Highest-Rated Movies about 'Formula'

Spider-Man (2002), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Room for One More (1952), Lover Come Back (1961), A Brilliant Young Mind (2014), Alice Adams (1935), The Witches (1990), The Nutty Professor (1963) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Formula movies.

#1. Spider-Man (2002)

Storyline: Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end.

Plot Keywords: superhero, marvel comics, teenage superhero, secret identity, impalement, super villain, split personality ...

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#2. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

Storyline: Joe Ross is a rising star. He's designed a process that will make his company millions. He wants a bonus for this work, but fears his boss will stiff him. He meets a wealthy stranger, Jimmy Dell, and they strike up an off-kilter friendship. When the boss seems to set Ross up to get nothing, he seeks Dell's help. Then he learns Dell is not what he seems, so he contacts an FBI agent through his tightly-wound assistant, Susan Ricci. The FBI asks him to help entrap Dell. He accepts, a sting is arranged, but suddenly it's he who's been conned out of the process and framed for murder. Bewildered and desperate, he enlists Susan's aid to prove his innocence.

Plot Keywords: con game, camera, invention, inventor, brother sister relationship, secret, airplane stewardess ...

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#3. Room for One More (1952)

Storyline: Anne and "Poppy" Rose are the average American family, with three quirky kids. Anne has a good heart and gives lost cats and dogs a home - and one day also the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once. At first Poppy is worried and wants to get rid of her, but with love and patience they finally manage to integrate her into the family. Just then Anne invites another orphan, the aggressive handicapped Jimmy-John, to their summer vacation.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: foster child, husband wife relationship, boy scout, saying grace, christmas tree, harmonica, mother son relationship ...

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#4. Lover Come Back (1961)

Storyline: Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are both in the advertising business, but for different agencies. Annoyed by Jerry's methods of using alcohol and women to ensure contracts for his agency, Carol tries to get him thrown out of his profession. To avoid this Jerry bribes the girl who'd testify against him, by starring her in a TV commercial for a product named VIP that he's just made up. By accident these commercials are broadcasted and to keep his job, Jerry has to come up with VIP for which he enlists the help of Doctor Linus Tyler. Carol goes to see the Doctor to try and get the VIP account, but because she and Jerry have never met, she mistakes Jerry for the Doctor. Jerry then takes advantage of this situation to win her.—Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>

Plot Keywords: sleeping shirtless, taking off clothes, undressing, learning the truth, employer employee relationship, phone booth, seductive man ...

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#5. A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)

Storyline: In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him - most of all his loving mother - but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan's talents win him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love.

Plot Keywords: mathematics, mother son relationship, loss of father, autism, coming of age, competition, teacher student relationship ...

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#6. Alice Adams (1935)

Storyline: In the small town of South Renford, Alice Adams comes from a working class background, although she aspires to be among the upper class. Alice's mother blames her husband for their low social standing, despite his working hard and Alice not blaming him for anything. Regardless, Alice tries to do whatever necessary to put on appearances of wealth and social standing, despite everyone in that class in town knowing who she is, and thus largely ignoring her because of her false airs. First meeting at a society ball, Alice surprisingly catches the eye of Arthur Russell, surprisingly as he purportedly is engaged to débutante Mildred Palmer. As Alice continues to hide her true social standing from Arthur as he courts her, Mrs. Adams pressures Mr. Adams into doing something he doesn't want to do in an effort truly to become part of the business class, that measure which entails sinking all his money into a business venture. Beyond the time when Arthur finds out the true nature behind Alice's facade, other issues may bring the fragile Adams society house of cards tumbling down around them, and thus the happiness Alice is seeking with Arthur.—Huggo

Plot Keywords: forgiveness, card playing, candle, cafe, butler, book, black american ...

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#8. The Nutty Professor (1963)

Storyline: Nerd. Milquetoast. Klutz. These are just three of the many undesirable words that can be used to describe Professor Julius Kelp. But all that changes when the chemistry expert invents a potion that transforms him into a suave, sexy chick magnet, whom Julius aptly names Buddy Love. Unfortunately, there's one side effect: Buddy can't control when he'll change back into Julius, an event that always happens at inopportune times. How will Julius/Buddy resolve his Jekyll-and-Hyde dilemma?

Plot Keywords: chemistry, transformation, experiment, laboratory, teacher student relationship, goofball, piano playing ...

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#9. The Zero Theorem (2013)

Storyline: A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.

Plot Keywords: meaning of life, video surveillance, computer, telephone call, statue, black and white segues into color, defecation slur ...

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#10. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

Storyline: During a fight between the Krusty Krab and Plankton, the secret formula disappears and all of Bikini Bottom goes into a terrible apocalypse. The Bikini Bottomites go crazy and they all believe that Spongebob and Plankton stole the secret formula. The two new teammates create a time machine to get the secret formula before it disappears and also go to some weird places along the way including a time paralex where they meet a time wizard named Bubbles who is a dolphin. The two later get to the time when the formula disappeared and take it back to the present day time. They then realized that it's a fake formula Plankton made when he was taking the real one and the Bikini Bottomites try to destroy Spongebob (Plankton runs away) Spongebob smells Krabby patties and so does everyone else so the Bikini Bottomites follow it (instead of destroying Spongebob) and they arrive at the bank of the surface. Everyone except Spongebob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and a stowaway Plankton go ...

Plot Keywords: dinosaur, surrealism, transformation, underwater, cgi, sequel, quest ...

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#11. Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015)

Storyline: Lola Bunny is a perfume saleswoman who perfects her own fragrance thanks to the introduction of a rare flower provided by her landlord, Speedy Gonzales, which, unfortunately, the military also wants. Lola meets misanthropic cab driver Bugs Bunny, who longs for anonymity, only to be thrust into the spotlight when he and Lola both end up on the FBI's most wanted list, hunted by federal agent Elmer Fudd. What neither Lola or Bugs know is that the flower in the perfume turns people and objects invisible.—Alan Smithee

Plot Keywords: manhole, spying, storm drain, horse and carriage, flower, talking animal, sewer ...

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#12. Clambake (1967)

Storyline: Scott Heyward, whose the son of a millionaire, is tired of woman fawning over him because of his wealth, meets Tom, who's on his way to his new job as a water skiing instructor at a hotel. They envy each other's life and decide to switch places. So Scott pretends to be Tom and Tom lives it up pretending to be Scott. Scott meets Dianne who is trying to land a rich guy and when playboy James Jamison catches her eye, she asks Scott to help her snag him. Scott agrees to but finds himself attracted to her. Scott also decides to build a boat for a speedboat race that's going to take place in the hotel but he's using a new experimental chemical which doesn't hold in water, which his father forbade him to use.—rcs0411@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: title spoken by character, engineering, formula, cowboy hat, laboratory, announcer, race car ...

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#13. The Nutty Professor (1996)

Storyline: Brilliant and obese scientist Sherman Klump invents a miraculous weight-loss solution. After a date with chemistry student Carla Purty goes badly, a depressed Klump tries the solution on himself. Though he instantly loses 250 pounds, the side effects include a second personality: an obnoxiously self-assertive braggart who calls himself Buddy Love. Buddy proves to be more popular than Sherman, but his arrogance and bad behavior quickly spiral out of control.

Plot Keywords: overweight, science, humiliation, actor playing multiple roles, alter ego, double life, split personality ...

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#14. Swamp Thing (1982)

Storyline: Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his own creation and is transformed . . . Arcane, desperate for the formula attempts to capture the Swamp Thing. An explosive chase ensues that ultimately ends with a confrontation between Holland and a changed Arcane . . .

Plot Keywords: swamp, scientist, based on comic book, dc comics, monster, psychotronic film, superhero ...

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#15. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

Storyline: An alien is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where she appears as a gorgeous, attractive, and single lady. Her mission is to make contact with a rather nerdy young scientist, who's quite overwhelmed by her attentions, and isn't aware of the connection between her arrival and his work.

Plot Keywords: earth, short skirt, stockings, sexual humor, female alien, scientist, backflip ...

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