Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "albert-einstein-character"

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: 726,119 | Gross: $326.11M

2. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 582,434 | Gross: $107.51M

3. Zapped! (1982)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.

Director: Robert J. Rosenthal | Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Robert Mandan, Felice Schachter

Votes: 7,591 | Gross: $16.90M

4. Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)

R | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yasaroglu, Sarah Houbolt

Votes: 61,003

5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria

Votes: 212,725 | Gross: $177.24M

6. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary

An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.

Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Emerson, Keythe Farley, Piotr Michael

Votes: 128,618

7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Sherman, a young boy, misuses a time machine made by his scientist father Mr. Peabody and causes the world history to go haywire. It is now up to Mr. Peabody to rescue his son and the world.

Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann

Votes: 77,785 | Gross: $111.51M

8. Holmes & Watson (2018)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

Director: Etan Cohen | Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall

Votes: 39,390 | Gross: $30.57M

9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland

Votes: 81,046 | Gross: $38.04M

10. Einstein and Eddington (2008 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History

Drama about the development of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to experimentally prove his ideas.

Director: Philip Martin | Stars: David Tennant, Richard McCabe, Patrick Kennedy, Benjamin Uttley

Votes: 7,635

11. The Reluctant Dragon (I) (1941)

Approved | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.

Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Ub Iwerks, Jack Kinney | Stars: Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Buddy Pepper, Nana Bryant

Votes: 3,817 | Gross: $0.87M

12. Insignificance (1985)

R | 109 min | Comedy

Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.

Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell, Michael Emil

Votes: 3,883

13. FDR: American Badass! (2012)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy

An outrageous, over-the-top spoof, FDR: American Badass is the untold true story of our country's greatest monster-hunting president!

Director: Garrett Brawith | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye, Bruce McGill, Ray Wise

Votes: 2,108

14. The Beginning or the End (1947)

Passed | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History

A docudrama detailing the research, development and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler

Votes: 749 | Gross: $2.66M

15. Alien Nation (1989 TV Movie)

Unrated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland

Votes: 1,263

16. Einstein (II) (2008 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary, Biography

The life story and achievements of dreamer and physicist Albert Einstein.

Director: Philip Shane | Stars: Clifford V. Johnson, Michio Kaku, Maggie Mae Reid, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Votes: 103

17. That's Adequate (1989)

R | 82 min | Comedy

Fake documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio.

Director: Harry Hurwitz | Stars: Tony Randall, James Coco, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara

Votes: 284

18. W.E.I.R.D. World (1995 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Greed, murder, sex - all appear to thrive at the Wilson Emery Institute for Research and Development, aka W.E.I.R.D., where brilliant, young, but emotionally unstable scientific geniuses ... See full summary »

Director: William Malone | Stars: Dana Ashbrook, Marshall Bell, Audie England, Paula Marshall

Votes: 187

19. On the Beaches (2019)

18 min | Short, Drama

England, 1933. Runaway siblings Kitty and David's game of soldiers takes a surprising turn when they find their clifftop hideout occupied by Jewish refugee Albert Einstein.

Director: Luke Rodgers | Stars: Bella Ramsey, Toby Woolf, Nicholas Woodeson, Simon Paisley Day

Votes: 29

20. 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: 573

21. Super Science Friends (2015– )

16 min | Animation

A group of super powered scientists are sent through time to by Winston Churchill to fight nazis.

Stars: Hayden Finkelshtain, Brett Jubinville, Fred Kennedy, Adam Shaheen

Votes: 281

22. Taming the Quantum World (2013)

46 min | Documentary

A documentary about the development of quantum computers. A research collaboration worldwide will completely revolutionize global information technology by exploiting the enigmatic quantum physics.

Director: Lars Becker-Larsen | Stars: David Bateson, Thomas Biehl, Tjalfe Bjørnson, Rainer Blatt

Votes: 24

23. The Singular Tale of Einstein & General Relativity (2015)

52 min | Documentary

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has revolutionised our understanding of gravity, space and time. Initially acclaimed, then forgotten, and now rediscovered, the adventure of ... See full summary »

Director: Quentin Lazzarotto | Stars: Alexandre Astier, Sébastien Bize, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Thibault Damour

Votes: 35

24. Scribblenauts Unlimited (2012 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy

Maxwell must collect starites by helping people around the world in order to save Lily from turning into stone

Director: Jeremiah Slaczka

Votes: 164

25. Einstein Himself (2022)

Biography, Drama, History

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Director: Jerry Retford | Stars: Morrison James, Josh Stanes, Darko Kubatka, Phillip John Hastings

26. Mensch Einstein (2005 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

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Directors: Andreas Kleinert, Michael Strauven | Star: Joachim Król

27. Puzz 3D: The Orient Express (2000 Video Game)

Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Part of Puzz 3D video game series. Complete the 3D jigsaw puzzle of the famous historical passenger train, the Orient Express, to solve its mystery. The story is told through FMV sequences.

Director: Dany Chiasson | Stars: Deena Aziz, Chip Chuipka, Bill Rowat, Amanda Strawn

28. Giganten (2007– )
Episode: Einstein - Superstar der Wissenschaft (2007)

60 min | Drama

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Director: Gero von Boehm | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Hannah Schröder, Susanna Krauss, Alexander Beyer

Votes: 8

29. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Fair Game/The Slapper/Puppet Rulers (1993)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

First, in "Fair Game," the Warners become contestants on their favorite game show, "Quiz Me Quick." Next, Pinky and The Brain hope to become "Puppet Rulers" as the stars of a 1950s children's television show.

Directors: Barry Caldwell, Bob Kline, David Marshall | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Harry Shearer

Votes: 150

30. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
Episode: Stand Up Guy (1992)

Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Bill and Ted go back in time to meet Einstein and learn why everyone ironically calls them by his name. However, he turns out to be frustrated by the theory of relativity so he quits physics and turns to his true passion - stand up comedy.

Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Evan Richards, Christopher Kennedy, Danny Breen, Don Lake

Votes: 8

31. Mentors (1998–2005)
Episode: The Genius (1998)

Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

Albert Einstein helps Oliver deal with his parents' divorce.

Director: Arvi Liimatainen | Stars: Chad Krowchuk, Sarah Lind, Belinda Metz, Elliott Gould

32. Red Dwarf (1988– )
Episode: Meltdown (1991)

TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

When Kryten finds a matter paddle on the Red Dwarf, the crew decide to test it out and end up on Waxworld, an enormous waxdroid theme park where waxdroids modelled after history's most famous heroes and villains are at war with each other.

Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge

Votes: 914

33. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Descent (1993)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After an encounter with the Borg, Data feels his first emotion when he gets angry with the Borg. Data then tries to find ways to recreate the situation in order to feel emotions again, ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: John Neville, Jim Norton, Natalija Nogulich, Brian Cousins

Votes: 3,061

34. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: The Nth Degree (1991)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When assigned to investigate an unknown probe, Lt. Barclay is hit by an energy surge, through a shuttlecraft's computer, and he receives an inexplicable boost of confidence and a vast increase in his knowledge.

Director: Robert Legato | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,541

35. Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989–1996)
Episode: Un savant bien tranquille (1989)

Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

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Director: Michel Boisrond | Stars: François Dunoyer, Daniel Goldenberg, Anna Condo, Éric Franquelin

36. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Yakko's World/Cookies for Einstein/Win Big (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Yakko presents the nations of the world./ The Warners and Albert Einstein discover the theory of relativity./ The Brain is a contestant on a game show.

Directors: Alfred Gimeno, David Marshall, Rusty Mills | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Paul Rugg

Votes: 304

37. The Ministry of Time (2015–2020)
Episode: El tiempo vuela (2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

When Albert Einstein is murdered in Madrid and his friend and fellow scientist Emilio Herrera is under suspicion, Salvador takes matters into his own hands.

Directors: Chiqui Carabante, Marc Vigil | Stars: Nacho Fresneda, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Juan Gea, Francesca Piñón

Votes: 83

38. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Staring Blindly into the Future (2020)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Murdoch investigates the disappearances of Nikola Tesla and Marie Curie from a 20th century innovators conference.

Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 265

39. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Screenless (2020)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge implements a limit on screen time for the whole family, only to realize she's the one addicted to screens.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 798

40. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Warrin' Priests: Part 2 (2020)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

In Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy learns the true reason why Bode came to Springfield and the congregation must decide whether to banish their new priest.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 823

41. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: This Pun for Hire/Star Truck/Go Fish/Multiplication (1995)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

In the film noir spoof, "This Pun for Hire", the Warners follow a man carrying a black pigeon statue. Then, the Warners board a starship as adoring fans of the "Star Truck" television ... See full summary »

Directors: Liz Holzman, Audu Paden, Al Zegler | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche

Votes: 147

42. The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Episode: The Truth About Pyecraft (2001)

46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"The Truth About Pyecraft" focuses on two men: one who wants to lose weight and one who wants to reverse his hair loss. They take their angst to a magic shop where they're given potions to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Young | Stars: Tom Ward, Katy Carmichael, Eve Best, Nicholas Rowe

Votes: 30

43. Epic Rap Battles of History (2010– )
Episode: Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking (2011)

TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy, History

The intellects of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking collide in this rap battle, to decide who is the smarter genius.

Director: Dave McCary | Stars: Lloyd Ahlquist, Zach Sherwin, Peter Shukoff

Votes: 194

44. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: Out of Time (2016)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a new threat emerges, Dr. Nate Heywood seeks out Oliver Queen to help find the scattered Legends; once reunited, they go to 1942, to keep Albert Einstein from being kidnapped before the Nazis destroy New York City with a nuclear bomb.

Director: Dermott Downs | Stars: Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill, Caity Lotz

Votes: 2,594

45. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode: Ladder to the Stars (2020)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Animation, Family

An adventure spanning billions of years into the evolution of life.

Director: Brannon Braga | Star: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Votes: 1,086