Mathematics Movies

  • 1989
    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set

    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set

    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set

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    A video by doctor John Hubbard discussing the origin, characteristics, and applications of the Mandelbrot set and other iterative sets.

    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set
  • 2015
    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

    72015HD

    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...

    Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture
  • 2016
    The Joy of Data

    The Joy of Data

    The Joy of Data

    6.52016HD

    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,...

    The Joy of Data
  • 2017
    Alternative Math

    Alternative Math

    Alternative Math

    6.82017HD

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

    Alternative Math
  • 2015
    Albert Einstein: l'homme et le génie

    Albert Einstein: l'homme et le génie

    Albert Einstein: l'homme et le génie

    72015HD

    Albert Einstein: l'homme et le génie
  • 2018
    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

    7.82018HD

    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. ...

    The Joy of Winning
  • 2010
    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    Clouds Are Not Spheres

    7.72010HD

    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....

    Clouds Are Not Spheres
  • 2005
    The Story of 1

    The Story of 1

    The Story of 1

    7.62005HD

    A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the...

    The Story of 1
  • 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

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    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
  • 1936
    The Equation X + X = 0

    The Equation X + X = 0

    The Equation X + X = 0

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    “If abstract films are really abstract films… they deal exclusively with those abstract relations that can be expressed in terms of...

    The Equation X + X = 0
  • 2015
    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

    7.82015HD

    NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's...

    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
  • 2009
    Basketball and Mathematics

    Basketball and Mathematics

    Basketball and Mathematics

    5.92009HD

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

    Basketball and Mathematics
  • 1965
    Flatland

    Flatland

    Flatland

    6.31965HD

    A short, animated film based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 satirical novella, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

    Flatland
  • 1991
    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

    5.81991HD

    Made entirely on Roger Wagner's HyperStudio software, Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.

    Theory of Sets
  • 2001
    Fermat's Last Tango

    Fermat's Last Tango

    Fermat's Last Tango

    02001HD

    A musical fantasia based on the true encounter between mathematician Andrew Wiles and Fermat's last theorem.

    Fermat's Last Tango
  • 2007
    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

    52007HD

    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
  • 1970
    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
  • 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
  • 1983
    The Occult Philosophy

    The Occult Philosophy

    The Occult Philosophy

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    An attempt to visualize a secret knowledge about the nature of man —a philo-clip—, through the use of structures of dissociated geometry...

    The Occult Philosophy
  • 2018
    Meet the Math Drills - Multiplication

    Meet the Math Drills - Multiplication

    Meet the Math Drills - Multiplication

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    Meet the Math Facts videos made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills...

    Meet the Math Drills - Multiplication