6 Best Mathematician and Genius Biopic Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 4, 2026

The brilliant, often tormented minds of history’s greatest mathematicians and scientists has powered some of cinema’s most acclaimed biographical dramas. In A Beautiful Mind (2001): A brilliant mathematician’s groundbreaking work is threatened by his descent into paranoid schizophrenia. Don’t overlook Oppenheimer (2023): A brilliant physicist leads the race to build the atomic bomb, then grapples with the moral weight of his creation.

Oppenheimer (2023)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 90

A brilliant physicist leads the race to build the atomic bomb, then grapples with the moral weight of his creation.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 3h 01m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars370 wins & 378 nominations

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Stream: Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hidden Figures (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 93% Metacritic 74

Three brilliant Black women mathematicians overcome racism and sexism to help launch NASA's early space missions.

Directed by Theodore Melfi · 2h 07m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars37 wins & 94 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A self-taught Indian mathematical genius travels to Cambridge to develop his extraordinary theories.

Directed by Matt Brown · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Theory of Everything (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 81% Metacritic 71

A brilliant physicist's groundbreaking career and marriage are tested by his diagnosis with a degenerative disease.

Directed by James Marsh · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar25 wins & 128 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Imitation Game (2014)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A socially awkward mathematician leads the secret effort to crack Germany's Enigma code during World War II.

Directed by Morten Tyldum · 1h 53m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 74% Metacritic 72

A brilliant mathematician's groundbreaking work is threatened by his descent into paranoid schizophrenia.

Directed by Ron Howard · 2h 15m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars37 wins & 69 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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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 Mathematician and Genius Biopic Movies

Oppenheimer (2023)

Hidden Figures (2016)

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)

The Theory of Everything (2014)

The Imitation Game (2014)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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