I would like to know which movies/series you would recommend, where the plot and programming scenes are mostly technically correct (no hacking into NASA computers with some HTML scrolling across the screen 😅).
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Which movies or series about programming would you recommend?
Publish Date: Dec 5 '19
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Felix WittmannDec 6, 2019I really love this series. Very realistic how they present the technology side of the time.
Michel RenaudDec 5, 2019It's a cult classic about office work that takes place around the time when lots of work was going on to fix Y2K problems before Jan. 1, 2000. It's hilarious.
Robert MyersDec 6, 2019If you like it, the same director/writer did Idiocracy. Wouldn't quite fit on this list, but a good watch.
- jeikabuDec 6, 2019
It’s more real than reality. It could be a documentary for past, present, and future.
Tom VanAntwerpDec 5, 2019Anyone who works in an office must watch Office Space. Any interns or very young staff who haven't seen it, I offer to pay for them to rent it. Required viewing!
Santiago M.A.Dec 5, 2019In no particular order:
- Mr.Robot
- Silicon Valley (is also about Startups, but is funny ;P)
- Halt and catch fire
- The Social Network
Have a nice day!
Daniel SchulzDec 5, 2019'War Games' is pretty much correct and features a multitude if real life 80s pentesting methods.
That and, obviously, 'Hackers' :)
vinmayDec 6, 2019This is one of my all time favorites. The newer one was okay but the one from 1983 is truly amazing !
Erics GiovanoDec 5, 2019Black mirror and especially Black mirror: Bandersnatch, not to mention the sophistication required in producing the latter one by Netflix production and engineering team!
- Tom VanAntwerpDec 5, 2019
A non-zero number of plot points from IT Crowd have happened to me at work...
MurrayVareyDec 6, 2019Yup! Definitely the most realistic IT advice on TV -- "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
Marvin TrillesDec 5, 2019Anyone remembers the movie Antitrust ? Its where i got the phrase 'human knowledge belongs to the world' fitting for the open source community 😀
ArturDec 5, 2019I recently see this, it says all the things that we programmer know well but in a very nice way: imdb.com/title/tt11167964/
Joseph ClarkDec 5, 2019I haven't seen it in years but I always liked Sneakers. A 1992 movie about a group of hackers (might be called "pentesters" in today's lingo). I don't remember if there was much code on screen, but regardless most of the movie was about cracking into a hardened system. Some huge names in the cast: Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix...
- Robert MyersDec 6, 2019
I don't remember the coding, but the CS is waaaayyyy off base. Encryption and cracking encrypted data doesn't work that way.
- Joseph ClarkDec 6, 2019
I mostly remember the human intelligence gathering, social engineering, etc.
GhostDec 6, 2019I think not many relate that movie with "hackers" because is too realistic; not like the mainstream picture of a "h4xor".
Jody BarfordDec 5, 2019Anyone remember a series based in Blackpool about VR murder game? Remember it being really good but can't think of the name of it.
Evan PlaiceDec 6, 2019- Mr. Robot
- Codebreaker (Alan Turing Bio)
- Ghost in the Shell
- Hackers
- Sneakers
- Wargames (1983 version)
- Real Genius
- Tron (Original)
neoanDec 6, 2019Wait, what do you mean by that? There are two ways of interpreting the ending, aren't there? Damn, now I have to watch it again.
David Dal BuscoDec 6, 2019Furthermore all these great movies and shows suggestions, two documentaries from a couple of years ago I really loved:
- Indie Game: The Movie
- The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Morphman the ClownDec 6, 2019Freedom Downtime was quite good. It was a response to the inaccuracies in Takedown.
sur0gDec 6, 2019hacking into NASA computers with some HTML scrolling across the screen
Challenge accepted 😂
AhmadDeelDec 6, 2019I like how silicon valley shows that the product of any startup is going through phases and how to build, develop, and maintain a team.
as well as things aren't going to be built overnight.- AhmadDeelDec 6, 2019
and to be honest Mr. Robot is nice but it is over-saturated with sex and drugs and has a low-spirit to me !!!
Dave JensenDec 6, 2019Although it's not "technically correct," I enjoy the cult classic Hackers (1995).
Mikolaj KuberaDec 6, 2019None, tbh. Tv series/movies (especially American, albeit hardly only) about programming/tech say as much about reality as movies/tv series say about artists. Documentaries is what I would recommend.
In this fashion, I would take "Citizenfour" over "Snowden" any time of the day :-) (Not to pick on Oliver Stone; he seems like a decent guy.)
My short list:
CelineDec 11, 2019If you guys want to watch a really crazy documentary I would recommend The Great Hack! It’s about how Cambridge Analytica used social media to influence the US elections and others around the world. Good to learn that with great power comes great responsibility!
Thomas BntDec 11, 2019Mr. Robot, one of best series on programming, hacking, society, anxiety, conflicts, trans-identity and homosexuality. And mooore
Raphael SchweikertDec 13, 2019I’ve long half-jokingly referred to Superman III as the best hacker movie ever. In all honesty though, it is rather realistic compared to some others (though that’s a low bar)…
Tom HayesSep 10, 2020Devs! Amazing miniseries by Alex Garland about some of life's big questions... Well worth a watch!
10 DecorsDec 1, 2020You can watch The Social Network, Pirates of War Game, Virus and many more. I loved the social network and watched it 5 times.
In fact, my back pain started once I watched continuously. Recently got a budget-friendly massage chair to enjoy watching more movies without any pain.Do you recommend any exercise for lower back pain?
I really liked Halt and Catch Fire. Awesome character development during all 4 seasons and very moving personal stories about how it was in the 80's to be an entrepreneur, computer engineer or software developer.