MathFiction: Sneakers (Phil Alden Robinson (director))

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Sneakers (1992)

Phil Alden Robinson (director)
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Complex espionage story, more about computers than mathematics. However, mathematics is clearly an underlying theme and in one scene the mysterious mathematician Gunter Janek lectures on mathematical aspects of crytpography (using some technical terms but not really saying anything substantial).

Contributed by David Molnar

"It's worth noting that Len Adleman (the A in RSA, and himself a number theorist among other things) consulted on the Janek lecture scene."

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Works Similar to Sneakers

According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:

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The Visiting Professor by Robert Littell
Mercury Rising by Harold Becker (director)
Enigma by Robert Harris / Tom Stoppard
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Sekret Enigmy by Roman Wionczek
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The Turing Enigma by Peter Wild (Screenwriter and Director)
PopCo by Scarlett Thomas

Ratings for Sneakers:

Ratings

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Mathematical Content:
2.4/5 (5 votes)

Literary Quality:
3.8/5 (5 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Adventure/Espionage,
Motif	Cool/Heroic Mathematicians,
Topic	Computers/Cryptography,
Medium	Films,

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