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The Big Short
2015
A surprisingly entertaining exploration of incentives, complexity, and systemic failure. It is really a movie about understanding a system that most people do not understand.
Margin Call
2011
The same financial crisis from an engineering perspective. Less flashy than The Big Short and more focused on decision-making under uncertainty.
Moneyball
2011
One of the best films about replacing intuition with evidence. Strong overlap with ideas found in Factfulness and statistical thinking.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003
Excellent depiction of leadership, technology, logistics, science, and decision-making. Many engineers and systems thinkers love this movie.
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
A study of culture, leadership, identity, and the unintended consequences of large-scale political action.
Alive
1993
One of the classic survival stories.
The Edge
1997
Survival mixed with practical problem-solving and wilderness knowledge.
Touching the Void
2003
Part documentary and part reenactment. Extraordinary story of survival and decision-making.
Arctic
2018
Minimalist survival film focused on logistics, priorities, and persistence.
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Interesting intersection of mathematics, perception, and reality.
The Social Dilemma
2020
Pairs well with your interest in dopamine, habits, and behavioral psychology.
October Sky
1999
Learning through experimentation and persistence.