"It Is So Obviously Bullsh*t" — 12 Science-Based Movies That Are Not, In Fact, Based On Science

" Ant - Man rides an pismire like a knight . But he can perforate you with the effect of a regular human when it suits him . "

In a Reddit post shared tor/Movies, site useru/BardInChainsasked, “What is the stupidest movie from a science standpoint that tries to be science-smart?”.

“Disaster movies are the classic paradigm of this,” the poster continued. “They know their audience doesn’t actually know a damn thing about plate tectonics or solar flares or whatever, and so they are free to completely ignore physical laws to create whatever disaster they want while making itseemlike real science.'” Here are some of the most-upvoted responses:

Psst — whether or not a movie ’s science is exactly accuratedoesn’t determine how good of a vigil it is . We understand motion picture ca n’t always have true - to - life science , and skip over the details often draw a moving picture better . Films can also be ego - aware of how dodgy their science is too , but TBH , it ’s just kind of funto nitpick sometimes .

1.Volcano(1997)

2.The Sum of All Fears(2002)

This Tom Clancy commentary for The Sum of All Fears sure does go some placespic.twitter.com/Ehl0jZNJ4N

3.Black Hole(2006)

4.Lucy(2014)

5.The Day After Tomorrow(2004)

6.2012(2009)

Here’s Irish comedian (and holder of a degree in mathematical physics) Dara Ó Briain on the topic, viau/Fromctoc:

7.The Core(2003)

8.Outbreak(1995)

9.Independence Day

10.Ant-Man(2015)

11.Armageddon(1998)

12.Moonfall(2022)

Shout-out tor/Moviesandu/BardInChainsfor having this discussion.

notice : Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity .

Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown in eccentric scientist attire, holding two jumper cables with a focused expression, from the movie "Back to the Future."

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A man is carrying a child away from a burning building marked 820, both appearing tense and determined

Ben Affleck, restrained by two uniformed men, looks emotional in a tense indoor setting. A man in the background observes

A glowing, electric humanoid robot with its arms raised, emitting bright sparks, appears in a futuristic lab

Scarlett Johansson with short wavy hair, intense expression, and wearing a sleeveless top

A man, wearing a brown jacket and looking distressed, wades through floodwaters between cars in a city scene during heavy rainfall

John Cusack carries a young girl on his back as they flee an explosion amidst snowy terrain in a dramatic scene

Broken window on left, man looking at fire on right

Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo are in a hospital room, dressed in full-body hazmat suits, examining a patient lying on a bed

Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum stand back to back in a futuristic setting, each holding a cigar and wearing military-style jackets

Ant-Man, dressed in his superhero suit, stands confidently in a bathroom with a white shower curtain behind him

Astronaut floating in space with the Earth in the background, illuminated by lights on helmet. Large debris is seen surrounding the astronaut

In a Reddit post shared tor/Movies, site useru/BardInChainsasked, “What is the stupidest movie from a science standpoint that tries to be science-smart?”.#

1.Volcano(1997)#

2.The Sum of All Fears(2002)#

Shout out to Redditoru/yeeiserfor sharing this thread:#

3.Black Hole(2006)#

4.Lucy(2014)#

5.The Day After Tomorrow(2004)#

6.2012(2009)#

Here’s Irish comedian (and holder of a degree in mathematical physics) Dara Ó Briain on the topic, viau/Fromctoc:#

7.The Core(2003)#

8.Outbreak(1995)#

9.Independence Day#

10.Ant-Man(2015)#

11.Armageddon(1998)#

12.Moonfall(2022)#

Shout-out tor/Moviesandu/BardInChainsfor having this discussion.#