Tech-Related Movies and series to Watch When You’re Bored at Home.

Movies

1. The Social Network

The movie was released in 2010. It is a biographical drama film about founder Mark Zuckerberg. This Movie shows the true story of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

The Movie is all about the challenges faced by Mark Zuckerberg while building the world’s most popular and highly used social networking site “Facebook”. Any programmer will love to watch this movie as it shows a clear dedication to achieving one’s goals.

2. The Internship

The movie was released in 2013. It is a comedy film.It shows how recently these gentlemen were laid-off salesmen who attempt to finish at a much younger age and are more technically skilled applicants for a job at Google.

They were invited to join the google internship at Google’s Headquarters in Mountain View California. And there they compete with the younger group of people who are tech geniuses and skilled. This is the best-recommended movie for those who think that they are too old for learning technical stuff.

3.Steve Jobs

This movie is inspiring, and it takes a look inside one of the most significant personalities in the tech industry’s life and career, Steve Jobs.

What to love about this movie is how Fassbender portrays Jobs with energy, intellect, and charisma in an excellent performance. Winslet performs admirably as Hoffman, contrasting with Jobs’ gruff demeanor.

Steve Jobs is a movie that provides a unique storyline of the life and career of Steve Jobs. It is a must-watch for the hub of technology lovers.

4. The Adam Project

The movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Mark Ruffalo in a touching story about family and time machines. The Adam Project went through development hell for a decade before it was finally released on Netflix last year. In the end, it was the dynamic duo of Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds who finally made The Adam Project a reality.

5. The Imitation Game

The movie was released in 2014. It is a historical drama film. The movie is based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. This movie is about the invention of the world’s very first computer by Alan Turing and his team. At the end of the movie, it is shown that Alan and his team come up with a way to decode the German Enigma Code. It can turn out to be the best movie for programmers.

6. Kimi

Kimi deals with the increasingly worrying matter of digital privacy in the age of information. Angela, an employee at tech giant Amygdala, discovers some criminal affairs might be going on at her company. However, her extreme agoraphobia prevents her from leaving her apartment.

Starring Zoë Kravitz, Kimi is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through. Not only does the movie introduce its tech-related conundrum in a believable setting, but it’s also one of the very first films to use the COVID-19 lockdowns and their social ramifications as an engaging plot point.

7. Interstellar

The legendary movie was released in the year 2014. It is an epic science fiction film with a completely different approach for presenting artificial intelligence. However, AI is not the central theme of the movie but has been represented with the help of two robots called CASE and TARS. The movie is entirely set in a dystopian future where the astronauts travel through time to search for a new home for the human race near Saturn. The movie was nominated for five awards at the 87th Academy Awards and won the award for Best Visual Effects and numerous other awards.

8 Iron Man

In "Iron Man," a (2008) movie we meet Tony Stark, a brilliant scientist and a playboy. After demonstrating a powerful missile in Iraq, Stark is attacked and left injured and imprisoned. Determined to save his own life, he builds an electromagnetic suit with the help of a fellow soldier, not knowing that it will also become his alter ego in fighting crime. The film is filled with witty banter and technical jargon, making it longer than necessary, but it stands out in the superhero genre for its genuine interest in the science behind its technology. Both 13-year-old boys and computer science professors can appreciate the film's attention to detail, as experts commend the suit's design and realistic abilities.

9.Hidden Figures

Another movie based on real-life events and real-life people, Hidden Figures narrates the stories of three incredibly talented women who shatter stereotypes about women of color through their crucial roles in one of NASA’s most iconic space missions.The movie was released in (2016).

10.Ex-Machina 

Holding an academy award for visual effects, this 2014 Sci-fi thriller likely has won many fans around the globe. It shows the journey of programmer Caleb Smith who must interact with a female robot to assess the artificial intelligence behind her creation.

Series

1.The bigBang theory

Big Bang Theory with an amazing story and quirky characters is very famous among the geeks. People who love science can relate to it every bit. Same as geeks the characters are also nerds who know everything about maths, computers, and science but nothing about love. The series mainly focuses on Physics and the main four characters who are employed at Caltech University. In order to make the show a bit more intriguing and interesting all the jokes are mostly science related. However, not only jokes or dialogues but the love of the characters are also affected due to their love for science. So if you are a science freak then this is a must-watch show for you.

Released On: 2007

No. Of Seasons: 1

The series has a successful run from 2007 to 2019 and is quite popular among tech nerds. Also, all episodes of ”Big Bang Theory’ are available in Goojara, supanova for free.

2. Silicon Valley

If you’re a tech person then chances are less that you’ve not heard about Silicon Valley – a global region for technology and innovation. This show also depicts the culture of Silicon Valley and follows the life of a programmer, Richard Hendricks who builds a startup company, and struggles along with his friends/colleagues to make it big in the tech world while facing high competition from giant entities. The show manages to showcase the insight aspects of the tech startup along with dealing with venture capitalists and the bubble of Silicon Valley. And the best part of this series is all the seasons are connected with a single story instead of having a separate story for each series.

Released On: 2014

No. Of Seasons: 06

The show is not meant for those who are not interested in technology as many of the jokes are tech-related which they won’t be able to understand, it is particularly meant for all tech enthusiasts.

3. Mr. Robot

The geeks who love to watch the fusion of thriller and technology-based content can give it a try ‘Mr. Robot’ as it is surely worth watching for all of them. The story is about Elliot Alderson who is a cybersecurity engineer by day and a vigilante hacker by night. Subsequently, he joins a group of hacktivists called ‘fsociety’ to destroy all debt and financial records of E Corp, the largest conglomerate in the world. Also, mental illness and social anxiety disorder with Elliot makes the storyline more intense and intriguing. The series deals with the implication of a lot of technologies to penetrate the network with a greater realism factor and a book & several computer games have also been released based on this series.

Released On: 2015

No. Of Seasons: 04

In addition, you must know that real hackers were hired as consultants & assistants to show it as real as it can be. You can get all the seasons on goojara .

4. Person of Interest

A crime thriller content focused on computer programs and technologies like AI, etc. what else do you need? The ‘Person of Interest’ storyline revolves around a mysterious reclusive billionaire computer programmer who creates a supercomputer for the US government to collect the sources of information to prevent terrorist attacks and identify the people behind these as well. Also, the machine can identify other perpetrators and the victims of other premeditated crimes which accelerates the story too deeply. Moreover, the pairing of the protagonist with a former CIA agent and other instances make the story more thrilling and interesting.

Released On: 2011

No. Of Seasons: 05

The way ‘Person of Interest’ depicts the exploration of technologies like Artificial Intelligence to end crimes and other security aspects as well is something must-watch for all the techies. All the episodes of Person of Interest can be watched on Goojara.

5.Suits

This movie is about brilliant college dropout Mike Ross. Although Suits may not directly relate to technology for tech enthusiasts, it frequently references how technology affects the legal industry. Technology is depicted as an essential tool for attorneys and legal firms, from breaking into computer systems to employing software to analyze data.

Suits is worth watching if you love technology and legal dramas. Even though it may not be explicitly about technology, tech lovers will like the series since it depicts how technology affects the legal profession.

I picked the movies and series for this list based on what I know and have watched. If your favorite movie or series isn't on the list, you can tell us on Twitter @TheTechKona . We're open to suggestions and would love to hear what you recommend!

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