Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "female-inventor"

1. Barbie (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon

Votes: 539,955 | Gross: $636.24M

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: 246,770 | Gross: $128.34M

3. Joy (I) (2015)

PG-13 | 124 min | Biography, Drama

Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramírez

Votes: 145,773 | Gross: $56.45M

4. Incredibles 2 (2018)

PG | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Incredibles family takes on a new mission which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner

Votes: 331,985 | Gross: $608.58M

5. Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.

Director: Steven S. DeKnight | Stars: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman

Votes: 127,493 | Gross: $59.87M

6. The Nevers (2021–2023)

TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

An epic tale following a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.

Stars: Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton

Votes: 27,770

7. Ironheart (2024– )

Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production

Genius teenage inventor Riri Williams creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.

Stars: Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Alden Ehrenreich, Manny Montana

8. St. Trinian's (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Family

In order to save their bankrupt school, a group of troublesome girls stage a robbery with a group of geniuses on their backs

Directors: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson | Stars: Talulah Riley, Rupert Everett, Gemma Arterton, Jodie Whittaker

Votes: 23,642

9. Tinker Bell (2008 Video)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Enter the land of Tinker Bell and her four best fairy friends.

Director: Bradley Raymond | Stars: Mae Whitman, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu

Votes: 16,439

10. Secret of the Wings (2012)

G | 75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.

Directors: Bobs Gannaway, Peggy Holmes | Stars: Mae Whitman, Lucy Hale, Timothy Dalton, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 14,147

11. Death Race 2050 (2017 Video)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Five long decades after Death Race 2000 (1975), in the overpopulated United Corporations of America, the annual Death Race is about to begin. This time, Frankenstein is up against no-nonsense challengers. How many points will he score?

Director: G.J. Echternkamp | Stars: Manu Bennett, Malcolm McDowell, Marci Miller, Burt Grinstead

Votes: 5,132

12. Jack of All Trades (2000)

30 min | Adventure, Action, Comedy

Jack Stiles, American spy stationed on a South Pacific island in the early 19th century, teams up with no nonsense British agent Emilia Rothschild to stop Napoleon's colonizing efforts. Jack's alter ego is the Zorro-esque Daring Dragoon.

Stars: Bruce Campbell, Angela Marie Dotchin, Stuart Devenie, Stephen Papps

Votes: 3,113

13. Virtual Sexuality (1999)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A frustrated teenage girl creates her perfect man in a virtual reality machine and in a freak accident, gives him life.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Laura Fraser, Rupert Penry-Jones, Luke de Lacey, Kieran O'Brien

Votes: 3,049 | Gross: $0.04M

14. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)

88 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

Director: Alexandra Dean | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, Mel Brooks, Jennifer Hom, Anthony Loder

Votes: 4,309 | Gross: $0.82M

15. ProStars (1991)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Three of the most famous sports stars of the day, basketball star Michael Jordan, hockey star Wayne Gretzky and baseball star Bo Jackson, team up to respond to emergencies around the world.

Stars: Bo Jackson, Wayne Gretzky, Dorian Harewood, Townsend Coleman

Votes: 192

16. Firequake (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a revolutionary new energy source begins to seep below the Earth's crust, the explosive product sets off giant blasts of fire and violent earthquakes. Now the creator of this new technology is the only one who can stop it.

Director: Geoff Browne | Stars: Alexandra Paul, Zoe Barker, Nigel Barber, James Weber Brown

Votes: 538

17. Conceiving Ada (1997)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Emmy Coer, a computer genius, devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves. She manages to reach the world of Ada Lovelace, founder of the idea ... See full summary »

Director: Lynn Hershman Leeson | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Francesca Faridany, Timothy Leary, Karen Black

Votes: 535

18. Bécassine! (2018)

102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Bécassine, a naive and clumsy farm girl, is hired as a nanny in a bourgeois family.

Director: Bruno Podalydès | Stars: Emeline Bayart, Karin Viard, Maya Compagnie, Denis Podalydès

Votes: 356

19. Fiddlesticks (2014)

82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The children of Bollersville run away from kindergarten to free their grandparents from the old folks home.

Director: Veit Helmer | Stars: Vera Kluth, Renée Dumont, Nora Börner, Fritzi Haberlandt

Votes: 141

20. Koiken Otome (2012 Video Game)

18+ | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A long time ago, unknown beings known as Kotona invaded Earth in search of food. Humans were unable to repel them until after a few years, some people gained special abilities known as '... See full summary »

Director: Tatsuki | Stars: Eriko Nakamura, Ringo Aoba, Yu Asakawa, Yukina Fujimori

21. Huns and Hyphens (1918)

Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Larry, apparently a wealthy young man-about-town, romances Vera, who has developed a new invention, a gas mask, for use in the war. Larry leaves Vera's house unaware that German spies are ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Stan Laurel, Larry Semon, Madge Kirby, Mae Laurel

Votes: 98

22. Goodbye Girls (1923)

Passed | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Country girl Florence Brown (Carmel Myers) keeps the secret of her invention, an invisible deep-sea light, in a brass box which is being sought by agents of many governments, and they ... See full summary »

Director: Jerome Storm | Stars: William Russell, Carmel Myers, Tom Wilson, Kate Price

23. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History (2023)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Monopoly is America's favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game's creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing.

Director: Stephen Ives | Stars: Mary Pilon, Tristan Donovan, Patrick Jagoda, Ralph Anspach

Votes: 152

24. Bedrag (2016–2019)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2016)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Energreen's top lawyer, Claudia, offers the police full cooperation, drowning them in documents. CEO Sødergren attends a summit in Abu Dhabi, hoping they'll invest.

Director: Jannik Johansen | Stars: Thomas Bo Larsen, Natalie Madueño, Esben Smed, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Votes: 171

25. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: The Lindquist Concern (No. 105) (2016)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Liz's loyalties are tested as Red takes action on an operation to intercept Alexander Kirk. Meanwhile the Task Force races to find a killer who targets inventors of revolutionary technology.

Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold

Votes: 1,450

26. Bull (2016–2022)
Episode: E.J. (2017)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When Bull helps the CEO of a company accused of killing an employee with a self-driving car, he learns that his client is keeping a big secret that could sabotage a trial win.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodríguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner

Votes: 584