Outside In
May 15, 1994 | IMDB 8
22 min Watch NowAnimation, Documentary
The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of smooth motions and self-intersections. Through a combination of dialogue and exposition accessible to anyone who has some interest in mathematics, Outside In builds up to the grand finale: Bill Thurston's "corrugations" method of turning the sphere inside out.
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Dimensions
The Four Elements
Theory of Sets
The Genius of George Boole
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Edge of Darkness
Tractor Ted Meets More Animals
Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 1929
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IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2026
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IMDB 3.2 | Nov , 1952
This public-school educational film warns of the dangers of cheating. John Taylor is struggling with his algebra course, and convinces his friend Mary to show him her answers during the tests. But when he is caught, his reputation among his fellow students, along with his student-council seat, is put in jeopardy.Blue's Big Musical Movie
IMDB 8.2 | Oct , 2000
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IMDB 6 | Nov , 2004
Watch the Quidget Family and the Subtractobats perform high-flying feats of mathematics! In this astounding story, Leap, Lily, Tad and wacky Professor Quigley train numbers to count, add, and subtract in a series of amazing circus acts. Numbers and Quidgets fly from trampolines, trapezes and cannons as they teach early mathematical concepts.Musical Multiplication
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1986
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IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 2020
Exploring the rise and fall of the groundbreaking animated series Ren & Stimpy and its controversial creator, John Kricfalusi, through archival footage, show artwork and interviews with the artists, actors and executives behind the show.WEED
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1971
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IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2001
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IMDB 0 | May , 2016
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IMDB 5.2 | Jan , 1966
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IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1991
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IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2015
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IMDB 9 | Feb , 2026
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 2015
The film features amazing scenes of places never before seen gathered by key space missions that culminated with groundbreaking discoveries in 2015. It features a spectacular flight though the great cliffs on comet 67P, a close look at the fascinating bright "lights" on Ceres, and the first ever close ups of dwarf binary planet Pluto/Charon and its moons.Tractor Ted Meets More Animals
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
Tractor Ted takes us to see some unusual farm animals and we see some big farm machines hard at workMan & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults
IMDB 2.9 | Aug , 1969
Hosted by some unnamed escapee from a twelve-step program, Man and Wife, moves from anatomy charts and Asian erotic art into actual footage of two couples demonstrating nearly fifty different sexual positions.Pioneers in Skirts
IMDB 8.7 | Oct , 2022
Pioneers in Skirts is an Emmy-nominated 60-min documentary following filmmaker Ashley Maria’s quest to peel back the layers of obstacles that can limit a woman or girl's pioneering ambition.Women on the Water
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
A documentary film from New Hampshire Sea Grant following the stories of women in New Hampshire's traditionally male-dominated seafood and aquaculture industries, why they chose to work on the water, the challenges they face, and the reasons they've stayed.