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1. A Dangerous Method (2011)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 108,497 | Gross: $5.70M
2. Kon-Tiki (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson
Votes: 52,062 | Gross: $1.52M
3. A Trip to Infinity (2022)
TV-PG | 79 min | Documentary
Can we experience the infinite? The world''s most modern scientists and mathematicians embark on a search for the infinite and its amazing effects on the universe.
Directors: Jonathan Halperin, Drew Takahashi | Stars: Alan Lightman, Delilah Gates, Stephon Alexander, Anthony Aguirre
Votes: 4,140
4. Tall Story (1960)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Sport
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, also a student, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly
Votes: 1,247 | Gross: $12.00M
5. 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: 3,253 | Gross: $0.77M
6. A Fine Madness (1966)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 1,527
7. The Invisible Ray (1935)
Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton
Votes: 3,040
8. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 2,989
9. Horror High (1973)
PG | 85 min | Horror
A shock-filled tale of a serious and shy but brilliant science student who, when wrongfully forced to consume a new drug he'd created, becomes a modern day Jekyll and Hyde.
Director: Larry N. Stouffer | Stars: Pat Cardi, Austin Stoker, Rosie Holotik, John Niland
Votes: 1,184
10. The Man with Two Heads (1972)
GP | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Serum obtained from a brain after a mass murder transforms the good Dr. Jekyll of London into the evil Mr. Blood.
Director: Andy Milligan | Stars: Denis DeMarne, Julia Stratton, Gay Feld, Jaqueline Lawrence
Votes: 320
11. Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It (2020–2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Two scientists seek to find if love can be solved by a scientific theory. They will find the answer in their own hearts and feelings.
Stars: Yuma Uchida, Sora Amamiya, Natsuko Hara, Nichika Ohmori
Votes: 1,020
12. Man to Man (I) (2005)
122 min | Drama
An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape.
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 2,143
13. Promise Her Anything (1966)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
A young lady has been widowed and left with a baby son to bring up alone. She decides that the baby needs a father figure and decides to marry a psychologist. She hides her son with an ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, Robert Cummings, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 622
14. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Approved | 103 min | Biography, Drama
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp
Votes: 1,838
15. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Sent to undo the TimeSplitter threat, Cortez journeys into 6 different time periods to track down Jacob Crow who created the TimeSplitter creatures.
Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Tom Clarke Hill, Sarah Mennell, Wayne Forester, Melli Bond
Votes: 857
16. The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
In this three-part series Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary scientist and bestselling author, takes us on a journey of discovery. How does evolution work? How do we know it's true - and why... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Dawkins, The Naked Cowboy, Steven Pinker
Votes: 1,001
17. The Principle (2014)
PG | 90 min | Documentary, News, Thriller
The Principle" brings to light astonishing new scientific observations challenging the Copernican Principle; the foundational assumption underlying the modern scientific worldview.
Director: Katheryne Thomas | Stars: Julian Barbour, Robert J. Bennett, John Byl, Bernard J. Carr
Votes: 432 | Gross: $0.09M
18. Ancient Mysteries (2016– )
Documentary, History
British documentary series following the work of experts who are using cutting-edge technology to explore some of the world's greatest ancient mysteries and put forward new theories and interpretations.
Stars: Mark Bazeley, Chris Naunton, Yasmin El Shazly, Aidan Dodson
Votes: 34
19. The Flat Earth Conspiracy (2014 Video)
89 min | Documentary, History
This movie attempts to prove that the earth is flat. Arguments used are not scientifically proven unfortunately.
Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Neil Armstrong, Alan Bean
Votes: 29
20. Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics (2017)
117 min | Documentary
Dr Helen Czerski investigates the extraordinary science behind the everyday sounds we hear and those that we normally cannot hear.
Stars: Helen Czerski, Trevor Cox, Martin Cockrill, Marc Holderied
Votes: 51
21. The Revisionaries (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, News
The theory of evolution and a re-write of American history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed Creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America's most influential Board of Education.
Director: Scott Thurman | Stars: Don McLeroy, Kathy Miller, Jonathan Saenz, Stephanie Klenzendorf
Votes: 697 | Gross: $0.02M
22. The Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923)
20 min | Animation, Documentary, Short
An illustration of the basic principles of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
Director: Dave Fleischer
Votes: 78
24. Land of the Mammoth (2001– )
Animation, Documentary
As archaeological research shows, Siberia was previously a territory with a mild climate. Various types of prehistoric animals lived here, the largest of which was a mammoth. Climate change... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Bernard Buigues, Dick Mol, Larry Agenbroad
Votes: 47
25. In Search of the Edge (1990)
26 min | Documentary, Short, History
Independent documentary providing scientific proof that the Earth is flat, including the Bedford Level Experiment, plus anecdotal evidence including the story of the fatal polar expedition by Andrea Barnes.
Stars: Robert Marsh, Andrea Barnes, Leo Ferrari, George Tinkess
Votes: 39
26. The Academic Mafia: The Corruption of 'Science' and the Forces Behind It (2015 Video)
53 min
Star: Malcolm Bowden
27. Theories of Human Development (2002 Video)
720 min | Documentary
Professor Malcolm W. Watson introduces six theories of human development, a field that is in large part about child development, and the people who devised each theory.
Director: Tom Dunton | Star: Malcolm W. Watson
28. The Shrimp (1930)
20 min | Comedy, Short
A timid man undergoes a personality change, and turns the tables on the people who've bullied him.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Harry Langdon, Thelma Todd, Nancy Drexel, Jim Mason
Votes: 49
29. Secrets in Stone (1998)
32 min | Documentary, Short
Director: David Donnenfield | Stars: Brent Dalrymple, William Glen, Jerry Kay, Fred Vine
30. R/K Selection, Life History Theory and More (2017 Video)
76 min | Talk-Show
In this live broadcast, TL;DR (aka Teal Deer) and the social scientist Aydin Paladin discuss r/K selection theory as it applies to human psychology.
Star: Teal Deer
31. Is Evolution a Reasonable Scientific Theory? (2000 Video)
127 min
Stars: Kent Hovind, James Paulson
32. Element 112: The Marinov Affair (2015)
50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
There are some people whose curiosity and quest for knowledge does not let them linger about idly and becomes the journey of their lives. This is the story of the courage and determination ... See full summary »
Directors: Dror Shostak, Rama Marinov Cohen | Star: Dror Shostak
33. Prátelé Bermudského trojúhelníku (1987)
101 min | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Directors: Václav Krístek, Jan Prokop, Petr Sícha | Stars: Frantisek Husák, Martin Dejdar, Lubomír Kostelka, Jirí Helekal
Votes: 26
34. The Birth of the Earth (1920)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Animated drawings illustrate the Nebular Theory for the creation of our solar system and the Earth, showing how molten masses spun off from the Sun cooled to form planets.
Director: Max Fleischer
36. Bertrand Russell's Nightmare (2008)
2 min | Short, Comedy
Bertrand Russell's acceptance of the heat death of the universe (1903) is a depressing prospect. In 100 billion years the universe will die, but need that be a concern for us?
Director: Doug Mason
37. Laisse-moi une place sur le Divan (2009)
80 min | Documentary, History, News
In French : La therapie familiale psychanalytique nait dans les annees 1980 autour d'André Ruffiot, Rene Kaës, Didier Anzieu et Alberto Eger et le Le Divan Familial, revue de therapie ... See full synopsis »
Director: Frederic Eger | Stars: Anne-Marie Blanchard, Elisabeth Darchis, Gerard Decherf, Martine Drevon
38. Sur les traces de Pichon-Rivière (2009)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Author of "The Group Process" (1971), "Psychiatry, a New Perspective" (From Psychoanalysis to Social Psychology) (Part. I. in 1971) (Part. II in 1976), "Conversations with Enrique Pichon ... See full synopsis »
Director: Frederic Eger | Stars: Armando Bauleo, Pierre Benghozi, André Carel, Alberto Eger
39. La habitación contigua (2007)
8 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Philippe is a young man who agrees to be exposed for a time to a medicament in exchange for money. A voice reproduced from a loudspeaker in a abandoned store is his only contact with the suppliers of the mysterious substance.
Directors: Raúl Garán, Daniel Romero | Stars: Óskar Redondo, Fernando Ustarroz, Luis Peña
Votes: 22
40. The Courtship of the Newt (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Short
A zoology professor gives a lecture on the title subject. He tells the audience that there is a newt in a tank of water seen on a table. The tank is filled with what looks like seaweed, and... See full summary »
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Robert Benchley, Jacques Lory
Votes: 102
41.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind
(1996)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of the great and influential psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), is examined. Archive footage of Freud and a unique sound recording of his voice are included.
Stars: Sigmund Freud, Jack Perkins, Joe Aguayo, Harold P. Blum
Votes: 132
42.
My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
Episode:
Man or Amoeba
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A renowned scientist posits that life no more advanced than amoebas can exist on Mars. Martin helps Angela write a class report refuting his claims and she gets a "F". Martin's plan includes Tim planting a seed in the professor's brain.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Pamela Britton, Ann Marshall
Votes: 83
43.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Naked Time
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The crew is infected with a mysterious disease that removes people's emotional inhibitions to a dangerous degree.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Stewart Moss, Majel Barrett
Votes: 5,209
44.
The Ascent of Man (1973)
Episode:
Generation Upon Generation
(1973)
Documentary, History
Man discovers genetics.
Director: Dick Gilling | Star: Jacob Bronowski
Votes: 44
45.
Aperture (2017– )
Episode:
Everything We Don't Know
(2021)
14 min | Action
Here is a meandering stroll through questions we ask but struggle to answer. Sometimes things are just hard to define like music. Sometimes it's hard to categorize things like, is music an ... See full summary »
Star: Michael McEwen
46.
Snoopy in Space (2019–2021)
Episode:
Operation Asteroid
(2021)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Snoopy helps the kids think through all the ways NASA could take on an exciting challenge: capturing an asteroid.
Director: Ridd Sorensen | Stars: Tyler James Nathan, Terry McGurrin, Rob Tinkler, Christian Dal Dosso
Votes: 22
47.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
10 Popular Scientific Theories That Might Be Totally Wrong
(2020)
11 min | Documentary
Some scientific theories such as evolution are well established. Others fit known facts but haven''t been fully validated and are really the best guesses until more data is available. Among... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
48.
Creation Seminar (2005– )
Episode:
The Hovind Theory
(2005)
107 min | History
The Hovind Theory blends scientific observations w/Scripture to explain: Noah's Flood, the ice age, mountain ranges, and the Grand Canyon. Dr. Hovind gives logical answers to anomalies that geologists cannot explain through evolutionary.
Stars: Kent Hovind, Walter Brown
50.
Creation Training Initiative (2013– )
Episode:
Astronomy and the Big Bang
(2013)
28 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Danny Faulkner, Mike Riddle