Movies and TV series about scientists

The 60 best titles about scientists, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Rick and Morty
iRank87
2013 · Rob Schrab
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
Dr. STONE
iRank85
2019
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone!
Project Hail Mary
iRank85
2026 · Phil Lord
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the rid
Young Frankenstein
iRank84
1974 · Mel Brooks
MovieComedy
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young
Poor Things
iRank83
2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieComedyRomanceScience Fiction
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her
Arrival
iRank83
2016 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieDramaMysteryScience Fiction
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Hidden Figures
iRank82
2016 · Theodore Melfi
MovieDramaHistory
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history
The Fly
iRank81
1986 · David Cronenberg
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and
Spider-Man 2
iRank81
2004 · Sam Raimi
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by th
The Shape of Water
iRank81
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieDramaFantasyRomance
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a p
Interstellar
iRank80
2014 · Christopher Nolan
MovieAdventureDramaScience Fiction
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
iRank80
2014 · Matt Reeves
MovieActionDramaScience Fiction
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Avatar
iRank80
2009 · James Cameron
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
The Big Bang Theory
iRank79
2007 · David Goetsch
SeriesComedy
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
Dark Matter
iRank78
2024 · Jakob Verbruggen
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.
Men in Black
iRank78
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
MovieActionAdventureComedy
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black.
Eureka
iRank77
2006
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and
Dexter's Laboratory
iRank77
1996 · Sherry Gunther
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, constantly battles his sister Dee Dee, who always gains access despite his best efforts to keep her out, as well as his arch-rival and neighbor, Mandark.
Annihilation
iRank75
2018 · Alex Garland
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
The Powerpuff Girls
iRank75
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
The Powerpuff Girls is a animated television series about Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers, as well as their "father", the brainy scientist Professor Uto
3 Body Problem
iRank75
2024 · David Benioff
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
Contagion
iRank73
2011 · Steven Soderbergh
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself
The Invisible Man
iRank71
2020 · Leigh Whannell
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by
Contact
iRank71
1997 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieDramaMysteryScience Fiction
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
iRank69
2010 · Bradley Raymond
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, led by the brash Vidia, launch a daring rescue in th
Space Force
iRank65
2020 · Ken Kwapis
SeriesComedyDrama
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
The Incredible Hulk
iRank65
2008 · Louis Leterrier
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civ
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
iRank65
2013 · Kris Pearn
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has bee
Alien: Covenant
iRank64
2017 · Ridley Scott
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
Blade
iRank63
1998 · Stephen Norrington
MovieActionHorror
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
iRank62
2002 · Robert Rodriguez
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a v
Transporter 2
iRank61
2005 · Louis Leterrier
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy dire
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
iRank60
1989 · Jamie Uys
MovieActionComedy
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldi
Alien Resurrection
iRank60
1997 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a
Deep Blue Sea
iRank58
1999 · Renny Harlin
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter,
Hulk
iRank58
2003 · Ang Lee
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
The Day After Tomorrow
iRank56
2004 · Roland Emmerich
MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develo
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
iRank56
2018 · Wes Ball
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
iRank55
2001 · Hironobu Sakaguchi
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her
San Andreas
iRank54
2015 · Brad Peyton
MovieActionDramaThriller
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Charlie's Angels
iRank53
2019 · Elizabeth Banks
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issu
Species
iRank53
1995 · Roger Donaldson
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil,
The 6th Day
iRank52
2000 · Roger Spottiswoode
MovieActionDramaMystery
A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find
Pacific Rim: Uprising
iRank51
2018 · Steven S. DeKnight
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defen
Dante's Peak
iRank50
1997 · Roger Donaldson
MovieActionAdventureDrama
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a m
Sahara
iRank50
2005 · Breck Eisner
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have van
As Above, So Below
iRank50
2014 · John Erick Dowdle
MovieHorrorThriller
When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
The Core
iRank50
2003 · Jon Amiel
MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
iRank49
2007 · Tim Story
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemi
Battleship
iRank48
2012 · Peter Berg
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer
Jurassic World Dominion
iRank47
2022 · Colin Trevorrow
MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human
Transcendence
iRank46
2014 · Wally Pfister
MovieDramaMysteryScience Fiction
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transce
The Space Between Us
iRank46
2017 · Peter Chelsom
MovieAdventureDramaRomance
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
Fantastic Four
iRank46
2005 · Tim Story
MovieActionFantasyScience Fiction
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is tur
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
iRank46
2009 · Stephen Sommers
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
iRank45
2003 · Jan de Bont
MovieAdventureActionFantasy
Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box
Hollow Man
iRank43
2000 · Paul Verhoeven
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using hi
The Cloverfield Paradox
iRank43
2018 · Julius Onah
MovieHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
The Pacifier
iRank42
2005 · Adam Shankman
MovieActionComedyFamily
Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in t
Inspector Gadget
iRank35
1999 · David Kellogg
MovieActionAdventureComedy
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon,