Movies and TvShows featuring "scientist-as-protagonist" theme.

In the classic horror film Frankenstein, a scientist named Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster by reanimating dead body parts. As the monster comes to life, Dr. Frankenstein realizes the grave mistakes he has made and must face the consequences. The film explores themes of playing god, the dangers of scientific experimentation, and the ethics of creating life. It is set in a gothic horror atmosphere, with iconic scenes including the monster's creation and the famous line 'It's alive!'.

After his fiancee is killed in a freak lawnmower accident, a depressed man uses his scientific knowledge to reconstruct her using body parts from prostitutes. Chaos ensues when the reanimated woman starts craving crack cocaine and goes on a murderous rampage through New York City.

A brilliant but twisted surgeon, haunted by the guilt of causing his daughter's disfigurement, kidnaps young women and attempts to graft their skin onto his daughter's face. As his obsession spirals out of control, his sinister experiments become increasingly gruesome. Can his daughter find a way to escape her father's madness?

Marie Curie is a biographical drama that tells the story of Marie Curie, a remarkable scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of radioactivity. The movie explores her personal and professional life, her struggles and achievements, and the impact she had on the world of science.

In the TV show 'Prey', a female bio-anthropologist is drawn into a global conspiracy after the discovery of a new species with supernatural powers. As she investigates further, she uncovers a secret civilization and a terrorist group hiding among humans. With the help of an investigative team, she must unravel the mystery and stop the speciesism and terrorism that threatens the world.

A biologist creates a secret clone of himself in the form of a robot secretary. As he navigates his new job and deals with professional rivalry, he forms a friendship with his new roommate, a widower. Together, they embark on a scientific experiment with a pet chimpanzee, all while exploring the complexities of love and friendship.

An aspiring inventor, played by Carrot Top, becomes the chairman of a major corporation after a bizarre accident. He must navigate the corporate world while dealing with scandals and inventions gone wrong.

Galileo, an Italian scientist, faces opposition from the Catholic Church as he challenges their beliefs about the solar system. He pursues his scientific theories while navigating the politics and religion of 17th-century Italy.

In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.

Set in a fictitious country, 'The White Disease' tells the story of a man who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. As he navigates his deteriorating health, he becomes involved in a battle of wits with a manipulative dictator. The movie explores themes of pacifism, morality, and the irony of fate. It sheds light on the contagious disease that plagues the population and the delusion of grandeur of those in power. With a sick wife and a friendship with a scientist, the protagonist faces moral dilemmas, propaganda, and the harsh realities of war.

Although Czech republic is country free of rabbies, some cases of infected animals appear near one of villages in Sumava region. Virologist Pavel Rogl, that is in his thirties, has task to inspect the situation, supervise the vaccination and find the source of infection. He is also charged to elaborate an expertise for team of police detectives, that are investigating mysterious double homicide. It is possible, that murders are connected to infection. Is it a human murderer, or big beast that escaped?

A fascinating exploration of the life and groundbreaking work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld, a pioneering scientist and activist who dedicated his life to studying human sexuality and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.

Serum obtained from a brain after a mass murder transforms the good Dr. Jekyll of London into the evil Mr. Blood.

A failing scientist, Azrael Thran, decides to clone himself as a last minute effort to achieve success and escape his controlling father.

In 1990s France, a scientist and a psychopath switch bodies due to a scientific experiment gone wrong. As the scientist tries to escape the psychopath's murderous impulses, a psychiatrist tries to help him reclaim his own body and stop the psychopath.

In 1901, a Czech doctor makes a scientific breakthrough by discovering the different blood types. His discovery revolutionizes the field of medicine and has a profound impact on blood transfusions and scientific research. This movie follows the journey of the doctor as he navigates the complexities of the medical world and strives to save lives through his groundbreaking research.

Patrick is a brilliant doctor, in an obsessive race to alter his own grim prognosis. During a series of unconventional experiments, he discovers a scientific loophole unlike anything he had ever imagined. In pursuit of this dark prize, Patrick will risk everything to ensure he sees his experiment to the end...even if it means accepting the sinister results.

It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration of human tissues after transplantation. His former colleague Rosen, now working as an assistant at the private clinic of surgeon Kirchenbruch, considers the research a mere utopia. The disappointed Bartos, trying to verify his theories, therefore accepts the outrageous proposal of Marion, owner of a brothel - to surgically replace the face of her lover, the wanted thief Cutter, with the face of murdered Father Hopsasa. Bartos is well paid but his successful operation remains a secret.