Mathematics Movies

  • 2016
    The Joy of Data

    The Joy of Data

    The Joy of Data

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    A witty and mind-expanding exploration of data, with mathematician Dr Hannah Fry. This high-tech romp reveals what data is and how it is captured,...

    The Joy of Data
  • 1976
    The Mathematician

    The Mathematician

    The Mathematician

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    The salutary tale of a genius mathematician who discovers that mankind is heading for environmental disaster. Ignored by all, he sets out to prove it...

    The Mathematician
  • 2010
    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    7.72010HD

    Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body....

    Clouds Are Not Spheres
  • 2017
    Alternative Math

    Alternative Math

    Alternative Math

    6.82017HD

    A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.

    Alternative Math
  • 1961
    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

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    Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
  • 2018
    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

    7.82018HD

    How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry. ...

    The Joy of Winning
  • 2006
    The Professor and His Beloved Equation

    The Professor and His Beloved Equation

    The Professor and His Beloved Equation

    6.72006HD

    This is the story between single mother housekeeper and mathematics professor,who has a brain damage.

    The Professor and His Beloved Equation
  • 2002
    If You Made a Million

    If You Made a Million

    If You Made a Million

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    Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts --...

    If You Made a Million
  • 2020
    The Wesley Verbank Octagon

    The Wesley Verbank Octagon

    The Wesley Verbank Octagon

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    A girl goes on the computer to download a shape

    The Wesley Verbank Octagon
  • 2015
    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

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    In April 2013, a lecturer at the University of New Hampshire submitted a paper to the Annals of Mathematics. Within weeks word spread: a little-known...

    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture
  • 1965
    Flatland

    Flatland

    Flatland

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    A short, animated film based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 satirical novella, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

    Flatland
  • 1961
    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

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    2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany...

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
  • 2000
    How Much is a Million?

    How Much is a Million?

    How Much is a Million?

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    With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician, the concepts of a million, a billion and a trillion are not so quite so intimidating.

    How Much is a Million?
  • 2001
    Fermat's Last Tango

    Fermat's Last Tango

    Fermat's Last Tango

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    A musical fantasia based on the true encounter between mathematician Andrew Wiles and Fermat's last theorem.

    Fermat's Last Tango
  • 2005
    The Story of 1

    The Story of 1

    The Story of 1

    7.62005HD

    A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the...

    The Story of 1
  • 1970
    Dimensions

    Dimensions

    Dimensions

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    Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed!

    Dimensions
  • 2012
    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

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    Professor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he...

    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance
  • 2009
    Basketball and Mathematics

    Basketball and Mathematics

    Basketball and Mathematics

    5.92009HD

    Jérôme and Cédric play basketball in the same team at school and are best friends. Jérôme also gives Cédric...

    Basketball and Mathematics
  • 1991
    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

    5.81991HD

    Made entirely on Roger Wagner's HyperStudio software, Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.

    Theory of Sets
  • 2024
    The Most Brilliant Human Mind - John von Neumann

    The Most Brilliant Human Mind - John von Neumann

    The Most Brilliant Human Mind - John von Neumann

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    John von Neumann, one of the most incredible Hungarian-born scientists of all time, was named Man of the Century by the Financial Times in 1999. ...

    The Most Brilliant Human Mind - John von Neumann