In this atypical period of social isolation that we are experiencing, the end of the year recess for many will be, for the first time, at home. To avoid boredom and take advantage of the time off, we list 7 movies and series that are essential for those who work with IT and are passionate about technology.
Mr. Robot
Elliot is a young programmer who works as a virtual security engineer during the day, and as a vigilant hacker at night. The boy finds himself at a crossroads when he is recruited to destroy the company he is paid to protect.
Available at: Amazon Prime.
Silicon Valley
Set in Silicon Valley, a reference in technological and scientific innovations, the series shows a group of developers creating a new program with the aim of impressing an eccentric billionaire in the technological field.
Available at: HBO GO.
The Imitation Game
Set in the period of World War II, the newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Alan Turing, a student at Cambridge University, to understand Nazi codes, including “Enigma”, which cryptographers believed to be unbreakable. Turing’s team analyzes “Enigma” messages while he builds a machine to decipher them.
Available at: Amazon Prime.
The Circle
A technology company employee lives a moral dilemma when getting involved in a project that leaves users’ privacy limits vulnerable.
Available at: Youtube.
Her
A writer develops a special love relationship with his computer’s new operating system. Surprisingly, he ends up falling in love with the female voice of this program, an intuitive and sensitive entity.
Available at: Youtube.
Black Mirror
Anthological series that brings science fiction tales and reflects the dark side of technological development, showing that not all novelties bring only benefits.
Available on: Netflix.
The Feed
Set in a not too distant future in London, the plot is set around the Hatfield family, creators of The Feed technology. Widespread in society, the apparatus is implanted close to people’s brains, allowing them to share information, emotions and instant memories.
Available at: Amazon Prime.
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