Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "math-whiz"

1. Starship Troopers (1997)

R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey

Votes: 321,232 | Gross: $54.81M

2. Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)

PG-13 | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Based on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.

Director: David Frankel | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Rainn Wilson, Larry Wilmore

Votes: 24,895

3. Safe (I) (2012)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke

Votes: 117,620 | Gross: $17.14M

4. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

I.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds his mundane Chicago life to be the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work to his love life to his death.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah

Votes: 236,485 | Gross: $40.14M

5. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008 Video)

R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Johnny Rico is called back into action to defeat the bugs.

Director: Edward Neumeier | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock, Stephen Hogan, Boris Kodjoe

Votes: 24,588

6. Summer Wars (2009)

PG | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takahiro Yokokawa

Votes: 31,785 | Gross: $0.08M

7. A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)

TV-PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A babysitter embarks on a mission to save a child who's been abducted by monsters.

Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Tamara Smart, Oona Laurence, Tom Felton, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson

Votes: 4,895

8. Fermat's Room (2007)

Not Rated | 89 min | Mystery, Thriller

4 mathematicians are invited to solve an enigma. Once there, they're locked in a mechanically shrinking room and given 1 minute to solve each puzzle via cellphone while also figuring out why they're there.

Directors: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña | Stars: Alejo Sauras, Elena Ballesteros, Lluís Homar, Santi Millán

Votes: 22,813

9. Countdown (1982– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Game-Show

The long-running words and numbers game.

Stars: Susie Dent, Carol Vorderman, Richard Whiteley, Rachel Riley

Votes: 1,469

10. Kiss Me First (2018)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A lonely video game addict new to the online world of Azana meets a confident party girl with a dark secret.

Stars: Tallulah Haddon, Simona Brown, Matthew Beard, Freddie Stewart

Votes: 4,219

11. When I Saw You (2012)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama

1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of ... See full summary »

Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh

Votes: 870

12. Professor Godoy (2009)

14 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Mr. Godoy teaches math at a Private High School's senior year. Stubborn and severe, Godoy lives a dull life defined by rules, but something is about to change.

Director: Gui Ashcar | Stars: Roney Facchini, Kauê Telloli

Votes: 123

13. Pretty in Red (2008)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Lolita incarnated, lost girl, seeks a psychiatrist to help her dissect her life and the secret behind her obsession with red.

Director: Stella Oliveros | Stars: Stella Oliveros, Jenna Adare-Haera, Sandra Araque, Mary Elizabeth Bell

Votes: 12

14. NYU Bigelow Green Tea Commercial (2015 TV Special)

1 min | Short, Comedy

A successful broker and inexperienced intern discuss the basics of stock trading. Boss tasks his new mentee with brewing some fresh green tea, which is misconstrued as an immediate ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Gu | Stars: David J Choi, Christopher Fung

15. 7 x 13 = 28 (2009)

5 min | Short, Comedy

With her weekly allowance at seven dollars, a nine-year-old girl calculates it will take her thirteen weeks to save the purchase price of twenty-eight dollars, to buy an illustrated edition of "The Secret Garden."

Director: Eric Burdett | Stars: Lana Esslinger, Mark Esslinger

16. Great Genius and Profound Stupidity (2008)

27 min | Documentary, Short

This experimental documentary, which includes interviews with Avital Ronnell, Oliver Sacks, and Merce Cunningham, explores pilgrim mathematician Paul Erdos, Hellen Keller, and the philosophical ideas of genius and stupidity.

Director: Benita Raphan | Stars: Merce Cunningham, Ian Garrison, Andrew Granville, Avital Ronell

Votes: 16

17. Murphy's Law (2003–2007)
Episode: Strong Box (2005)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Still undercover to bring down Dave Callard, Murphy works as an intermediary when he learns there's a deal for a large sum of counterfeit money. When his undercover partner Jill is killed ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Rob Dixon, Michael Fassbender, Michael Feast, Kate Fleetwood

Votes: 52

18. Stargate: Atlantis (2004–2009)
Episode: The Brotherhood (2005)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The team is on Dagan, where they must find key stones to retrieve a ZPM. Zelenka finds out Atlantis has a deep space scanner.

Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Rainbow Sun Francks

Votes: 977

19. Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
Episode: Accidents Will Happen (2014)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Mel takes a pregnancy test. Lennox and Zander's relationship takes a twist.

Director: Robbie Countryman | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson

Votes: 135

20. Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode: Just a Regular Irregular (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sherlock helps a math genius from his network of "Irregulars" experts after he stumbles upon a body while participating in a math puzzle competition. Meanwhile, Joan attempts to extend an olive branch after she learns about Kitty's past.

Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 990

21. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum (2019)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.

Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,866