From supercomputers to personalized healthcare recommendations, data science has changed our lives in incredible ways. However, it is safe to say that this is just the beginning and there is a long way to go. Movies are a great way to learn more about these futuristic concepts in an easily understandable way. Let’s take a look at some of the top data science movies that you should watch, regardless of your career interest in the field.
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1. The Enigma Code ( The Imitation Game)
Morten Tyldum directed this 2014 historical drama, The Riddler Code. The film is based on the Andrew Hodges biography “Alan Turing: The Enigma” and was written for the big screen by Graham Moore. The original title of the film, the imitation game, is the answer suggested by Alan Turing to answer the question “Can machines think?”. This film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, who works to decipher messages from German intelligence during World War II. Along with his fellow mathematicians, the British mathematician builds a machine to help them crack the codes.
2. The Game of Fortune (Moneyball)
The 2011 movie, Moneyball or The Game of Fortune, talks about baseball statistics. Billy Beane, joined by Peter Brand, a Yale grad, defies baseball’s old-school drafting process. They work on reinventing his team by using a sabermetric model that has never been used before. Written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin and starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the film was nominated for multiple Academy Awards.
3. Minority Report: Sentencia Previa (Minority Report)
This 2002 film talks about a futuristic technology that would allow criminals to be caught even before the crime is committed. Accused of one of those crimes, John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, sets out to prove his innocence. Minority Report was directed by Steven Spielberg and is set in the year 2054.
4. A Beautiful Mind (A Beautiful Mind)
This 2001 American biographical film is based on the life of American mathematician John Nash, winner of the Abel Prize and Nobel Prize in Economics. Directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman, the film tells of how the brilliant but asocial mathematician discovers that his life takes a turn for the worse after accepting an assignment from William Parcher. It also shows the achievements of Nash, played by Russel Crowe, despite the mental illnesses he lived with.
5. The Relentless Hunter (Blade Runner)
Blade Runner, or the Relentless Hunter as it is known in some Hispanic countries, revolves around characters called replicants that are created through bioengineering. We are in the technological age, and more aspects are being digitized and automated with artificial intelligence . Science fiction movies like Blade Runner help us better understand the representation of these technologies. The LAPD’s Blade Runner goes after these Republicans, and the decisions in the film are based on emotions and the freedom to live.
6. A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey)
A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey) is another movie based on data science, artificial intelligence and technological advances. This classic directed by Stanley Kubrick talks about the future of AI with a series of highly advanced 9000 computers. In this situation, the AI works on memory and the movie revolves around a mission in space. The team is made up of humans who take a robot designed with HAL functions to Jupiter, leaving us with an ending that makes us wonder what would happen if the events of the film took place in the future.
7. She (Her)
Another great movie is Ella, a sci-fi romantic drama that was written, produced, and directed by Spike Jonze. The basic plot revolves around Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) an introverted writer who buys an artificial intelligence system or virtual assistant that can help him write. However, as the AI progresses and develops the ability to learn and adapt, Theodore develops feelings towards the AI system.
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