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1) The Inventor
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The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci left Italy to join the French court, where he could experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, and incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question "What is the meaning of it all?"
2) Flubber
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Brilliant but befuddled Professor Phillip Brainard is on the brink of inventing a revolutionary energy source and missing his wedding for the third time! He develops a miraculous elastic goo flubber that enables anything it's applied to, to bounce super high and fast.
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Phineas and Ferb are two stepbrothers who find inventive things to do on each day of their summer vacation. They journey around the world and take on new adventures, such as building a roller coaster out of materials you would find in your everyday home like popsicle sticks, indoor plumbing, etc. Unbeknownst to them, their pet platypus, Perry, leads a double life as a secret agent.
4) Zero contact
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Follows five characters based all over the world, connected only by their devotion to the late founder and tech titan Finley Hart. The characters are then forced to work together to shut down Hart's most secret invention, a machine that is either the solution to mankind's problems or the end of life on Earth.
5) Envy
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"Tim and his best friend, Nick, shared and shared alike, until Tim turned down a chance to invest in Nick's latest crazy invention; Now Nick is raking in the millions while his buddy is green with envy. Enter a cagey and conniving vagabond who's got a plan to turn the tables and steer a little profit to himself"--Container.
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A mind-bending "Sci-fi Noir" in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca and Memento. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time, uncovering the secret of time travel. But a ruthless corporate tycoon, Klaus Meisner, will stop at nothing to steal it. To protect his discovery, Jim travels back in time to stop the conspiracy before it can happen. Once in the past, Jim uncovers a surprising truth about Abby, the machine,...
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In the quirky town of Eureka, America's brightest scientists are working on some of the government's best-kept secrets. Some lead to brilliant inventions, and some to total chaos. Making sense of the mysteries is Sheriff Jack Carter, a former U.S. marshal who is stranded in the surreal small town after a random car accident.
9) Zero contact
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Follows five characters based all over the world, connected only by their devotion to the late founder and tech titan Finley Hart. The characters are then forced to work together to shut down Hart's most secret invention, a machine that is either the solution to mankind's problems or the end of life on earth.
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Mario 'invents' the wheel, and the cave people discover traffic jams and fender benders; To feed his hungry evil dinosaur, King Koopa lures the cave people to a prehistoric circus at the Neon Style and Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Yoshi must rescue them; King Koopa opens a fast food stand, serving egg Scoopa Koopa sandwiches which are highly addictive and turns his consumers into Chickadactyls; Luigi teaches farming to the cave people, with...
13) Eternal code
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When a CEO refuses to approve an illegal device that sustains human life, she and her husband are kidnapped. Their daughter must develop an unlikely ally, a homeless veteran, to save them from those who would kill to live forever.
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Conceived as the ultimate road movie, this decades-in-the-making science-fiction epic from Wim Wenders follows the restless Claire Tourneur across continents as she pursues a mysterious stranger in possession of a device that can make the blind see and bring dream images to waking life. This breathless adventure in the shadow of Armageddon takes its heroes to the ends of the earth and into the oneiric depths of their own souls.
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It's Widget's Wildest Inventions & Best Adventures! She's the busiest builder and fix-it whiz in Wuzzleberg, and Wubbzy's good friend, too! And in these 6 'best of' episodes, plus one bonus episode, there are machines, workshop wonders, and plenty of good times with the Wuzzleburg crew, too! It's all 'No problemo' for Widget at her very best!
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W.C. Fields Comedy Collection volume 2
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Sam Bisbee is an inventor whose works (e.g., a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only poverty. His daughter is in love with the son of the town snob. Events conspire to ruin his bullet-proof tire just as success seems near. Another of his inventions prohibits him from committing suicide, so Sam decides to go on living.
17) Sliders
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Brilliant grad student Quinn Mallory has created a device that opens a wormhole to an infinite number of parallel universes where history has taken different paths, some subtly changed and other radically different. Quinn's test trip goes awry, stranding his physics professor, Arturo, his friend, Wade, and bystander Rembrandt in parallel San Francisco's, "sliding" from one alternate reality to another, unable to return home.
19) Synchronicity
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A mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca and Memento. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time, uncovering the secret of time travel. But a ruthless corporate tycoon, Klaus Meisner, will stop at nothing to steal it. To protect his discovery, Jim travels back in time to stop the conspiracy before it can happen. Once in the past, Jim uncovers a surprising truth about Abby, the machine,...
20) Mr. Nanny
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Thinking his manager has found him a bodyguard job, former pro-wrestler Sean Armstrong is horrified to learn he's been hired to watch over two nanny-hating kids. But even more dangerous than the kids' "Home Alone"--Style booby traps is a Top-secret Peacekeeper ray-gun invented by the kids' genius father. The children and their behemoth babysitter team up to thwart the villain, save the world and learn some heartwarming lessons about friendship.
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