10 best true tech stories streaming
You can keep the wizards and aliens. Give me a movie or series where something unbelievable actually happened.
Back by popular demand, I put together this list for you as proof that tech isn’t only lines of code and shiny gadgets. It’s ambition, hype, brilliance and, yeah, sometimes a total train wreck. You’re gonna want to see each one.
1. BlackBerry (AMC+ & Hulu)
Before iPhones took over, BlackBerry was the phone. This funny, fast-paced film shows how a couple of Canadian tech nerds built a global empire and how ego and chaos brought it crashing down.
2. Tetris (Apple TV+)
Yes, the block game is a Cold War thriller. A developer risks everything to secure the rights to Tetris from Soviet Russia. It’s fast, fun and surprisingly emotional.
3. The Playlist (Netflix)
Spotify took on the record industry and changed how we listen forever. This series shows how messy and brilliant that fight really was.
4. Super Pumped (Apple TV+)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Uber founder Travis Kalanick in this high-octane series. It’s all boardroom fights, power struggles and startup chaos on full blast.
5. WeCrashed (Apple TV+)
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway go full startup cult as the couple behind WeWork. They convinced investors it was worth $47 billion until reality set in.
6. The Dropout (Hulu)
This is the Theranos saga you’ve heard about, the tiny blood test, the billion-dollar lies and the woman who sold it all with a black turtleneck and a stare. Unbelievable and true.
7. Jobs (Amazon Prime)
Ashton Kutcher plays Steve Jobs in this version focused more on the early days of Apple. Think garages, vision and obsession with detail and how it all almost fell apart.
8. The Billion Dollar Code (Netflix)
Two German developers built early Google Earth tech in the ’90s and then watched Google run away with it. A gripping series about innovation, betrayal and fighting for credit.
9. General Magic (Tubi & Pluto TV)
Long before the iPhone, a forgotten startup tried to invent the smartphone. They failed, but their team quietly shaped the entire modern tech industry.
10. Silicon Cowboys (Amazon Prime)
The story of Compaq, a tiny company that went toe-to-toe with IBM in the early days of personal computers. It’s classic underdog energy with plenty of 1980s swagger.
If this list gave you something new to queue up, go ahead and share it. Someone in your circle needs a break from true crime and could use a smart binge instead.
Tags: Apple, computers, film, Netflix, Uber
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