10 films about real scientists who changed this world (12 photos + 1 video)
This list will let you know that biopics about scientists are Benedict Cumberbatch's favorite genre. 
On July 21, Christopher Nolan’s new film “Oppenheimer” about the famous American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, who became the creator of the atomic bomb, will be released on big screens all over the world. This is probably the most important premiere of the year, so it’s worth doing some warming up by remembering a few more biographical films that tell about the life and work of other scientists important to our planet.
Dangerous Element (2019) 
About whom: Marie Skłodowska-Curie is a Polish and French scientist, one of the discoverers of radioactivity. The first woman was awarded the Nobel Prize, and she received it twice, in physics and chemistry.
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) 
аbout: Srinivasa Ramanujan is a self-taught Indian mathematician who made important contributions to number theory.
War of Currents (2017) 
About whom: Thomas Edison is an American inventor, George Westinghouse is an American engineer and entrepreneur, Nikola Tesla is a Serbian-American physicist and engineer. The film shows their confrontation against the backdrop of direct current versus alternating current.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the role of Thomas Edison here.
Hidden Figures (2016) 
About whom: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were among the first African-American women mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers to work at NASA and greatly influence the success of the American space industry.
Origin (2009) 
About whom: Charles Darwin is an English naturalist, founder of evolutionary theory and popularizer of the term “natural selection.”
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the role of the English botanist and friend of Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker.
Mind Games (2001) 
About whom: John Nash is an American mathematician, Nobel Prize winner in economics, who worked in the field of game theory. The film shows his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia in a slightly embellished form.
Interestingly, the roles of Emma Darwin, the wife of Charles Darwin, and Alicia Nash, the wife of John Nash, were played by Jennifer Connelly. “A Beautiful Mind” brought the actress an Oscar.
Temple Grandin (2010) 
About whom: Temple Grandin is an American scientist, professor of animal husbandry, and famous advocate of livestock. An important feature of Temple’s biography and career is that she has autism, and the woman has been actively helping researchers study the disorder through her own example almost all her life.
Stephen Hawking's Universe (2014) 
About whom: Stephen Hawking is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist who worked with the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis most of his life.
Do you know who played Stephen Hawking in another famous biopic, Hawking, 2004? That's right, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Agora (2009) 
About whom: Hypatia of Alexandria is an ancient Roman philosopher, mathematician and mechanic. One of the first female scientists in history.
The Imitation Game (2014) 
About whom: Alan Turing is an English mathematician, creator of the famous computing “Turing Machine”, formalized the concept of “algorithm”.
Played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Oppenheimer (2023) 
About whom: Robert Oppenheimer is an American physicist, creator of the atomic bomb.
Trailer "Oppenheimer"
