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1. The Martian (2015)
PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara
Votes: 923,638 | Gross: $228.43M
2. Evolution (2001)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A fire-fighting cadet, two college professors, and a geeky but sexy government scientist work against an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott
Votes: 136,142 | Gross: $38.35M
3. Half-Life 2 (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.
Director: David Speyrer | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Robert Culp, Louis Gossett Jr., Michelle Forbes
Votes: 17,526
4. The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Approved | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the Prologue, pirates hide a treasure on an island off the Mexican coast. And the pirates, the map and the treasure disappear in a volcanic eruption. The legend of the island draws ... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Don Terry, Gwen Gaze, Walter Miller, Grant Withers
Votes: 226
5. Catalyst (I) (2009)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A story about love, art, fate, and the mysteries of creativity. A chance event leads a young man to re-encounter the love of his life, amid a strange streak of good fortune.
Director: Greg D. Robbins | Stars: Greg D. Robbins, Elizabeth Lee, Erica Honeycutt, Bailey Thirloway
Votes: 7
6.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Synchrony
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mysterious old man is killing scientists working on the development of a cryobiologic compound. He freezes them to death with this same compound that doesn't even exist yet.
Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Joseph Fuqua, Susan Lee Hoffman
Votes: 3,702
7.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
The Unexplained Mysteries of Chemistry
(2021)
9 min | Documentary
Despite centuries of research into chemistry there are still some basic concepts that are poorly understood. A few that are worth billions of dollars if you figure them out such as; ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
8.
Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments! (2014– )
Episode:
Bromine - the Unique Liquis Element!
(2019)
12 min | Documentary
Maxim repeats the original preparation of bromine by Lowig and Balard followed by a second preparation of the element with Piranha solution. He then proceeds to demonstrate the reactions of... See full summary »
Star: Maxim Bilovitskiy
9.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Cobalt - Periodic Table of Videos
(2018)
9 min | Documentary
Professor Poliakoff explains the intense and sublime colors produced by cobalt coordination compounds while Neil demonstrates the reactions to produce them. Then the professor describes ... See full summary »
Stars: Neil Barnes, Brady Haran, Martyn Poliakoff
10.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Antimony - Periodic Table of Videos
(2008)
2 min | Documentary
Star: Martyn Poliakoff
11.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Aluminium (or Aluminum) - Periodic Table of Videos
(2014)
12 min | Documentary
Professor Poliakoff finds Aluminum very useful in his labs research. As the oxide is helpful as a catalyst for various organic reactions. In crystal form the oxide is synthetic sapphire and... See full summary »
Stars: Brady Haran, Martyn Poliakoff, Neil Barnes
12.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Bismuth - Periodic Table of Videos
(2008)
5 min | Documentary
Peter and Debbie both have samples of bismuth. Debbie's is crystalline which is quite popular with collectors. Bismuth is used in conjunction with other metals as a catalyst but the ... See full summary »
Stars: Debbie Kays, Peter Licence, Martyn Poliakoff
13.
DoS - Domain of Science (2010– )
Episode:
The Map of Chemistry
(2017)
12 min | Documentary
Star: Dominic Walliman
14.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Nickel - Periodic Table of Videos
(2017)
14 min | Documentary
Nickel is a fairly chemically resistant metal but it is pyrophoric as raney nickel that also contains aluminum. Raney nickel and other forms of nickel are used to hydrogenate vegetable oil ... See full summary »
Stars: Neil Barnes, Martyn Poliakoff
15.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Ruthenium - Periodic Table of Videos
(2009)
6 min | Documentary
Ruthenium is an expensive metal that if often used as a catalyst particularly for olefin metathesis.
Stars: Peter Licence, Martyn Poliakoff
16.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Rhodium - Periodic Table of Videos
(2013)
5 min | Documentary
Rhodium is a rare and expensive noble metal. It is used primarily in the automotive industry to to catalyze the decomposition of nitrogen oxides in exhaust fumes. Alloyed with platinum in ... See full summary »
Star: Martyn Poliakoff
17.
Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode:
Stephen Church and Manganese Pentacarbonyl - Periodic Table of Videos
(2011)
8 min | Documentary
Star: Martyn Poliakoff
18.
Just Have a Think (2018– )
Episode:
NEW Zinc catalyst dismantling plastics at room temperature.
(2022)
14 min | Documentary, News
Industries are beginning to emerge for upcycling plastic waste. That is breaking down into its component monomers for reprocessing into new plastic.
Star: Dave Borlace
19.
SciShow (2012– )
Episode:
The 'Dancing Cat' Disaster of Japan | Minamata Explained
(2017)
5 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Minamata Japan. Such a beautiful place to live. Let's ruin it by dumping mercury in the water.
Star: Hank Green
20.
Two Bit da Vinci (2017– )
Episode:
China is Drilling the World's Deepest Hole - Here's Why
(2023)
18 min | Documentary
China is in the process (2023) of drilling a superdeep borehole probably to search for raw materials. But their intended depth may be beyond the capability of current technology. A cheaper ... See full summary »
Star: Ricky Roy
21.
Three Twentysix (2021– )
Episode:
Chemistry's Next Big Thing
(2022)
5 min | Documentary
Dr. Robertson's vote for the most important potential chemistry breakthrough is a catalyst to make splitting water in to hydrogen and oxygen energetically efficient. Such an innovation ... See full summary »
Star: Andrew Robertson
22.
Three Twentysix (2021– )
Episode:
How atoms really make molecules!
(2023)
26 min | Documentary
An introduction to molecular orbital theory.
Star: Andrew Robertson
23.
NileRed (2014– )
Episode:
All about Mercury, the Liquid Metal | Element Series
(2017)
12 min | Documentary
Nigel discusses and demonstrates some of the chemistry of organic, inorganic compounds and alloys of mercury including its use as a catalyst. In each case he explains the toxicity hazards of the chemicals used and synthesized.
Star: Nigel Braun