Hardware

Hardware 1990

5.90

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.

1990

Disclosure

Disclosure 1994

6.30

A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.

1994

Hyperland

Hyperland 1990

7.00

This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s and early 1990s: hypertext, multimedia, virtual assistants, interactive video, 3D animation, and virtual reality.

1990

AlphaGo

AlphaGo 2017

7.69

The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. Yet in 2016, Google's DeepMind team announced that they would be taking on Lee Sedol, the world's most elite Go champion. AlphaGo chronicles the team as it prepares to test the limits of its rapidly-evolving AI technology. The film pits man against machine, and reveals as much about the workings of the human mind as it does the future of AI.

2017

Eventual

Eventual 2023

9.00

In a world where the future is for sale, a grieving man visits a mysterious Time Spa, seeking a glimpse of his future. However, he discovers that some truths are more challenging than the past he's desperate to escape.

2023

Podfather

Podfather 2009

1

Documentary telling the story of silicon chip inventor Robert Noyce, godfather of today's digital world. Re-living the heady days of Silicon Valley's seminal start-ups, the film tells how Noyce also founded Intel, the company responsible for more than 80 per cent of the microprocessors in personal computers.

2009

Eternal You

Eternal You 2024

6.20

Startups are using AI to create avatars that allow relatives to talk with their loved ones after they have died. An exploration of a profound human desire and the consequences of turning the dream of immortality into a product.

2024

iHuman

iHuman 2019

7.10

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is possibly the most powerful technology of our time. It has the potential to solve humanity’s biggest challenges yet some fear AI will be our downfall. iHUMAN follows pioneers at the frontline of the race to develop the ever more sophisticated AI to find the questions we need to ask at this crucial point in history.

2019

Transient

Transient 2024

5.00

After a traumatic accident, a tech entrepreneur's new invention forces him to wrestle with the ghosts of his past.

2024

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery 2024

5.91

A deep dive into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

2024

The Thinking Game

The Thinking Game 2025

7.30

Chronicles the extraordinary life of visionary scientist Demis Hassabis and his relentless quest to solve the enigma of artificial general intelligence.

2025

Ghost Project

Ghost Project 2023

5.80

Three young programmers come across an abandoned technology meant to detect supernatural presence. They reverse engineer the tech and create an app for their phones which allows them to see ghosts, thus endangering their own lives.

2023

The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires

The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires 1996

7.40

It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen were amateurs; and for the most part they still are. From his own Silicon Valley garage, author Bob Cringley puts PC bigshots and nerds on the spot, and tells their incredible true stories. Like the industry itself, the series is informative, funny and brash.

1996

Guy Manley: Super Spy

Guy Manley: Super Spy 2024

7.50

Guy Manley, formerly the world’s most preeminent secret agent, who, while drowning in his alcohol-filled retirement, is brought back for one last mission by his former boss Buck Cash. His mission? Kill Buck's brother, Rich Cash, keeping him from being elected the city's new mayor, thereby stopping him from becoming the most powerful person in the world!

2024

Time Bomb Y2K

Time Bomb Y2K 2023

5.50

As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological disaster: a bug that could cause computers to misinterpret the year 2000 as 1900. Crafted entirely from archival footage and featuring first-hand accounts from computer experts, survivalists, scholars, militia groups, conservative Christians, and pop icons, Time Bomb Y2K is a prescient and often humorous tale about the power and vulnerabilities of technology.

2023

Computer Dreams

Computer Dreams 1988

1

A documentary about the exciting possibilities of computer animation and the shaping of never before imagined worlds.

1988

Vixen

Vixen 2024

7.00

An international conference on the future of cyber security held in China's tallest building is interrupted by a group of terrorists taking advantage of the lockdown ahead of the meeting. The only delegate not held by the terrorists Sunny Liu finds herself in the unenviable position of being the lone chance of stopping them. The terrorists think catching a single woman is easy, but they may have underestimated their prey.

2024

The Net

The Net 2003

6.00

Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose. A marvelously subversive approach to the history of the Internet, this insightful documentary combines speculative travelogue and investigative journalism to trace contrasting countercultural responses to the cybernetic revolution.

2003

Movies by Machine - AI and Cinema

Movies by Machine - AI and Cinema 2024

6.80

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more sophisticated, the film industry is split between enthusiasm at what the technology can achieve and concern over the future for human workers in the industry. Will actors and actresses be replaced by machines? An overview on the coming wave of AI in cinema.

2024

Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence

Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence 2023

1

A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. Whether you're intrigued by the secretive world of intelligence agencies or concerned about the implications of digital surveillance, this film will leave you with a deeper understanding of the role signals intelligence plays in society.

2023

Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire 2014

7.92

During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.

2014

Weird Science

Weird Science 1994

6.66

Gary Wallace, a teenager who dreams of beautiful women and a cheerful life, and his only friend, the shy and geek Wyatt Donnelly, always serve as a target for ridicule and bullying of violent classmates. Once using a computer and mysterious electrical radiation, they manage to bring to life the "woman of their dreams." Her name is Lisa, and she is ready to fulfill the wishes of her creators ...

1994

The Silicon Factor

The Silicon Factor 1980

7.00

A series of three programmes investigating the so-called microelectronics revolution.

1980

The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine 1991

1

A five-part series about the origins, history and impact of the computer, a machine that changed the world.

1991

Sander versus the socials

Sander versus the socials 2023

1

Sander Schimmelpenninck investigates the far-reaching influence of social media on our society and politics. To this end, he talks to journalists, moderators, philosophers, lawyers and troll hunters. How does social media use undermine our democracy and why is no one doing anything?

2023

The Great Acceleration

The Great Acceleration 2020

7.00

This remarkable science-history series investigates the blistering pace of human endeavour in space exploration, computing, energy, resources, Earth science and our understanding of the evolution of life itself.

2020

The Computer and the Mind of Man

The Computer and the Mind of Man 1962

1

In the 1940s a different kind of tool was invented a tool for extending certain powers of mans mind, the electronic computer. It is the fast, reliable, and tireless performance of a variety of arithmetic and logical operatic is which gives the computer its great utility and power. What this exciting invention means to mankind now and in the future is the subject of this provocative series.

1962

GameTechChannel

GameTechChannel 2015

10.00

GameTechChannel is a YouTube Channel for multiple games. They strive to make videos that everybody can enjoy. Every game they are interested in or play, gets uploaded.

2015

The Academy

The Academy 1983

1

A companion programme to TVOntario's Bits and Bytes, The Academy explores the principles and applications of computer technology in greater detail.

1983