Mathematics Movies

  • 2013
    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
  • 2010
    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Clouds Are Not Spheres

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    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
  • 1970
    Fantastical Revelations of Art, Math, and Romance

    Fantastical Revelations of Art, Math, and Romance

    Fantastical Revelations of Art, Math, and Romance

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    A short mathematical romance about two flat beings who bond over their shared fascination of the hypothetical third-dimension.

    Fantastical Revelations of Art, Math, and Romance
  • 2017
    Alternative Math

    Alternative Math

    Alternative Math

    6.62017HD

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

    Alternative Math
  • 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
  • 1993
    Moebius

    Moebius

    Moebius

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    A train with all the passengers disappears in the subway. Sometimes the sound of a passing train can be heard in the tunnels, but no one sees it. A...

    Moebius
  • 2017
    Magic Money: The Bitcoin Revolution

    Magic Money: The Bitcoin Revolution

    Magic Money: The Bitcoin Revolution

    7.52017HD

    What is Bitcoin? With the advent of Bitcoin, the world's first digital currency, for the first time in history money is no longer controlled by banks...

    Magic Money: The Bitcoin Revolution
  • 1973
    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

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    Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization
  • 2026
    Mathematicly

    Mathematicly

    Mathematicly

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    When a group of students gathers at their school, mathematical equations begin to invade their reality.

    Mathematicly
  • 1993
    N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős

    N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős

    N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős

    7.21993HD

    In an age when genius is a mere commodity, it is useful to look at a person who led a rich life without the traditional trappings of success. A man...

    N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős
  • 2007
    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

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    M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

    Achieving the Unachievable
  • 2012
    La Costante di Archimede

    La Costante di Archimede

    La Costante di Archimede

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    La Costante di Archimede
  • 2020
    Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

    Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

    Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

    6.72020HD

    Filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani examines the life and...

    Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani
  • 1972
    The Mathematician and the Devil

    The Mathematician and the Devil

    The Mathematician and the Devil

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    A mathematician offers to sell his soul to the devil for a proof or disproof of Fermat's Last Theorem.

    The Mathematician and the Devil
  • 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
  • 2009
    Basketball and Mathematics

    Basketball and Mathematics

    Basketball and Mathematics

    5.82009HD

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

    Basketball and Mathematics
  • 2020
    Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen

    Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen

    Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen

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    Ten years ago, Tetsuya Miyamoto had a dream to change the world through puzzles. In his classroom in Yokohama, KenKen was born. Enter a world where...

    Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen
  • 1999
    Metamorphose: M.C. Escher, 1898-1972

    Metamorphose: M.C. Escher, 1898-1972

    Metamorphose: M.C. Escher, 1898-1972

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    A documentary about the life and works of the artist M. C. Escher. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a...

    Metamorphose: M.C. Escher, 1898-1972
  • 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
  • 2012
    Travelling Salesman

    Travelling Salesman

    Travelling Salesman

    5.52012HD

    Four mathematicians are gathered and meet with a top official of the United States Department of Defense. After some discussion, the group agrees...

    Travelling Salesman