbin and the other scientists form a technological resistance to Colossus which must operate underground.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:30

            Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.




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