6 Best Inventor and Entrepreneur Biopic Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 4, 2026

The relentless ambition and rivalry of history’s greatest inventors and entrepreneurs has powered some of cinema’s most compelling biographical dramas. In Steve Jobs (2015): Three pivotal product launches reveal the brilliant, difficult personality behind a technology visionary. Worth seeking out is Flash of Genius (2008): An engineer wages a decades-long legal battle against a major automaker for stealing his intermittent windshield wiper invention.

Tesla (2020)

TMDB ★ 5.6

The visionary but commercially unsuccessful inventor struggles to bring his revolutionary ideas to a skeptical world.

Directed by Michael Almereyda · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

The Current War (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse wage a bitter rivalry over whose electrical system will power America.

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Steve Jobs (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Three pivotal product launches reveal the brilliant, difficult personality behind a technology visionary.

Directed by Danny Boyle · 2h 03m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Jobs (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A college dropout's obsessive vision transforms a garage startup into one of the world's most valuable companies.

Directed by Joshua Michael Stern · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Flash of Genius (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An engineer wages a decades-long legal battle against a major automaker for stealing his intermittent windshield wiper invention.

Directed by Marc Abraham · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Young Tom Edison (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A curious, accident-prone young boy's relentless experiments hint at the inventive genius he will become.

Directed by Norman Taurog · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Inventor and Entrepreneur Biopic Movies

Tesla (2020)

The Current War (2018)

Steve Jobs (2015)

Jobs (2013)

Flash of Genius (2008)

Young Tom Edison (1940)

You might also like

6 Best Inventor and Innovation Movies

6 Best Tech Startup Founder Movies

Kate Winslet – 10 Best Movies

Michael Fassbender – 10 Best Movies

Seth Rogen – 10 Best Movies

11 Best Kenyan Movies to Watch