Mathematics Movies
- 2016
The Joy of Data
The Joy of Data6.52016HD
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,...
- 1976
The Mathematician
The Mathematician01976HD
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...
- 2010
Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres7.72010HD
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....
- 2017
Alternative Math
Alternative Math6.82017HD
A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.
- 1961
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem51961HD
Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...
- 2018
The Joy of Winning
The Joy of Winning7.82018HD
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. ...
- 2006
The Professor and His Beloved Equation
The Professor and His Beloved Equation6.72006HD
This is the story between single mother housekeeper and mathematics professor,who has a brain damage.
- 2002
If You Made a Million
If You Made a Million02002HD
Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts --...
- 2020
The Wesley Verbank Octagon
The Wesley Verbank Octagon52020HD
A girl goes on the computer to download a shape
- 2015
Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture
Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture72015HD
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...
- 1965
Flatland
Flatland6.31965HD
A short, animated film based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 satirical novella, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.
- 1961
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers71961HD
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...
- 2000
How Much is a Million?
How Much is a Million?02000HD
With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician, the concepts of a million, a billion and a trillion are not so quite so intimidating.
- 2001
Fermat's Last Tango
Fermat's Last Tango02001HD
A musical fantasia based on the true encounter between mathematician Andrew Wiles and Fermat's last theorem.
- 2005
The Story of 1
The Story of 17.62005HD
A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the...
- 1970
Dimensions
Dimensions01970HD
Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed!
- 2012
Tails You Win: The Science of Chance
Tails You Win: The Science of Chance72012HD
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...
- 2009
Basketball and Mathematics
Basketball and Mathematics5.92009HD
Jérôme and Cédric play basketball in the same team at school and are best friends. Jérôme also gives Cédric...
- 1991
Theory of Sets
Theory of Sets5.81991HD
Made entirely on Roger Wagner's HyperStudio software, Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.
- 2024
The Most Brilliant Human Mind - John von Neumann
The Most Brilliant Human Mind - John von Neumann62024HD
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. ...