Movies on Real Life Nerds. Watch best of movies on real life nerds who were entrepreneurs, scientists, mathematicians, inventors and have change the world for better. “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do”.
The Social Network
Drama/History ‧ 2h 1m
Imdb – 7.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
Mark Zuckerberg creates a social networking site, Facebook, with the help of his friend Eduardo Saverin. But soon, a string of lies tears their relationship apart even as Facebook connects people.
Why to watch
- Based on the life of Mark Zuckerberg
- The formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership
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Steve Jobs
Drama ‧ 2h 2m
Imdb – 7.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 86%
Steve Jobs, a renowned businessman, faces problems in his personal and professional life while trying to launch three products in the market.
Why to watch
- Biopic on Steve Jobs
- Three of Jobs’s most significant product launches
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Jobs
Drama‧ 2h 7m
Imdb – 5.9/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 28%
After revolutionizing the home computers, Steve Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak co-found Apple Inc. But as a leader and a visionary, Jobs’s style of functioning creates several problems for him.
Why to watch
- Biopic about Steve Jobs
- Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
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The Theory of Everything
Drama/History ‧ 2h 4m
Imdb – 7.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 79%
Stephen Hawking, an excellent astrophysics student working on his research, learns that he suffers from motor neurone disease and has around two years to live.
Why to watch
- Based on Stephen Hawking
- Inspiring look at an extraordinary life
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
Drama/History ‧ 1h 54m
Imdb – 7.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 63%
When self-taught mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan fails out of college, he does not give up hope. Determined to pursue his passion, he contacts Professor G H Hardy and is invited to attend Trinity College.
Why to watch
- Based on Srinivasa Ramanujan, a brilliant mathematician
- Self-taught mathematical genius
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Snowden
Thriller/Drama ‧ 2h 14m
Imdb – 7.3/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 60%
Disillusioned with the intelligence community, top contractor Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) leaves his job at the National Security Agency. He now knows that a virtual mountain of data is being assembled to track all forms of digital communication — not just from foreign governments and terrorist groups, but from ordinary Americans. When Snowden decides to leak this classified information, he becomes a traitor to some, a hero to others and a fugitive from the law.
Why to watch
- Traitor to some, a hero to others
- Nerd
Stream on Netflix & also Prime
A Beautiful Mind
Drama/History ‧ 2h 20m
Imdb – 8.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 74%
John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematical genius, finds his life changing for the worse after he accepts an assignment from William Parcher.
Why to watch
- Mathematical genius
- Extraordinary story
- Biographical drama film based on the life of the American mathematician John Nash
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Padman
Drama ‧ 2h 20m
Imdb – 7.9/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Laxmikant is upset when he sees Gayatri, his wife, using an unhygienic cloth during her menstrual cycle. Thereafter, he creates a machine that can make affordable sanitary pads and raises awareness.
Why to watch
- Inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham
- One man initiative has turned into a revolution
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