Movies with computer programmers as the leading role.

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05-20-04, 01:27 AM

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The Fly (1986). Brundle, while an "inventor", was also a programmer. Teaching the computer about the flesh and what not.

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05-20-04, 05:45 PM

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Any more? I saw that my colleague has also registered and posted in this thread, so it served at least one purpose...

Thanks for any other suggestions.

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Dopamine. It's about a robotics software developer nerd & a teacher. Got rave reviews at Sundance, and 3 1/2 stars by Ebert.

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Maybe not exactly a programmer, but Spencer Tracy in The Desk Set. He's the engineer responsible for computerizing the research department of a TV network. Pretty early for computers to be the main theme of a movie also (1957).