Show kids how media uses the concepts you teach every day if you want to get them excited about Science-Fiction Movies and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Use these ten best STEM movies to help students learn problem-solving skills and enhance their curiosity.
Best STEM Movies
The Lego Movie
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Maya Rudolph (Actors)
Big Hero 6
Dream Big: Engineering Our World
Narrated by Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big: Engineering Our World transforms how we think about engineering.
From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small, and reveals the heart that drives engineers to create better lives for people around the world. | Stream on Apple TV+
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner (Actors)
Hidden Figures
To continue this unit study, check out the Hidden Figures Movie Guide.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Michael Peña (Actor)
Underwater Dreams
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- John Aaron, Fred Haise (Actors)
Apollo 13
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain (Actors)
Interstellar
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig (Actors)
The Martian
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Pilloton Emily, Miller Matthew (Actors)
If You Build It
Want to illustrate to students that they have the potential to make a difference? Then watch this movie about ten high school students who design and construct a new farmer’s market for their country town. If You Build It spends a year in the life of one of America’s most innovative classrooms.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode (Actors)
The Imitation Game

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