Top 20 Movie Geniuses of All Time

[@WatchMojo]

Who do you think is the smartest movie character?

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Doctor Octopus and Tony Stark

[@desmondrose2027]

Spolier Warning!!! Iron man invented time travel in Endgame and nanotechnology in Infinity War, Doc Brown didn't do that don't forget that.

[@TheCosmicVibe_]

Reed Richards

[@swastikabasak9309]

Indiana Jones

[@UltimateGamer34]

Tony Stark WHO ELSE?

[@Charl_es19]

"Robert Downey Jr has a thing for playing a geniuses" maybe because he is also a genius

[@UberNinjaOfDoom]

it's awesome you said this because without even reading your comment I too said this while watching hahaha, verbatim.

[@rajldahl420]

He's stupid

[@guyzeevi2005]

@@rajldahl420 how do you know

[@superpuppetmaster8947]

My number 1 would've been Tony Stark, seeing that he invented time travel, the nano tech suits, a gauntlet that could hold the Infinity stones, and is now aware of magic and other powers.

[@superpuppetmaster8947]

@Blaz only in his universe though same as Tony

[@FellDownTheCornHole]

There are smarter people than him

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Doctor Emmitt L. Brown from the entire 'Back to the Future' movie franchise. Doctor Hannibal Lecter. Doctor Frankenstein. Sherlock Holmes. Mr. Spock. Tony Stark AKA Iron Man from the MCU franchise. Very nice. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@chelseaeastin1159]

Genuinely thought to myself “Tony stark better be on this list”. Glad y’all included him!

[@oaman6172]

I am a simple guy. I saw Doc Brown in the thumbnail and I clicked

[@ronaldosuiiiiii3720]

Me too man

[@GoddessGirl2121]

How come Peter Parker/Spider-Man wasn’t even an honorable mention on here? In Homecoming he’s a fifteen year old genius and throughout his run in the MCU he’s shown to be brilliant, fast thinking and creative.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Not even Bruce Banner and Reed Richards

[@GoddessGirl2121]

@@cadillacdeville5828 IKR, I thought of those two or at least Banner after I posted this comment

[@lifeinthehands6972]

Peter Parker is so smart.But we are talking about all movie characters. His iq is about 140-160

[@darkseidwavyy]

@@lifeinthehands6972 Agreed. He’s actually also a intelligent science nerd (who has interest in that subject) in the comics.

[@mjweber0313]

Ozymandias actually outsmarted Dr Manhattan in Watchmen.

[@jonbourgoin182]

If Dr. Egon Spengler isn’t on here then this list is null and void Edit: not even an honorable mention. Such a glaring omission.

[@nataliewaters7415]

Agreed!

[@ruthvikgoudkasulabad1247]

I'm sorry who is Dr Egon spengler?

[@nataliewaters7415]

@@ruthvikgoudkasulabad1247 He's a Ghostbuster. He created all their equipment to catch and contain ghosts. There is the live action character played by the late Harold Ramos RIP and there is The blond Real Ghostbusters cartoon version.

[@edwinalfaro6610]

There's just too many, but here's some: Willy Wonka David Lightman - Wargames Lex Luthor - Superman Q - James Bond franchise Beth Harmon - Queens Gambit Elizabeth Sloane - Miss Sloane Buckaroo Banzai Prof. Daniel Jackson - Stargate David Levinson - Independence Day Ian Malcolm- Jurassic Park James Halliday and Wade Watts - Ready Player One Ender Wiggin - Ender's Game Ray Stantz and Egon Spangler - Ghostbusters Alex Cross - Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider Detective William Somerset- Se7en Lucy Miller - Lucy (2014) Rocket Racoon Nine Ball - Ocean's 8 Hans Gruber- Die Hard Kevin Flynn - Tron

[@donaldmacarthur]

I feel like Rocket Racoon should have landed on the honorable mentions list here.

[@jurassicsavage9370]

They suck up to Marvel so many times but once when they should they don't.

[@madelinestraumanis219]

Along with Bruce Banner and Shuri. Honestly I think there are a lot in the MCU. But these two should have at least been in honorable mentions.

[@seyidagamemmedzade3477]

TONY FUCKING STARK IS NUMBER 7?!?! WOW! JUST, WOW. AND SHERLOCK HOLMES NUMBER 5?! They must have been 1 and 2

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*Emperor Palpatine is a truly evil genius when it comes to building his beloved empire!*

[@JPro34]

you will need redo this when Marvel brings out their own Reed Richards

[@WatchMojo]

bring it!

[@dafilmqueen556]

@@WatchMojo,and do not forget Egon Spengler from Ghostbusters,as you seem to have excluded him from the list when he is just as worthy!

[@multiverse_media2023]

Nah, Doc is still number 1 even if they add Reed Richards here. Back to the Future is the true MVP for a Genius like Emmett.

[@piwes6460]

Even though he's not very well known, Dr. Herbert West from “Re-Animator” is also a great genius, I mean he created a serum who can resurrected people !!!

[@BossReo]

More or less...

[@craigowenlindvalljr8300]

I'm kinda shocked Mark Watney from the martian wasn't on this list. Dude improvised his survival on Mars and did it alone. Dudes a beast.

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Iron Man he is the coolest and awesome superhero in the MCU of Marvel and he is very intelligent to create many suit of armor in the movies of Marvel

[@madarajordan9763]

Why Is'nt Rick Sanchez Hereee .. He Completely Anniahlates Everyone Else on This List

[@two-face1041]

Because he isn’t in a movie?

[@joebrokeboii2997]

CLICKED AS SOON AS I SAW EMMET BROWN (I REALLY WISH THAT TIME MACHINE WERE REAL BUT IF THERE IS A TIME MACHINE TELLING ANYONE BOUT IT WOULD MAKE THE WORLD UNPEACEFUL AND RESTLESS AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE IT BY FORCE));

[@davidrennicke9852]

They forget Yogi Bear. He always said, "I'm smarter than the average bear, Boo-boo."

[@jimbo9208]

no tv sows

[@dylan6hinds]

Rain man over tony stark is blowing my mind tony stark synthesized a new element and figured out time travel. “So you’re telling me back to the future was just a bunch of bullshit”-paul Rudd

[@aoinatafanboy84]

"Spock is essentially Sherlock Holmes" Nah, he ACTUALLY IS Sherlock. He even says and I quote "My ancestor once said 'When you eliminate the impossible. What remains must be the truth. no matter now improbable'"

[@XKageDragon]

Also forgot about Noah Wyle from The librarian movies who basically learned to speak the language of the birds which was the most ancient and biblical of human languages that no one had spoken in thousands of years in the course of an airplane flight, found the Spear of Destiny, King Solomon's mines, and the Judas Chalice

[@Ironmat98]

Tony should have been number 1, he invented time travel in his cabin that looks like a watch for crying out loud!!!!!!

[@multiverse_media2023]

But Doc invented it first. Remember, he made a freaking time machine from a DeLorean. If you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style!?

[@Ironmat98]

@@multiverse_media2023 good point

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Mr. Spock. Tony Stark AKA Iron Man from the MCU franchise. Doctor Emmitt Brown. All Bruce Wayne/Batman movie versions. Shuri from the MCU franchise. Sherlock Holmes. Will Hunting. Khan. Doctor Ryan Stone from 'Gravity.' Doctor Manhattan. Donatello from the '90s live action TMNT movie.

[@MrKingofzombies]

So are we just going to forget about Dr. Egon Spengler?! Dude discovers life after death and designs equipment to catch poltergeists.

[@gbfanboog]

Exactly!

[@WatchMojo]

He had a slinky, but he straightened it. Egon deserves to be on this list too, we agree,...need a bigger list!

[@roseprevost8081]

@@WatchMojo Or ditch Hermione. Wizard does not equal genius.

[@multiverse_media2023]

He also collects spores, molds and fungus. No one would be as epic as him to collect them all.

[@huntermyers3551]

Well for your information, I think all of these movie geniuses are the smartest movie characters among them! For starters they are extremely intelligent, because they are so smart they inspire me to become the smartest genius among the world.

[@MsUltrafox]

The 2 Q's are missing from this list. James Bond Q and Star Trek's Q.

[@robertbeste]

Star Trek's Q never appeared on the big screen. However you have a point with the James Bond Q.

[@desmondrose2027]

Spoiler Warning!Iron man invented time travel in Endgame along with nanotechnology in Infinity war

[@siddharth_0771]

Why did you spoiled the movie to all? XD!

[@aoinatafanboy84]

Props to the fact you mention 1990 for Donatello. Technically the franchise is 87 in total but as for the films. It does start in 1990

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great list and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day

[@NoahJrOG]

its so good to see doc on the number one spot.... warms my heart

[@ayaxmcgill635]

Mojo: perhaps the most famous detective in all of fiction Batman: am I a joke to you?

[@veronicacroce8647]

Yes Batman, yes

[@SirToaster9330]

My suggestions - Joker - Palpatine - Thor - Thanos - Slenderman - Zodiac Killer - Batman - Amy

[@MoonSpeaksTV]

I’m so glad the fly made this list ! I recently rewatched it from having not seen in it forever and the movie STILL holds up . Straight up classic

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Doc Brown he is very cool and awesome character in the movies of Back to the future and I like when he create the time machine named the DeLorean

[@BrotagonalZenithine]

Worthy Mentions: Arless Loveless and Artemis Gordan - Wild Wild West Dr. Heller - Mystery Men Simon Phoenix - Demolition Man Mewtwo - Pokemon: The First Movie Wayne Szalinski - Honey, I Shrunk The Kids franchise

[@sack943]

Good will hunting it's not your fault and the death of iron man are the only movie genius that make us all cry

[@LucienSabre]

Why isn’t Tony Stark in the top 3 (or at the very least top 5)? He’s not just a genius....he’s a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. 😁🥰

[@joehibbard3132]

shuri from black panther she is smarter than tony Stark

[@dafilmqueen556]

My boy Flint Lockwood is here?You made me proud,and I am pleased!🥰♥️🥲👍

[@therealboss5062]

This is cool great job👍

[@cadillacdeville5828]

You missed Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Reed Richards...even as honorable mentions 😔🙁😑

[@abhijitsingh8677]

L and Light are two of the smartest characters i have seen

[@abhijitsingh8677]

@Ian Gordon Well they were from death note(one of the most famous japanese anime). It has many hollywood adaptations though, but all below average

[@Shubham6699]

GREAT. BTW WAITING FOR NO.1 NEVER GETS OLD. ENJOYING HERE SINCE 2016.

[@blueraccoon1088]

If this list has games, should have had Bentley from the sly series, Alec Hardison from leverage,wheeljack,perceptor, ratchet from transformers.

[@BeczaBot]

Dude Shockwave is far more of a genius than any of the Autobots.

[@blueraccoon1088]

@@BeczaBot because he restrics his emotions but you do know he wasn't a scientist in g1,plus there's scorpinock and tarantulus, black arachnia

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

All I’m hearing is that either RDJ IS a real life genius or he’s just really good at playing one. I’m saying it’s both.

[@therealboss5062]

This is cool great job

[@vladimyrsimon568]

I saw Ironman so I’m here

[@aceproductions380]

Do Top 10 Austin Powers Trilogy or Naked Gun Trilogy Moments

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Doctor Octupus he is the coolest and awesome intelligent villain ever and I can’t wait to see him in the movie of Spider-Man 3

[@srtallio]

What about Egon Spengler from Ghostbusters? He came up with a way to trap ghosts & contain them indefinitely 😕

[@Donrussfan]

Doc Brown is #1, Rebecca's favorite movie franchise, and she just so happens to be narrating the video 😊

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Bruce Wayne: *clears throat*

[@zepskee5194]

He’s just rich

[@TyrannicalToad]

Exactly what's missing here

[@TyrannicalToad]

@@zepskee5194 he could even be smarter than Tony Stark

[@kitadam1923]

Yea that's what I thought

[@bella750]

@@TyrannicalToad no way

[@joshuawinters7644]

And To Think, Before The DeLorean, One Of The Original Ideas For The Time Machine In "Back To The Future" Was A Refrigerator! And I Would Love To See Either Of These Lists: "Top 10 Pokémon From Sword And Shield" And "Top 10 Pokemon Evolutionary Chains" (IE Stuff Like Charmander, Charmeleon, And Charizard

[@davemagolego2193]

WoW was really expecting Shuri to be number one on this list lemme see... I don't know cause SHE PRACTICALLY BUILT WAKANDA HERSELF... Mara fede belungu

[@sakhileprince_9992]

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[@BooBop1987]

Good List!

[@jaypastrana416]

Great Scott!! Of course!

[@roshanmallepati]

Tony Stark figures out time travel with GPS, makes iron man suit and arc reactor, creates Ultron, invents a freaking NEW element. And he is number 7?

[@Vacreal9694]

They just forgot about Emperor Palpatine, then?

[@WatchMojo]

So it's treason then...

[@timcasey8314]

Dr. Manhattan deserves at least too 5. I mean, he’s effectively omniscient, due to his understanding of time

[@CodyFairlessLee]

I like TOMORROWLAND, GRAVITY, the CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS franchise, and the honorable mention of MEGAMIND. I also love INTERSTELLAR, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, the HARRY POTTER franchise, GOOD WILL HUNTING, and the honorable mentions of SPIDER-MAN 2 and THE MARTIAN!

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Interesting list 🙂

[@BlenderStudy]

Absolutely, Dr. Emmett L. Brown..!!

[@KevinYannutz]

this was one of your most interesting lists

[@benarcher45]

Why is Reed Richards not in this? Also Tony Stark should have taken the top spot due to the fact that without him that bracelet the Blip wouldn't have been undone.

[@eliotero9335]

Great Scott! Doc’s number 1!

[@dannygonzales7209]

Dr. Emmett L. Brown from Back to the Future is the greatest science and geniuses making Time Machine.

[@Sofia-qn6fs]

Watchmojo all picks the best of the best in everything 👌

[@Benom1]

I cant believe this channel is still ALIVE

[@ChrisWhiteAroundTheGround]

WatchMojo should find a way of getting The Shawshank Redemption in every list.

[@jimbo9208]

Suggest an idea that do that

[@gf-ej1kw]

do a top 10 doc moments from back the future

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

It's been a long time since I've seen the first Harry Potter. I was taken aback by how young they all were.

[@alm2187]

This list is really heavy on technological geniuses. Might be better as multiple shorter lists on different kinds of intellectuals. There's interpersonal genius, tactical brilliance, applied physics expertise, biological intuition (which includes medical areas), socio-political genius (so movie lawyers and world leaders), and book-smarts for starters.

[@mjweber0313]

Dr Gregory House...even though he's a modern day Sherlock.

[@jaredquinney204]

Love this video

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

How about K from "Death Note"?

[@elfinthekitchen]

Q from James Bond could get an honourable mention, and John Kramer from the Saw franchise definitely, as well as soooo many other people from superhero movies who could be counted (but really there's too many of them).

[@angiepen]

I can't believe Dr. Rodney McKay, PhD, PhD, from Stargate: Atlantis didn't even get an honorable mention! He's the smartest man in two galaxies! :(

[@mjweber0313]

Gravity...SERIOUSLY! 🤣

[@TheCommenterDragon]

I just knew Doc Brown would be number 1, and to think Christopher Lloyd has played 3 different fictional scientists throughout his career, because he played Doc Brown, Cletus Poffenburger in Tremors the series, and a scientist in the Piranha film!

[@bella750]

Iron man and dr Manhattan are smarter🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@lukaskonrad463]

I wouldn’t call Andy from Shawshank a “genius” definitely a smart and clever guy but not genius level

[@bobbysteele7640]

Reed Richards.. .Peter Parker....and Shiri from Black Panther are all Top 20 worthy

[@AHess007]

Holy cow iron mans only at 7? such geniuses

[@esdrasjuarez7286]

Tony Stark, Doc Brown, Gru, Doctor Henry Woo, John Hammond, and Donatello 😎

[@roeiirani7505]

What about Shuri she is considered to be smarter than Tony

[@AnDrei-nf5jb]

The only reason she is smarter then Tony is because she has access to vibranium, It's like saying a modern scientist is smarter then a 17th century scientist

[@seandiez5078]

I don't think they made the list only on how smart they really are

[@williamsummerson1204]

Almost half way through the video. So I'm going to list my top five. 1. Hannibal lecter. Silence of the lambs. 2. Dustin Hoffman. Rain man 3. Matt damon. Good will hunting 4. Harrison Ford. Indiana Jones franchise. 5. John Kramer. Jigsaw I really hope that Bruce Wayne or tony stark are not no1. That will irritate me.

[@matthewchelette9088]

I agree about Dr Emmett Brown as number one.

[@christianmers4888]

Really, the guy from Limitless? The one that says he suddenly remembers every important moment from kindergarten, but NOT that he has to pay back money he got from the mafia one week ago?

[@spinodino641]

I would have put Herbert West from the Re-Animator movies and Batman on the list but still cool list tho.

[@jonnyboy4289]

Where's Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 2001)

[@udgd6153]

number 1 should've been mr. Peabody I mean he invented the fist bump, planking, tearaway pants, auto tune, the backside ollie, and Zumba. Seemed like a clear cut winner to me

[@jamesdayton2598]

The kid from Meet the Robinsons, well his older adult version.

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

All the characters are intelligent and they the important intelligent characters in the time in the movies

[@KBawesomeYT]

You forgot the 1980's Ghostbusters mainly Egon Spangler and Ray Stanz

[@stitch6476]

Love it that gru is on this list

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do top 10 DC Heroes who should appear in the DCEU?

[@landismithCOJ]

Miles Dyson from T2. He basically created Skynet.

[@crazyjoe91682]

1.21 GIGAWATTS! Who else feels that’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of back to the future?

[@robertroach4]

You forgot Aja-AdannaShuri she’s smarter than everybody on this list.