Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

If you think science is just for textbooks, think again. Some of the most thrilling, mind-bending, and emotionally gripping stories ever told come from the world of discovery, where brilliant minds push the limits of what’s possible. Whether it’s the race to unlock the secrets of the atom, the struggle to prove a groundbreaking theorem, or the moral dilemmas of medical breakthroughs, these films and shows bring science to life with all the drama, passion, and stakes of a blockbuster thriller. From historical geniuses like Galileo and Curie to fictional trailblazers battling the unknown, this list has something for every curious mind. So grab your popcorn—because science has never been this entertaining.

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Scientists: Albert Einstein (eg. Einstein & Eddington) John Nash (eg. Beautiful Mind) Karl Marx (eg. Young Karl Marx) Stephen Hawking (eg. Theory of Everything) Richard Feynman Neil Armstrong (eg. First Man) Carl Jung (eg. Dangerous Method) Charles Darwin (eg. Creation)

Artists / Athletes: Coco Chanel (eg. Coco before Chanel) Monet Niki Lauda (eg. Rush)

Authors / Philosophers: CS Lewis (eg. The Most Reluctant Convert) Jane Austen (eg. Pride and Prejudice) Emily Bronte (eg. Walk invisible) Jean-Paul Sartre (eg. Les Amants du Flore) Ayn Rand (eg. The Passion of Ayn Rand) Friedrich Nietzche (eg. Twilight of the Gods) Moses (eg. Ten commandments)

Politicians: General De Gaulle (eg. De Gaulle) Lincoln (eg. Lincoln) Henry Kissinger  Dick Cheney (eg. Vice) Donald Rumsfeld (eg. The Unknown Known) Peter the Great Thomas Jefferson Augustus Caesar (eg. Augustus, First Emperor) Robespierre Giulio Andreotti (eg. Il Divo) Mark Felt Jean Moulin John Adams

Businessmen: Mark Zuckerberg (eg. Social Network) Warren Buffet (eg. Becoming Warren Buffet) Elon Musk (eg. The real Iron Man) Walt Disney (eg. Walt before Mickey) Bill Gates (eg. Pirates of Silicon Valley) Michael Burry (eg. The big short) Jeff Bezos

Niobe Thompson and Sarika Suzuki in The Nature of Things (1960)

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