Romantic Films About Programmers

Description: This cult classic features young hackers, including a programmer, who fall in love amidst their cyber adventures.

Fact: The film's portrayal of hacking was criticized for being unrealistic, but it has since become a beloved part of hacker culture.

Description: A programmer is invited by his CEO to administer the Turing test to an intelligent humanoid robot, leading to complex emotional and romantic interactions.

Fact: The film was shot in a single location, a house in Norway, to keep the budget low.

Description: This sequel to the original Tron features a programmer's son entering a digital world, where he encounters romantic interests.

Fact: The film used real motorcycles on set, which were then digitally enhanced to look like light cycles.

Description: While focusing on the creation of Facebook, the film includes romantic relationships among the programmers involved, showcasing the personal lives of tech innovators.

Fact: Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay in just six months, which is unusually fast for him.

Description: Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant hacker, forms a complex relationship with journalist Mikael Blomkvist as they investigate a case.

Fact: The film's title sequence was designed by Tim Miller, who later directed Deadpool.

Description: This film explores a man's romantic relationship with an intelligent operating system, highlighting themes of love, loneliness, and technology.

Fact: Scarlett Johansson, who voices the OS, was not initially considered for the role; it was offered to Samantha Morton first.

Description: This biographical drama about Alan Turing includes his personal life, including his relationship with Joan Clarke, a fellow codebreaker.

Fact: The film's title refers to Turing's own term for the Turing Test, which he proposed to determine if a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior.

Description: While not strictly about programmers, this film follows two salesmen who become interns at Google, where they meet and interact with programmers, leading to romantic subplots.

Fact: The film was actually shot at Google's headquarters, providing an authentic backdrop to the story.

Description: Although primarily a sci-fi film, it features a programmer who uses his skills to help others, with a romantic subplot involving his connection to a young woman.

Fact: The film was crowdfunded and became one of the most successful crowdfunded films on Indiegogo.