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1 The Ascent of Man (1973 TV series documentary)
Episode: The Majestic Clockwork

In the ascent of Man, two figures stride like gods: Newton and Einstein.

 8.8/10 10
2 A Beautiful Mind (2001)

After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.

 8.0/10 224,015
3 Lie to Me (2009 TV series)
Episode: Black Friday

Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster help an angry teen find his birth parents, while Eli and Ria try to figure out who was responsible for a fatal "Black Friday" trampling incident at an electronics store.

 7.8/10 180
4 October Sky (1999)

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

 7.7/10 37,856
5 Those Were the Days! (1940)

A middle-aged couple think back to their college days and courtship.

 7.6/10 32
6 Nova (1974 TV series documentary)
Episode: Newton's Dark Secrets

The auction of some of Newton's papers early in the 20th century uncovers the fact that he had a side other than the genius mathematician and visionary the world knew him as.

 7.5/10 17
7 Stand and Deliver (1988)

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.

 7.1/10 7,597
8 Schizopolis (1996)

Fletcher Munson, the lethargic employee of a pseudo-religious self help company, and his doppelganger, the friendly but dull dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek.

 7.0/10 3,009
9 The Big Bad Swim (2006)

A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.

 6.3/10 956
10 The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

Rose and Gregory, both Columbia University professors meet when Rose's sister answers Gregory's "personals" ad...

 6.1/10 7,393
11 Freshman Father (2010 TV movie) 5.7/10 156
12 Easy A (2009 short) "   63
13 My Teacher's Wife (1999) 5.3/10 784
14 Il pianeta degli uomini spenti (1961) 3.9/10 361
15 Newton's Revenge (2011 short)

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