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1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 724,072 | Gross: $326.11M
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: 867,293
3. Arrival (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 770,410 | Gross: $100.55M
4. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson
Votes: 400,655 | Gross: $343.26M
5. Copenhagen (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, War
A television adaptation of Michael Frayn's celebrated and award-winning stage play about the meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 Copenhagen. At this time the... See full summary »
Director: Howard Davies | Stars: Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca Annis
Votes: 1,137
6. The Day After Trinity (1981)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Scientists and witnesses involved in the creation and testing of the first ever atomic bomb reflect on the Manhattan project and its fascinating leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who upon ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Else | Stars: Hans Bethe, Holm Bursom, Haakon Chevalier, Stirling Colgate
Votes: 1,234
7. The Unbelievers (2013)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary
Renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss cross the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world.
Director: Gus Holwerda | Stars: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Woody Allen, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett
Votes: 6,777
8. I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)
95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beards and lose the ability to have children. A summit meeting is held at the United Nations, ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janzurová
Votes: 572
9. Schilf (2012)
90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Sebastian is a physics professor at the University of Jena and dealing for years with parallel universes. Meticulously, he tries to prove its existence scientifically. His college friend ... See full summary »
Director: Claudia Lehmann | Stars: Mark Waschke, Stipe Erceg, Bernadette Heerwagen, Nicolas Treichel
Votes: 162
11. Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device (2012 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates after a theoretical physicist is found electrocuted in a Colorado laboratory.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Marc Biagi, Sara Mountjoy-Pepka
Votes: 43
12. Smrt Archimedova (1987 TV Short)
12 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Václav Postránecký, Karel Hábl, Roman Janousek
13.
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: 7,179
14.
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: 5,791
15.
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: 5,186
16.
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: 5,232
17.
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: 4,979
18.
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: 5,176
19.
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: 4,867
20.
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: 4,835
21.
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: 4,588
22.
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: 4,729
23.
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: 4,920
24.
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: 4,737
25.
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: 4,656
26.
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: 4,879
27.
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: 4,594
28.
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: 4,813
29.
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: 4,894
30.
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: 4,165
31.
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: 7,001
32.
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: 4,208
33.
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: 4,179
34.
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: 4,140
35.
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: 4,990
36.
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: 4,153
37.
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: 4,496
38.
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: 4,172
39.
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: 4,213
40.
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: 4,322
41.
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: 4,041
42.
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: 4,378
43.
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: 4,000
44.
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: 5,039
45.
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: 4,364
46.
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: 4,476
47.
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: 4,503
48.
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode:
The Panty Piñata Polarization
(2008)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance
Penny plans revenge when Sheldon bans her from his and Leonard's apartment, while Howard and Raj use the latest technology to try to find the house being used in "America's Next Top Model."
Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 4,776
49.
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode:
The Lizard-Spock Expansion
(2008)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance
Leonard and Howard's friendship is jeopardised when Leonard steals a girl from Howard.
Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 4,293
50.
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode:
The White Asparagus Triangulation
(2008)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance
Sheldon believes that Leonard will wreck his relationship with Stephanie, so he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 4,252