Top 5 Movies Based On Programming/Programmers | Must Watch Programmers Movies | Simplilearn

hi there are you as passionate about

programming as we are

if yes you are going to love our list of

the five top movies that capture this

high-tech exhilarating world stunningly

taking us vividly through the

significance of programming to the sheer

wonder of ai these hollywood

representations are a real must watch

for every programmer or budding

enthusiast

so let's dive right in happy watching

the first on our list is the pirates of

silicon valley a must for all

programming enthusiasts and also an

inspiration for startups and

entrepreneurs around the world it was

directed by martin burke and released in

1999.

the film depicts several events that led

to the i.t and computer revolution watch

how giants like microsoft and apple

designed personal computers get an

insight into other key industry players

ibm and xerox what's particularly

interesting is the depicted computing

wars between apple and microsoft right

from their beginnings the competition at

the time and the success of each

the main plot revolves around how steve

jobs the founder of apple and bill gates

the founder of microsoft ideated

brilliantly the creation of a personal

computer that everyone could benefit

from and how after a long tussle the two

firms finally announced their alliance

in 1997 to build a better world for

technology

thus if you're keen to learn how

personal computers were first developed

this movie is something you'll

absolutely love

next up we have antitrust which was

released in 2001 it is a techno thriller

film did you know that the world of

software also has its own dirty side

dive right into unravel as this is quite

an interesting take on the world you're

enthusiastic about the plot starts with

the ideal setup programmers working in a

corporation that not just pays well but

also offers a good working environment

a young talent a passionate programmer

gets the job in this organization only

to find out later of the wrong doings

that were being committed

this is where things start getting

attention grabbing the programmer goes

on to use his unique tech skills and

gets right to the bottom of it all

this movie is really an all-time

favorite for programmers globally as it

depicts the best ways of applying one's

sophisticated know-how in this domain it

hence still remains one of the best

programming movies of all time number

three on our list is jobs which was

released in 2013. it is a biographical

drama the film is based on the life of

steve jobs right from his school life

until the invention of the ipod the

movie of course depicts the success

story of jobs but it touches on some of

the more tangible inspiring elements

highlighting the way he worked the

creativity he put in and the game

changing mission that he had which

eventually changed the world the plot

revolves around creating and building

the apple company and the brand the

introduction of the iconic iphone which

went on to become the highest selling

product in the century the recreation of

the ipod launch scene that will

definitely leave you with goosebumps

ashton kutcher's portrayal of steve jobs

that was just phenomenal all in all the

story behind how apple became the

business enterprise it is today yes jobs

is one of the most motivating films for

people who have real ambitions and

dreams and who want to create a world of

success for themselves second on the

list is the imitation game if you love

working with numbers or algorithms this

one is especially an absolute treat for

you in fact all programmers may find the

film extremely engaging it came out in

2014 and revolves around the invention

of the world's very first computer by

alan turing and his team the imitation

game is historical drama based on the

life of the genius british mathematician

alan shuring who played an essential

role as a crypto analyst in deciphering

the enigma machine an encryption device

used by the nazis during the world war

ii to transmit code messages the sheer

fact that he imagined a computing

machine when people had no idea about

anything even close to it is absolutely

incredible he solved a problem that the

most talented and revealed could never

have in this way and the movie captures

the excitement of it all what's more

historians actually estimate that

breaking enigma shortened the war by two

plus years

saving over 14 million lives turing's

work inspired generations of research

into what scientists call sharing

machines today we call them computers

the topmost however on the list is the

social network the movie was released in

2010 it is a biographical drama and has

won the oscars for best adapted

screenplay best film editing and best

original score the film captures the

lives of mark zuckerberg and his friend

eduardo saverin showcasing them in

harvard university and the story behind

the most successful social media

platform ever seen facebook the movie

depicts that in 2003 harvard computer

sciences sophomore mark zuckerberg

launched a website called face smash

that would determine the attractiveness

of female students against one another

the site became an overnight sensation

among harvard students but stirred

controversies due to violations of the

harvard computer and privacy policies

subsequently it had to be brought down

despite its popularity this spurred

another innovation from zuckerberg and

his close friend sabrin and outlaunched

the facebook in early 2004 which as we

all now know went on to become the

world's biggest social networking site

facebook thus the plot takes you through

how facebook grew as a business giving

us interesting glimpses into the various

ups and downs along its way what's

unique is that even in a movie such as

this you would find yourself connecting

to what each of the characters feel as

their emotions have been depicted in the

most real-life manner there is no real

villain it's about the things that real

people do in real life to achieve

success like how one may commit

something immoral or screw over their

friends to get ahead of themselves

this film also makes you remember where

and why you started also confirming the

sheet heights a dedicated programmer can

really go on to achieve once capitalized

on their potential we hope you've

enjoyed this video the list doesn't end

here there are many other programming

movies that we think are good choices to

satisfy the programmer in you therefore

do let us know which movie you think we

have missed on our list and your

personal favorite on our list as well

all these programming movies are fun to

watch but at the same time our

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