Invention Movies

A scientist is murdered and his new invention is stolen and held for ransom.

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

Uuno's father-in-law councillor Tuura moves to the country with his wife and daughter Elisabeth. Uuno joins them when it turns out Tuura's mansion is...

One of the most popular musical comedies of the 1950s starts with flirting between a bohemian sport pilot and a serious mathematics teacher. The...

A storm reaches the shores of Brittany. Natures drives crazy, two young scientists get caught up in the chaos. Espionage, romantic tensions and...

Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Herman Maxim, a struggling...

Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known on the other side of the ocean. The invention of...

Raúl has invented something that can change the destiny of humanity: a whistle whose sound arouses irrepressible sexual desire. The deluded...

Writer/Director Christopher R. Mihm pays tribute to the works of William Castle, the master of classic horror. Rich socialites have a tradition of...

Marvin Willert and Josie McCale work together at Sellex, an electronics company. When Marvin finally asks Josie on a date, she discovers that Marvin...

Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the...

Over the course of an evening, young couple Lauren and Jim tend to the daily routines that support and sustain them.

Brian Owens was once a prominent professor of quantum mechanics until an accident stripped him of his credentials; he now teaches at a community...

In the absence of their parents, the Malinowski kids are robbed. Instead of going to the police though they decide to regain the stolen money...

Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the sun, designing and building the world's first...

A young filmmaker explores how being stuck indoors doesn't have to be the death sentence that we sometimes make it out to be.

Jobless inventor Justus begins to help people to become happy together with a homeless girl named Bella.