I run a weekly sequences-reading meetup with some friends, and I want to add a film-component, where we watch films that have some tie-in to what we've read. I got to talking with friends about what good rationalist films there are. We had some ideas but I wanted to turn it to LessWrong to find out. So please, submit your rationalist films! Then we can watch and discuss them :-) Here are the rules for the thread.
Each answer should have 1 film. Each answer should explain how the film ties in to rationality. Each answer should list some essays in the sequences that the film connects to.
Yes, non-sequences posts by other rationalists like Scott Alexander and Robin Hanson are allowed. Spoilers If you are including spoilers for the film, use spoiler tags! Put >! at the start of the paragraph to cover the text, and people [...]
First published: November 20th, 2024
Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tiCbLNkrvmrDnhgNt/what-are-the-good-rationalist-films)
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