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Are you a technology enthusiast? Looking for related movies to watch? You have come to a great place for answers. Here we have discussed the best movies that a computer programmer must watch. These movies are intended not only for a computer programmer but for anybody who is fascinated by technology.
1. The Fifth Estate
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch
Directed by Bill Condon
The fifth estate is a 2013 biographical thriller movie. This one of the best movies that shows how an individual programmer turns over the world by releasing classified information to the world to the press.
The movie is based on Wikileaks and shows how it became such a big thing. The name of the movie “the fifth estate” is a reference to those who operate in the manner of journalists outside the normal constraints imposed on mainstream media to dig out the hidden secrets hidden from the public by big organizations.
2. Jobs
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad
Directed by Michael Stern
Jobs is a 2013 biographical drama movie based on the life of Steve Jobs where Steve Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak co-found Apple Inc. The movie shows the hardships and brings motivation to the people who want to do something unique in the world of technology.
This is among the best movies and inspiration for students who have high dreams to achieve something big. The movie shows the life of Steve jobs, from 1974 while a student at Reed College to the introduction of the iPod in 2010. This movie demonstrates how a big technological team is formed under the wise man’s leadership and the result becomes a success.
3. Pirates Of Silicon Valley
Cast: Noah wyle, Anthony Michael Hall
Directed by Martyn Burke
This is a 1999 American biographical drama television film. This movie shows how big tech giants designed top-of-the-line personal computers. This movie shows an important history in the world of computers which coding geeks should know in their carrier.
This is a must-watch movie for a computer programmer or technology enthusiast. The accomplishments of visionaries of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates that took technology to new heights is an important lesson for young coding students and technology enthusiasts.
4.The Social Network
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake
Directed by David Fincher
The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film written by Aaron Sorkin. This is a must watch movie if you are a computer programmer. This movie portrays the founding of Facebook which is the world’s largest social media site. The movie was shot in several places Massachusetts, Los Angeles and Pasadena. The film received the numerous accolades. The film also won the awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score, making it the film with the most wins of the night. It was also chosen by the National Board of Review as the best film of 2010.
5. Mr. Robot
Cast: Rami Malek, Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallström
Directed by Sam Esmail
This is an American drama thriller television series started in June 2015. This series shows an individual who works as a cybersecurity engineer by day and as a vigilante hacker at night.
Unlike movies that show a programmer who is sitting in front of the black screen smashing keys, this series actually shows the real aspects of programming. The show has received numerous awards, including two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award.
6. Antitrust
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Rachel Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins
Directed by Peter Howitt
Antitrust is a 2001 American drama film. In this movie, a young programmer boy is hired as an employee with the significant salary offered to him by a big firm (NURV) but soon he finds out the reality and begins to expose the firm’s evil motive. This is a movie that a computer programmer must watch in 21st century.
Conclusion:
All of the movies mentioned above are full of enjoyment, thriller, suspense. A programmer can learn a lot of things like how big tech giants act and what an individual programmer can do and serve a new significant creative invention for the foreseeable future to make this world a better place. For more entertaining on science fiction check out “Top Alien Movies” for 2021.
