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83
IMDb 32
7.5
/66360/
78
/3463/
76
/1306/
3.8
/968319/
91
/219/
96
/2388/
73
/39/
cc age 8+

Zootopia 2 (2025)
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
8.0
/17369/
79
/474/
78
/291/
3.6
/8389/
93
/598/
cc age 15+

Something the Lord Made (2004)
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
poster
79
7.6
/38260/
74
/768/
74
/625/
3.8
/57543/
90
/71/
88
/705/

Gilda (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
poster
Plex
80
78
7.6
/17545/
74
/346/
73
/313/
3.9
/21861/
93
/40/
89
/257/

Pickup on South Street (1953)
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
poster
Kanopy
76
8.0
/22244/
74
/585/
76
/276/
3.8
/6889/
81
73
/28/
cc age 14+

The Corporation (2003)
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.
poster
76
6.8
/191382/
66
/3998/
67
/3268/
3.8
/271942/
86
/293/
60
/6428/
85
/50/
cc age 14+

The Tree of Life (2011)
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
74
7.4
/13700/
70
/250/
69
/205/
3.8
/19001/
97
/31/
81
/191/

The Palm Beach Story (1942)
A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.6
/30830/
65
/974/
64
/573/
3.5
/57642/
79
/70/
69
/960/
81
/9/
cc age 16+

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.
poster
64
6.6
/151675/
69
/7418/
65
/4235/
3.2
/149101/
61
/271/
57
/1696/
56
/48/
cc age 14+

Joy (2015)
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
poster
63
6.5
/33061/
69
/2173/
66
/1129/
3.1
/26372/
61
/107/
79
/286/
55
/24/
cc age 13+

The Current War (2018)
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
poster
63
7.0
/18287/
69
/563/
65
/236/
3.3
/2901/
62
/106/
55
/943/
57
/25/
cc age 13+

Flash of Genius (2008)
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
6.2
/17751/
66
/2035/
64
/460/
3.1
/6056/
59
/101/

OtherLife (2017)
Ren Amari is the driven inventor of a revolutionary new drug. OtherLife expands the brain's sense of time and creates virtual reality directly in the user's mind. With OtherLife, mere seconds in real life feel like hours or days of exciting adventures. As Ren and her colleagues race around the clock to launch OtherLife, the government muscles in to use the drugs as a radical solution to prison overcrowding. They will create virtual cells where criminals serve long sentences in just minutes of real time. When Ren resists, she finds herself an unwilling guinea pig trapped in a prison cell in her mind. She must escape before she descends into madness, and then regain control of OtherLife before others suffer the same fate.
poster
59
6.5
/2930/
62
/78/
65
/203/
3.4
/3703/
59
/29/
60
/4/
44
/7/

The Dancer (2016)
A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.
poster
Kanopy
61
59
7.4
/4588/
74
/352/
69
/112/
3.7
/6288/
10
/25/
70
/20/

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
poster
59
5.8
/106057/
59
/3728/
58
/2383/
2.5
/94487/
75
/199/
37
/5802/
66
/35/
cc age 17+

Splice (2010)
Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.3
/23885/
66
/1756/
65
/895/
2.9
/38250/
63
/160/
43
/76/
56
/31/
cc age 13+

Radioactive (2020)
The story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.
poster
Hoopla
55
6.4
/15113/
64
/293/
62
/247/
3.0
/11202/
41
/27/
51
/253/
49
/21/

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
poster
Kanopy
54
5.1
/11355/
55
/1112/
58
/362/
2.7
/11516/
58
/186/
43
/6/
67
/30/
cc age 13+

Tesla (2020)
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.
poster
Netflix
52
6.6
/19634/
70
/1172/
73
/646/
2.6
/10105/
28
/54/
72
/149/
32
/11/
cc age 10+

The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
6.0
/34205/
64
/1746/
60
/773/
2.6
/4815/
31
/42/
36
/305/
34
/17/
cc age 16+

Erased (2012)
A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.
poster
57
41
6.4
/1362/
58
/113/
57
/48/
2.7
/2105/
53
/336/

Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky's about his theories of the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film shows de Seversky illustrating his ideas of how air power could win World War II for the Allies.
poster
66
40
6.6
/1943/
65
/89/
66
/128/
3.3
/1294/

Angelique: The Road To Versailles (1965)
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.
poster
69
35
7.0
/1941/
68
/28/
68
/25/
3.3
/513/
80
/5/
64
/13/
cc age 10+

Edison, the Man (1940)
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
33
3.9
/37911/
56
/4673/
51
/1522/
1.8
/22090/
7
/27/
14
/177/
cc age 16+

Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out of the world's most impenetrable prisons. When his most trusted operative, Shu Ren, is kidnapped and disappears inside the most elaborate prison ever built, Ray must track him down with the help of some of his former friends.
poster
80
31
8.0
/681/
70
/38/
77
/17/
3.6
/414/
100
/9/
84
/3/

Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (2014)
Before the internet. Before social media. Before breaking news. The victims of Thalidomide had to rely on something even more extraordinary to fight their corner: Investigative journalism. This is the story of how Harold Evans fought and won the battle of his and many other lives.
poster
64
30
6.9
/2176/
70
/31/
64
/17/
3.3
/406/
54
/304/

Carbine Williams (1952)
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.
poster
Plex
61
27
5.4
/592/
52
/29/
54
/14/
3.1
/411/
88
/8/
57
/12/

Room for Rent (2017)
When a reclusive man-child convinces his parents to rent their spare room to save from downsizing, a stranger with a hidden agenda moves in.
poster
74
27
7.9
/1088/
76
/76/
76
/25/
3.4
/257/

Tesla: Master of Lightning (2000)
This program recounts the life of scientist, inventor, and visionary Nikola Tesla, often remembered as more of an eccentric cult figure than an electrical engineering genius. Many of his achievements are still attributed to contemporaries Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi. Tesla's surprising inventions are revealed in his autobiographical and scientific writings, supplemented by rare photographs and re-creations.
poster
62
26
6.3
/1536/
67
/46/
60
/45/
3.2
/567/
56
/7/

The Big Noise (1944)
During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.
poster
63
26
7.0
/1259/
64
/19/
60
/17/
3.3
/302/
58
/76/

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
22
7.7
/1262/
73
/106/
65
/25/
3.4
/202/
71
/2/

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015)
The POstables are on a mission to deliver a soldier's letter from Afghanistan to a teenager who's being relentlessly bullied, while Oliver's estranged father surprises him with news that shakes him to his core.
poster
61
20
6.4
/1751/
72
/34/
62
/13/
3.1
/473/
49
/11/

Cash McCall (1960)
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.
poster
60
7
5.1
/453/
49
/10/
48
/11/
94
/2/

Broken Trust (2012)
Sophie Anderson is the lead attorney on an intellectual property case against a corrupt pharmaceutical company. When her mentor and boss is kidnapped, she becomes a pawn in an elaborate scheme that jeopardizes her case and more.
poster
?
5.3
/36/
60
/4/
38
/4/

Turn Me On: The History of the Vibrator (2001)
Turn Me On explores the history of the vibrator. Through a group of sexpert characters, the documentary uncovers the socially camouflaged sex toy - hidden in the underwear drawer since it was invented over 120 years ago. Turn Me On reveals a social and sexual history that some people would prefer remained a secret. Winner of Best Tertiary Documentary, ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia, 2002.
poster
?
7.9
/11/
100
/1/

Scotland's First Oil Rush (2016)
Documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of West Lothian. Presented by geologist Professor Iain Stewart.
poster
?
4.1
/76/
10
/1/
42
/5/

Politsmana's Balcony (1981)
A housewife slips into her cousin's police uniform to check on her husband who is dazzled by a seductive industrial spy, and in the meantime, gives wrongdoers what they deserve. But, can a law-enforcement uniform save her marriage?
poster
?
4.3
/71/
60
/2/
27
/4/

Lady Hyde (2022)
A scientist suffers a catastrophic mental breakdown after his greedy colleagues destroy the vaccine he created. Now his wife is out for revenge.
poster
Kanopy
?
5.3
/43/
45
/2/
58
/4/

Ashakara (1991)
An action thriller which lends a multinational depiction of contemporary Africa and centers on a local homeopathic cure for a virus that has crept into Africa.
poster
?
7.1
/63/
70
/1/
75
/2/

The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)
One-hour documentary recounts the untold story of the remarkable rise and fall of the Thanhouser Studio, one of American’s pioneering motion picture studios during the first decade of the twentieth century. It traces the evolution of one family’s career as it transitioned from producing live theater to establishing one of the most successful independent silent motion picture studios. The Thanhouser Studio produced and released over 1,000 silent motion pictures that were acclaimed by critics and seen by audiences around the world. Set against a background of the industry playing out in New York, Florida and California, it is a compelling story of fame and fortune, twisted by the vagaries of fate and ending on a bittersweet note.
poster
?
4.0
/16/
16
/3/

Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (1909)
A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison himself on receiving a new patent.
poster
?
7.1
/32/
20
/1/
60
/1/

Was It Only a Paper Moon? (1997)
James M. Collier outlines his theories on the supposedly faked moon landing.
poster
70
?
6.4
/370/
66
/3/
73
/6/

Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China.
poster
Public Domain Movies
63
?
7.0
/422/
55
/4/
65
/6/

The Rag Man (1925)
Tim Kelly is an orphan who runs away after his orphanage burns down. Presumed to be killed in the fire, he is able to roam the streets of New York freely. He meets Max Ginsberg, an old Jewish junk dealer with rheumatism, and the two strike a partnership and a close friendship.
poster
?
7.2
/87/
70
/2/
60
/1/

Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam (2018)
The largest man-made disaster of the 20th century, now largely lost to history. A journey through the early history of Los Angeles and the city's water needs. Ever-growing demand led to larger and larger projects, and eventually to tragedy. The history of the tragedy, the role of William Mulholland in the disaster and the city's water development, and how the lessons of the tragedy reflect on our current infrastructure needs today.
poster
58
?
6.7
/328/
60
/6/
52
/4/

The Water Engine (1992)
In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is suddenly several people are pressuring him to sell. The big oil companies don't want the competition. Now he has to try and keep them from getting his idea, and somehow get it published.
poster
65
?
6.8
/214/
72
/4/
57
/3/

Carl & Bertha (2011)
A great historical film about the origins of the automobile: Bertha Benz wrote herself into the history of technology with the first, daring ride in a horseless carriage and gave her husband Carl's invention its breakthrough. Behind this daring act is a story of unshakeable trust, confidence and great love.
poster
56
?
6.6
/333/
65
/4/
40
/1/

The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way.
poster
?
6.1
/86/
40
/2/

Fortune Seekers (1956)
This short film celebrates the hard work, tenacity, and ingenuity of inventors. Highlighted are some seemingly small inventions that have become part of daily life.


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