Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "high-iq"

1. Young Sheldon (2017–2024)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Meet a child genius named Sheldon Cooper (already seen as an adult in The Big Bang Theory (2007)) and his family. Some unique challenges face Sheldon, who is socially impaired.

Stars: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord

Votes: 102,662

2. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 868,293

3. M3GAN (2022)

PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.

Director: Gerard Johnstone | Stars: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Amie Donald

Votes: 142,565 | Gross: $93.88M

4. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

TV-14 | 75 min | Drama

Due to her 164 I.Q., impressive memory and creative thought process, autistic 27-year-old lawyer Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.

Stars: Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Kang Ki-young, Jeon Bae-soo

Votes: 26,604

5. Banana Fish (2018)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The story captures the war between a mafia boss named Dino and a young gang leader searching for redemption.

Stars: Yuma Uchida, Jun Fukuyama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Makoto Furukawa

Votes: 8,463

6. Poltergeist III (1988)

PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein

Votes: 20,472 | Gross: $14.11M

7. Carrie Pilby (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

A person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex, and leaving her apartment.

Director: Susan Johnson | Stars: Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, William Moseley, Vanessa Bayer

Votes: 13,756 | Gross: $0.02M

8. Library of Heaven's Path

Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced

Traversing into another world, Zhang Xuan finds himself becoming an honorable teacher. Along with his transcension, a mysterious library appears in his mind. As long as it is something he ... See full summary »

9. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography

The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.

Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese

Votes: 1,631 | Gross: $0.10M

10. My Worst Nightmare (2011)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Through their befriended sons, an icy uptight Parisian art dealer and a fun-loving Belgian blue-collar man living out of his van, cross paths in an unlikely way.

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Poelvoorde, André Dussollier, Virginie Efira

Votes: 3,182 | Gross: $0.02M

11. University Challenge (1962– )

30 min | Game-Show

Amol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.

Stars: Jeremy Paxman, Roger Tilling, Bamber Gascoigne, Jim Pope

Votes: 865

12. The Big Brain Theory (2013– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

THE BIG BRAIN THEORY: PURE GENIUS searches for America's brightest, boldest, out-of-the-box thinkers and pits them against one another in seemingly impossible engineering challenges. Host ... See full summary »

Stars: Kal Penn, Andrew Stroup, Amy Elliott, Alison Wong

Votes: 206

13. The Cuckoo I.Q. (1941)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short

Presented as a burlesque on radio quiz programs in this era, such as "Professie Quiz" and "The Quiz Kids", this cartoon has Professor Cornelius Van Goon (Mel Blanc) as the only member of a ... See full summary »

Director: Sid Marcus | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 24

14. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Eve (1993)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder and Scully search for two missing girls who disappeared after their fathers were murdered in an identical fashion.

Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Erika Krievins

Votes: 6,579

15. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: Pilot (2007)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

A pair of socially awkward theoretical physicists meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 7,188

16. Radio Free America (2017– )
Episode: Saturday Shadow Ban (2019)

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Stars: Halsey English, Dustin Gold, Brian Hendrix

17. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Big Bran Hypothesis (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Penny is furious with Leonard and Sheldon when they sneak into her apartment and clean it while she is sleeping.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,800

18. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Fuzzy Boots Corollary (2007)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard gets upset when he discovers that Penny is seeing a new guy, so he tries to trick her into going on a date with him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,194

19. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Luminous Fish Effect (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon's mother is called to intervene when he delves into numerous obsessions after being fired for being disrespectful to his new boss.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,240

20. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Hamburger Postulate (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leslie seduces Leonard, but afterwards tells him that she is only interested in a one-night stand.

Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,987

21. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Middle Earth Paradigm (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

The guys are invited to Penny's Halloween party, where Leonard has yet another run-in with Penny's ex-boyfriend Kurt.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,185

22. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Loobenfeld Decay (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard lies to Penny so he and Sheldon can get out of watching her perform, but Sheldon believes that the lie has too many loose ends, so he comes up with a new, unnecessarily complex one to replace it.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,877

23. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Pancake Batter Anomaly (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard, Howard and Raj go AWOL, leaving a reluctant Penny to deal with him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,844

24. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Jerusalem Duality (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon decides to give up his work and focus on other tasks when a 15-year-old prodigy joins the university, so the other guys come up with a plan to get rid of him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,597

25. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Bat Jar Conjecture (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon becomes so intent on demonstrating his intellectual superiority over the other guys that they kick him off the Physics Bowl team and replace him with his nemesis, Leslie.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,736

26. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Grasshopper Experiment (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

When Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, he finds he can talk to women with the aid of alcohol.

Director: Ted Wass | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,930

27. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard and Sheldon's friendship is put to the test when Leonard wants to present a paper they co-authored at a physics convention, but Sheldon doesn't.

Director: Joel Murray | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,748

28. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Nerdvana Annihilation (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Penny gets mad at the guys when their full scale model of a time machine causes her to miss work, which prompts Leonard to give up all of his nerd memorabilia.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,663

29. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Pork Chop Indeterminacy (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard, Howard and Raj fight over Sheldon's twin sister when she arrives in town. Raj takes part in a drug trial to suppress his selective mutism.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,886

30. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Peanut Reaction (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

When Penny learns that Leonard has never had a birthday party, she and the rest of the guys plan a surprise party for him.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,601

31. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Tangerine Factor (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

After a bad breakup, Penny finally agrees to go out on a date with Leonard, however they both develop doubts and turn to Sheldon for advice.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,820

32. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Dumpling Paradox (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

When Howard hooks up with Penny's old friend, his absence in the gang causes problems for the rest of the guys.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,903

33. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Vartabedian Conundrum (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard tries to slow down his relationship with Stephanie when he realizes that they are living together, while Sheldon becomes convinced that he has an untraceable disease.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,173

34. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard is disappointed when Penny develops an interest in an attractive physicist at the university. Meanwhile, Sheldon struggles to find an appropriate Christmas gift for Penny.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 7,015

35. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Killer Robot Instability (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Howard becomes depressed after Penny makes a cruel statement about his love life, while the rest of the guys prepare for a grudge killer robot duel against an obnoxious colleague at the university.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,215

36. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Friendship Algorithm (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon tries to make friends with Kripke in the hope that it will get him access to a coveted computer at the university.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,186

37. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Financial Permeability (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard and Sheldon try to help out Penny when she can't afford to pay her rent.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,147

38. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Maternal Capacitance (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon hits it off with Leonard's psychoanalyst mother, but she drives Leonard and Penny to the bottle.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,999

39. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Cushion Saturation (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Howard hooks up with Leslie, while Penny accidentally ruins Sheldon's spot on the couch.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,161

40. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Terminator Decoupling (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

On a train to San Francisco, Howard, Raj and Leonard fight for the affections of sci-fi star Summer Glau, while Sheldon is forced to turn to Penny for help when he leaves his flash drive behind.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,505

41. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Work Song Nanocluster (2009)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon's assistance with Penny's home-based business leads to chaos.

Director: Peter Chakos | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,183

42. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Penny becomes jealous when a gorgeous new neighbor attracts the guys' attention.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,219

43. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Codpiece Topology (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon is annoyed when Leonard turns to Leslie for comfort after seeing Penny with another guy.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,331

44. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Hofstadter Isotope (2009)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard is upset when the owner of the comic book store goes on a date with Penny, so he convinces Howard and Raj to take him to a bar so that he can pick up a woman of his own.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,047

45. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Vegas Renormalization (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

After being dumped by Leslie, Howard heads to Las Vegas with Leonard and Raj. Meanwhile, Penny is forced to take in Sheldon after he locks himself out of his apartment.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,384

46. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Classified Materials Turbulence (2009)

TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy, Romance

Penny's second date with Stuart has significant implications for Leonard. Howard enlists the guys' help with one of his NASA projects.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,006

47. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Barbarian Sublimation (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon introduces Penny to online gaming, however she refuses to quit after becoming addicted.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,046

48. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Griffin Equivalency (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

The guys struggle to cope with Raj's arrogance after he is featured in a People magazine article.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,370

49. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Euclid Alternative (2008)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon annoys the gang when Leonard can't drive him to and from work, so they try to teach him how to drive.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,482

50. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem (2008)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon is flattered when a graduate student takes a shine to him, however her extreme devotion becomes too much to handle.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,510