Top 10 Movies Every Engineer Should Watch

So, you are an engineer working on a project in a company or you are an engineering student who just complete exams and assignments and want to watch some movies. The movies with perfect combination of engineering, technology, space and exploring our tech world.

Some of the list of must watch top movies for engineers that will be your all-time favorites and will be top in your watch list which gives you entertainment, comfort, inspiration and also help you to be better engineer in your life.

Here is the list of Top 10 Best Movies for Engineers you must watch are as follows,

1. Apollo 13 (1995)
2. The Social Network (2010)
3. 3 Idiots (2009)
4. Interstellar (2014)
5. The Martian (2015)
6. Iron Man (2008)
7. Ex Machina (2014)
8. Chhichhore (2019)
9. First Man (2018)
10. Hidden Figures (2016)

1. Apollo 13 (1995)

Apollo 13 is one of the best engineering and science related movie ever released. The movie is about the NASA’s Apollo mission in which three astronauts travels to the moon and first time a human being was landed on the surface of moon. The movie was directed by Ron Howard and released on 11^th April, 1970. Apollo 13 movie is a great combination of space mission, team work and execution.

2. The Social Network (2010)

The Social Network is a biographical drama movie was directed by David Fincher and released on 12^th November 2010. The movie is a biographical representation of Mark Zuckerberg a Harvard University student who creates the biggest social networking website known as Facebook, a story from creating to got sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. The movie is all about the programming and the path of idea to the execution.

3. 3 Idiots (2009)

3 Idiots is a Hindi Bollywood comedy-drama movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani and released on 25^th December, 2009. The movie is based on three friends who studying engineering. After graduating, two friends are searching for their third fiend companion. They revisit their college days and memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, follow their passion and work on what they actually want to do in life. The movie inspires you to work on you love and your passion can also be your best career.

4. Interstellar (2014)

Interstellar is an epic science fiction movie directed by Christopher Nolan and released on 7^th November 2014. The movie is based on the exploration of new planet for humans. When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot is tasked to pilot a spacecraft with the team of researchers to find the new planet for humans. The movie beloved of its scientific accuracy. It shows the theory of time dilution due o gravity and black hole. 

5. The Martian (2015)

The Martian is one of the best science fiction space movies directed by Ridley Scott and released on 2^nd October 2015. The movie is about an astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his crew leaves him behind and assume him dead due to heavy storm. His ingenuity to find the way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue. The movie will inspire you to face every situation with your efforts.

6. Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man is a one of the best superhero movies appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Iron Man is the first movie in a Marvel Cinematic Universe directed by Jon Favreau and released on 1^st May, 2008. A movie based on Tony Stark a billionaire, entrepreneur, engineering held captive in an Afghan cave who creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Tony Stark develops his suit by adding weapons and other technological devices he designed through his company.

7. Ex Machina (2014)

Ex Machina is a science fiction psychological thriller movie directed by Alex Garland and released on 21^st January, 2014. A story about a young programmer is selected to participate in an experiment in a synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities in a highly advance artificial intelligence humanoid. He invited by his CEO to administer the Turning test to an intelligent humanoid robot.

8. Chhichhore (2019)

Chhichhore is an Indian Bollywood comedy drama movie directed by Nitesh Tiwari and released on 6^th September, 2019. A movie based on a middle-aged man take a trip down memory lane and remember his engineering college days along with his friends and classmates who were labelled as losers and how they managed to remove that tag of losers. This movie will inspire you to live every moment with happiness and fight for every problem you are facing in the world.  

9. First Man (2018)

First Man is an American biographical drama movie of Neil Armstrong, an American NASA astronaut and pilot. First Man was directed by Damien Chazelle and released on 12^th October, 2018. A movie is a biographical representation of Neil Armstrong and his legendary space mission of Apollo 13 that makes him the First Man to walk on the Moon on 20^th July, 1969. This movie shows how Engineer Neil Armstrong joins the space program, spending years in training and risking his life during test fights.

10. Hidden Figures (2016)

Hidden Figures is an American biographical drama movie of three female Africa-American mathematicians Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Hidden Figures was directed by Theodore Melfi and released on 6^th January, 2017. The movie is based on a story of a team of female mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space race program.