Here we've displayed a list of the best Researcher films : Interstellar(2014), Grizzly Man(2005), Encounters at the End of the World(2007), Masculine-Feminine(1966), Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977), Pripyat(1999), The Man in the White Suit(1951), Koko: A Talking Gorilla(1978), The Fountain(2006), Genesis 2.0(2018), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011), The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms(1953) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2014
165 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Anne Hathaway Jessica Chastain Michael Caine Ellen Burstyn Mackenzie Foy Timothée Chalamet Wes Bentley David Gyasi John Lithgow Casey Affleck
professor physicist pilot researcher crew member daughter brooding emotional intense earth new planet space spaceship truck house interstellar portal space travel leaving home time exploration
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Jewel Palovak Warren Queeney Carol Dexter Val Dexter Sam Egli
researcher bear girlfriend activist conservationist unrestrained tender powerful alaska wildlife preserve grizzly bears daunting task obsession death quest fall 2000s
A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Documentary
USA
2007
99 Minutes
scientist documentarian researcher fascinating antarctica isolation werner herzog wildlife survival penguins discovery 21st century
Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
Romance
France|Sweden
1966
103 Minutes
Chantal Goya Jean-Pierre Léaud Marlène Jobert Michel Debord Catherine-Isabelle Duport Evabritt Strandberg
aspiring writer singer roommate researcher beauty queen cool hedonistic offbeat creative france paris youth society idealism affair materialism pop music discovery growing up 1960s
A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.
Sci-Fi
USA|UK
1977
135 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr Melinda Dillon Cary Guffey Bob Balaban J. Patrick McNamara Warren Kemmerling Roberts Blossom Philip Dodds Shawn Bishop
alien researcher worker mother dark tense suspenseful motel india forest small town aliens military media collaboration conspiracy expedition quest pursuit discovery
Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.
Documentary
Austria
1999
100 Minutes
elderly person environmentalist researcher government official soldier documentarian chilling dark solemn pripyat, ukraine ghost town nuclear power plant nuclear meltdown disaster environmentalism radiation chernobyl disaster government discovery fall
After 1986, a restricted zone was erected at a radius of 30km around Chernobyl. More than 100.000 people have been evacuated from there, but some have remained or returned. "Pripyat" follows four protagonists who live or work in this zone.
Comedy
UK
1951
85 Minutes
Alec Guinness Joan Greenwood Cecil Parker Michael Gough Ernest Thesiger Vida Hope George Benson Edie Martin
scientist inventor researcher amusing cheeky engaging madcap factory england inventions big business capitalism obsession unrequited love clothing industry discovery escape 1950s
An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
Documentary
France
1978
85 Minutes
Penny Patterson Karl H. Pribram
researcher gorilla scientist charming engaging house trailer california stanford university sign language human-animal friendship wild animals animal rights education emotion transformation discovery quest 1970s
A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2006
96 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Rachel Weisz Ellen Burstyn Mark Margolis Ethan Suplee Sean Patrick Thomas Donna Murphy Alexander Bisping Marcello Bezina
conquistador queen researcher wife space traveler brooding fascinating mexico space museum laboratory search love cure tree time travel quest love metamorphosis future
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
Documentary
Switzerland|China|Russia|South Korea|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Maxim Arbugaev
hunter geneticist scientist expert researcher mammoth confident fascinating incredible uneasy tense intricate arctic ocean office building laboratory convention excavation man vs. nature genetic engineering scientific experiments
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths. There is a gold rush fever in the air. The price for white gold has never ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|Germany
2011
127 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kathy Burke Benedict Cumberbatch David Dencik Colin Firth Stephen Graham Tom Hardy Ciarán Hinds John Hurt Toby Jones Konstantin Khabensky
spy agent chief researcher deputy mole brooding intricate tense london istanbul budapest, hungary safe house office government building espionage infidelity cold war investigation homosexuality
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Paul Hubschmid Paula Raymond Cecil Kellaway Kenneth Tobey Donald Woods Jack Pennick Lee Van Cleef Steve Brodie Ross Elliot Ray Hyke Mary Hill
professor researcher doctor scientist corporal colonel campy outlandish spectacular thrilling arctic canada maine massachusetts new york city coney island nuclear weapons testing dinosaurs uncontrollable experiment radiation
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
81 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson John Forsythe Kathleen Hughes Marcia Henderson Richard Denning Hugh Sanders
writer researcher actress wife producer police detective tense brash intricate suspenseful los angeles television studio apartment blackmail murder adultery television show writing rivalry escape
A beautiful but heartless television actress, uses seduction and tricks to blackmail the men in her life to a point, where she could get herself killed.
Comedy
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Jane Wyman Dennis Morgan Eve Arden Robert Douglas Allyn Joslyn
researcher company president engineer fiancé singer sailor madcap frenetic mushy long island, n.y. bay submarine nightclub house government secrets romance submarine deception investigation discovery
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Australia
2016
117 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Leslie Jones Kate McKinnon Charles Dance Michael Kenneth Williams Chris Hemsworth Neil Casey Cecily Strong Matt Walsh Ed Begley Jr.
researcher physicist engineer new yorker ghost secretary confident creative cheeky new york city library office headquarters street car paranormal research teamwork ghosts invasion
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Sci-Fi
USA
1983
106 Minutes
Christopher Walken Natalie Wood Louise Fletcher Cliff Robertson Joe Dorsey Jordan Christopher
researcher scientist government official military officer wife thrilling tense suspenseful disturbing research station north carolina brain-reading device scientific experiments military industrial complex near-death experience sex tape technology discovery rivalry wretched excess
Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
Drama
USA
2005
94 Minutes
Jonathan Slavin Scotch Ellis Loring Susan Slome Mike Begovich Jennifer Elise Cox Jason Bushman Timothy Omundson John Hartmann Beth Grant Michael Chieffo Jessalyn Rizzi
gay man married man promiscuous man coworker researcher brooding emotional profound california office sexual identity sexual repression depression betrayal experiments homosexuality temptation transformation love 2000s
A despondent gay man throws his life and relationships into turmoil when he volunteers for a controversial pharmaceutical study for a drug designed to make gay men straight.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
85 Minutes
The Lane Sisters Gale Page Claude Rains Jeffrey Lynn Eddie Albert May Robson Frank McHugh Dick Foran Vera Lewis
father sister mother husband researcher composer confident engaging melodramatic small town factory florida house apartment laboratory family investing natural disasters small-town life real estate
Adam Lemp and his four daughters, Ann, Thea, Kay, and Emma, are in financial and emotional crises. Thea's husband Ben has promoted a Florida housing development to everyone in town, and ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2013
91 Minutes
Caity Lotz Toby Stephens Denis Lawson Lee Nicholas Harris Sam Hazeldine Helen Griffin Sule Rimi Jonathan Byrne Ben McGregor Jade Croot Pooneh Hajimohammadi
scientist soldier researcher cyborg android mother brutal disturbing patriotic suspenseful tense uneasy military base secret location underground office ocean laboratory cyborgs artificial intelligence
In efforts to construct perfect android killing machines in a war against China, UK scientists exceed their goal and create a sentient robot.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1951
88 Minutes
Margaret Lockwood Dane Clark Marius Goring Wilfrid Hyde-White Olaf Pooley Eric Pohlmann
researcher government agent reporter chief of police government official entomologist engaging tense melodramatic england laboratory communist country police station government offices espionage iron curtain scientific experiments journalism undercover operations police work
A British lady entomologist travels to a Balkan country to look into germ warfare trials using various bugs as carriers.
Adventure
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Marshall Thompson Betsy Drake Richard Haydn Cheryl Miller Alan Caillou Rockne Tarkington Maurice Marsac Robert DoQui Albert Amos Dinny Powell Mark Allen
doctor researcher teen girl tutor native lion lighthearted charming africa compound savanna wildlife lions science research father/daughter relationship adventure discovery 1960s
When a native village is apparently terrorized by a lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the lion ... See full summary »
Drama, Biography
Germany|South Africa
2009
114 Minutes
Jeroen Krabbé Barbara Hershey Judith Godrèche Samuel West Jonathan Firth Jeanette Hain Patrice Naiambana Armin Rohde
researcher doctor albert einstein photographer president profound intricate intense touching africa gabon new york hospital cold war atomic bomb peace communism pursuit 1950s
For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands-on compassion and the power of Christ-like sacrifice. Now director Gavin Miller presents a landmark drama about the... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
109 Minutes
Halle Berry Bruce Willis Giovanni Ribisi Gary Dourdan Richard Portnow Patti D'Arbanville Clea Lewis Jane Bradbury Jared Burke Jay Wilkison Nicki Aycox
reporter researcher editor childhood friend advertising executive undercover agent suspenseful melodramatic new york city office newsroom morgue car apartment investigation blackmail affair murder obsession internet
A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her childhood friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2008
85 Minutes
Carlos Bernard Mathew St. Patrick Courtney Ford Rockmond Dunbar Tom Kiesche Joel McCrary Bryan Krasner Bonita Friedericy Derek Basco
scientist researcher creepy tense brutal supermarket research alien life-forms hostage situation discovery rescue 2000s
A group enters a supermarket at closing time, shoots around and takes hostages. They believe aliens have arrived there then. Cops arrive outside.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1996
101 Minutes
Ted Danson Joely Richardson Ian Holm Kirsty Graham Harris Yulin James Frain Keith Allen Nick Brimble
anthropologist innkeeper girl researcher lawman assistant charming offbeat winsome scotland lake boat inn myth small town self-discovery loch ness monster investigation romance fall
A scientist tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Japan
1995
100 Minutes
Will Horneff Helen Shaver Peter Boyle Jean Marie Barnwell Marvin J. McIntyre John C. McGinley Gregory Itzin Titus Welliver Thomas F. Wilson
gorilla teen boy mother circus owner researcher police officer emotional heartwarming oakland, calif. africa jungle family home circus countryside animal cruelty human-animal friendship on the run teen angst mother/son relationship quest
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK
1980
88 Minutes
Farrah Fawcett Kirk Douglas Harvey Keitel Douglas Lambert Ed Bishop Christopher Muncke
scientist robot researcher engaging gripping madcap shocking spirited space station spacecraft scientific experiments robotics space space exploration science fiction mystery pursuit adventure 1980s
Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid fields of Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot robot.
Drama
France|Germany
1997
107 Minutes
Heike Makatsch Charles Berling Daniel Craig Seymour Cassel Allen Goorwitz Marie-Christine Barrault Daniel Gélin
musician boyfriend frenchman researcher passionate emotional germany berlin love attraction obsession forbidden love 1990s
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Germany
2003
101 Minutes
Barnaby Metschurat Herbert Knaup Heike Makatsch Roman Knizka Frank Giering Felix Kramer Sebastian Nakajew Rosie Alvarez Joachim Bissmeier Boris Pietsch Franka Potente
doctor colleague scientist researcher frightful frightening dark eerie germany berlin clinic routine new job research experiments murder conspiracy mystery discovery 2000s
The doctor and soccer player in the leisure time Jo Hauser decides to move to Berlin and be an intern in a famous clinic, expecting to increase his knowledge and expertize, and help his ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
85 Minutes
Jennifer Jason Leigh Bella Thorne Cameron Monaghan Thomas Mann Jennifer Morrison Kurtwood Smith Taylor Spreitler Mckenna Grace
single mother child doctor intern researcher evil spirit creepy dark intense house bedroom office street car school paranormal evil spirits danger stress possession
A desperate single mother moves with her three children into the notorious, supposedly haunted, real-life Amityville house to try and use its dark powers to cure her comatose son. Things go horribly wrong.