The Tower of Silence

Eva lives in the sinister Tower with her father, a mad inventor, and her grandfather. The aviator Wilfred Durian and his lovely wife live nearby in the town. But Durian's famous flight across the Australian desert was not all it seems... and when his 'dead' partner Arved Holl is rescued by Eva and comes to claim his former fiancée's hand, the whole house of cards is about to come tumbling down. Meanwhile, Eva's own family history is not quite as she had always believed...

Tim's Vermeer

2013

English

7.8

♡ 9

90%

Teller Director

Nicola Vigini as Herself

Claire Jenison as Herself

Penn Jillette as Himself

Martin Mull as Himself

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.

The Mad Magician

1954

English

6.5

♡ 12

59%

John Brahm Director

Vincent Price as Don Gallico / Gallico the Great

Corey Allen as Gus the Stagehand

Patrick O'Neal as Lt. Alan Bruce

Donald Randolph as Ross Ormond

Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

2017

English

7.4

♡ 26

95%

Alexandra Dean Director

Diane Kruger as Herself

Merv Griffin as Himself

Stephen Michael Shearer as Himself

Mel Brooks as Himself

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

Chairman of the Board

1997

English

2.3

♡ 5

11%

Alex Zamm Director

Bill Erwin as Landers

Glenn Shadix as Larry

Estelle Harris as Ms. Krubavitch

Jack Plotnick as Zak

Surfer Edison isn't able to make ends meet with his inventions or his lifestyle. But then he meets billionaire Armand McMillian, who takes a shine to the young bum — so much so that he leaves his invention company to him upon his death. Unfortunately, Armand's nephew, Bradford, only gets a surfboard. While Edison manages to run the company successfully, with the help of pretty Natalie, Bradford conspires to take him down.

Son of Flubber

1962

English

6.1

♡ 10

88%

Robert Stevenson Director

Keenan Wynn as Alonzo P. Hawk

Ron Nyman as Courtroom Spectator

Joanna Moore as Desiree de la Roche

Forrest Lewis as Police Officer Kelly

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

The Contract

1978

Chinese

6.4

♡ 7

television / tv studio

Michael Hui Director

Johnny Koo as Bank Robber

Patti D'Arbanville as Cat TV Assistant

Wei Yang as Eyepatch

Fu Hung Cheng as King Kong

Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempt to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.

Father of Invention

2010

English

5.7

♡ 10

father daughter relationship

flatmates

inventor

parole officer

Trent Cooper Director

Joe Nemmers as Business Man

Heather Graham as Phoebe

Kevin Spacey as Robert Axle

Johnny Knoxville as Troy Coangelo

Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.

Manhandled

1924

English

6.7

♡ 5

Allan Dwan Director

Arthur Housman as Chip Thorndyke

Tom Moore as Jim Hogan

Ian Keith as Robert Brandt

Gloria Swanson as Tessie McGuire

A comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.

Flash of Genius

2008

English

7.0

♡ 16

62%

Marc Abraham Director

Conor O'Farrell as Chris Finley

Dermot Mulroney as Gil Previck

Aaron Abrams as Ian Meillor

Chuck Shamata as Professor Irwin

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.

Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon

2018

Norwegian

6.5

♡ 14

Rasmus A. Sivertsen Director

John F. Brungot as Melvind Snerken

Fridtjov Såheim as Ollvar O. Kleppvold

Bjarte Hjelmeland as Olram Slåpen

Christine Hope as (voice)

In the international race to the moon, the Norwegian mission is led by brilliant inventor Reodor from the village of Pinchcliffe. With Luca the Magpie as the brave astronaut, what could possibly go wrong?

Wedding Daze

2006

English

5.6

♡ 19

33%

Michael Ian Black Director

Heather Goldenhersh as Jane

Isla Fisher as Katie

Joanna Gleason as Lois

Matt Malloy as Stuart

After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously proposes to a dissatisfied waitress named Katie and an innocent dare evolves into the kind of love that both have been looking for all along.

My Life So Far

1999

English

6.5

♡ 13

70%

Hugh Hudson Director

Colin Firth as Edward

Tchéky Karyo as Gabriel Chenoux

Brendan Gleeson as Jim Menzies

Julie Wilson Nimmo as Sarah

A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

The History of Time Travel

2014

English

6.9

♡ 8

71%

Ricky Kennedy Director

Herbert Midgley as Aden Reenactor

Elizabeth Lestina as Anne Page

Ricky Kennedy as Jim North, News Anchor

Peter J. Calvin as Soviet Scientist

A fictional documentary about the creation of the world's first time machine, the men who created it, and the unintended ramifications it has on world events.

Servant's Entrance

1932

Swedish

6.1

♡ 2

Action

based on novel or book

Gustaf Molander Director

Anne-Marie Brunius as Ellen

Rut Holm as Olga, Housemaid

Sigurd Wallén as Pontus

Helga Brofeldt as Woman at the Circus

Helga Breder is a young, spoiled girl. To her beloved Jörgen she says that she, as a modern young woman, is multi-talented and can do whatever she likes. Jörgen bets that she can't work as a house-maid but, if she manages it, he will buy her a diamond ring. Helga becomes a house-maid at Vinger Mansion and falls in love with an inventor, Bertil Frigård, who lives there.

Alice Adams

1935

English

6.8

♡ 6

89%

George Stevens Director

Katharine Hepburn as Alice Adams

Evelyn Venable as Mildred Palmer

George Ford as Party Guest

Frank Albertson as Walter Adams

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

The Colossus of Rhodes

1961

Italian

5.8

♡ 13

56%

Sergio Leone Director

Rory Calhoun as Dario

Lea Massari as Diala

Georges Marchal as Peliocle

Rafael Hernández as (uncredited)

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.

The Fly

1958

English

7.1

♡ 31

95%

Kurt Neumann Director

Kathleen Freeman as Emma

Vincent Price as François Delambre

Betty Lou Gerson as Nurse Andersone

Harry Carter as Orderly

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene Delambre, who tells him that she has just killed her husband, André. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that André invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber during the matter transference.

The Squeeze

1987

English

4.8

♡ 8

14%

Roger Young Director

Michael Keaton as Harry Berg

John Davidson as Honest Tom T. Murray

Joe Pantoliano as Norman

Meat Loaf as Titus

Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.

Le bon roi Dagobert

1963

French

5.2

♡ 2

Pierre Chevalier Director

Alain Morat as Bébert / Sigisbert

Darío Moreno as Charibert - le frère de Dagobert

Pierre Gualdi as Le frère portier

Darry Cowl as Le maître- bourreau Richardic

Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.

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The Tower of Silence

Tim's Vermeer

The Mad Magician

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Chairman of the Board

Son of Flubber

The Contract

Father of Invention

Manhandled

Flash of Genius

Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon

Wedding Daze

My Life So Far

The History of Time Travel

Servant's Entrance

Alice Adams

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Fly

The Squeeze

Le bon roi Dagobert