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Einstein and Eddington

2008·History·1h 33m
7.0
Brilliant physicist Albert Einstein, and English scientist Arthur Eddington form an unlikely friendship during World War I, which leads to the creation of the relativity theory.
Directed by Philip Martin
astrophysicist
scientist hero
semi-biographical
pre-war
research scientist
biographical

Cast

Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
Albert Einstein
David Tennant
David Tennant
Arthur Eddington
Richard McCabe
Richard McCabe
Frank Dyson
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
William Marston
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
Winnie Eddington
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
Sir Oliver Lodge
Lucy Cohu
Lucy Cohu
Mileva Einstein
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter
Max Planck
Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
Fritz Haber
Paul Brooke
Paul Brooke
H H Turner
Eleanor Tomlinson
Eleanor Tomlinson
Agnes Muller
Jodhi May
Jodhi May
Elsa Einstein

Crew

Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Director
Peter Moffat
Peter Moffat
Writer
Nicholas Hooper
Nicholas Hooper
Original Music Composer
Ildikó Kemény
Ildikó Kemény
Co-Producer
Charles Pattinson
Charles Pattinson
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Nina Gold
Nina Gold
Casting

Popular Reviews

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Martina Scorsese
Martina Scorsese
Einstein and Eddington
ecco perché amo la scienza
ecco perché amo la scienza
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LueC
LueC
Einstein and Eddington
I’m actually not convinced that any of this movie is real. I hate Einstein. wtf was Eddington doing I fear his entire character was just him yearning for his man crush. My fav character is Eddington’s sister for being an iconic ally
I’m actually not convinced that any of this movie is real. I hate Einstein. wtf was Eddington doing I fear his entire character was just him yearning for his man crush. My fav character is Eddington’s sister for being an iconic ally
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Hania
Hania
Einstein and Eddington
there’s no better duo than David Tennant and science
there’s no better duo than David Tennant and science
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Sean
Sean
Einstein and Eddington
Enjoyed for a similar reason to The Professor and the Madman which I just caught, it’s a telling of a period of intellectual history with some solid leads, this one’s just slightly rougher around the edges but still works about as well as I was wanting. It’s definitely got a hallmark-y feel to it with the usage of scientific history, it’s not prolific or insightful in any way, the surface-level dive into the science leaves me with a mostly surface-level enjoyment but considering that’s what I was expecting going in I’m far from mad about it. Andy Serkis is a lot of fun as Einstein and I always love seeing Jim Broadbent but my standout here was easily David Tennant, with me only knowing him as Barty Crouch Jr. seeing him play this closeted religious scientist was very impressive and a lot of fun. The script and overall story is as surface level as the science, like I said it’s not groundbreaking there but it’s not with the dialogue either, the romance subplots with Einstein were also entirely unnecessary and could’ve easily been tossed. Despite my problems I still had a good time and I could honestly see myself throwing this on again some time in the future, I just think we need more science history movies because even the mediocre ones warm my heart.
Enjoyed for a similar reason to The Professor and the Madman which I just caught, it’s a telling of a period of intellectual history with some solid leads, this one’s just slightly rougher around the edges but still works about as well as I was wanting. It’s definitely got a hallmark-y feel to it with the usage of scientific history, it’s not prolific or insightful in any way, the surface-level dive into the science leaves me with a mostly surface-level enjoyment but considering that’s what I was expecting going in I’m far from mad about it. Andy Serkis is a lot of fun as Einstein and I always love seeing Jim Broadbent but my standout here was easily David Tennant, with me only knowing him as Barty Crouch Jr. seeing him play this closeted religious scientist was very impressive and a lot of fun. The script and overall story is as surface level as the science, like I said it’s not groundbreaking there but it’s not with the dialogue either, the romance subplots with Einstein were also entirely unnecessary and could’ve easily been tossed. Despite my problems I still had a good time and I could honestly see myself throwing this on again some time in the future, I just think we need more science history movies because even the mediocre ones warm my heart.
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Sam
Sam
Einstein and Eddington
only watched this for the sad yaoi
only watched this for the sad yaoi
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