MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Stand-In (1937)
Tay Garnett
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Leslie Howard plays a typical Hollywood mathematical genius: emotionless, conceited, and convinced that everything can be understood through mathematics. (Well, one out of three isn't bad!) It takes a trip to Tinsel Town and a beautiful actress to make him see the errors of his ways.

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Works Similar to Stand-In
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Slightly Perfect / Are you with it? by George Malcolm-Smith (Novel) / Sam Perrin (Script) / George Balzer (Script)
  2. She Wrote the Book by Oscar Brodney (writer) / Warren Wilson (writer) / Charles Lamont (director)
  3. Erasmus with Freckles [aka Dear Brigitte] by John Haase
  4. The Helpline by Katherine Collette
  5. Along Came Polly by John Hamburg (Writer and Director)
  6. What Are the Odds? by Justin Spitzer (writer) / Matthew Tritt (director)
  7. The Big Short by Charles Randolph (writer) / Adam McKay (writer and director)
  8. Balthazar and I by Massar (Writer and Director)
  9. The Mirror Has Two Faces by Barbra Streisand (director) / Richard LaGravenese (Writer)
  10. A Matter of Geometry by Ared White
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Categories:
GenreHumorous,
MotifAnti-social Mathematicians, Math as Cold/Dry/Useless, Romance,
TopicMathematical Finance,
MediumFilms,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)