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A Beautiful Mind, 2001

Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer

Directed by: Ron Howard

Written by: Akiva Goldsman

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 135 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.0

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The mood of A Beautiful Mind is gloomy, sincere, and captivating. The plot centers around a prodigy, mental illness, and misfits. It is a drama and period movie. Stylistically, A Beautiful Mind has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, at a university. A Beautiful Mind is set in Boston. It happens in the 1950s and in the 1960s. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. A Beautiful Mind is known for being an Oscar winner, a blockbuster, and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of A Beautiful Mind

Director Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A Beautiful Mind, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his debilitating mental illness, and the fine line between the two. A Beautiful Mind begins with Nash (Russell Crowe) at Princeton, where he struggles to think of an original idea, and the stroke of genius that will make him matter. Nash is eccentric, socially awkward, and extremely competitive. Eventually, he finds the inspiration for his innovative and influential work on game theory. He's chosen for a post at MIT, which includes crucial code-breaking work for the US government. There, he meets a beautiful and brilliant student, Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They marry but their happiness is threatened, as Nash, belatedly diagnosed as schizophrenic, descends into madness. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman cannily condenses Nash's story, and the film manages to dramatize both Nash's mathematical brilliance and his schizophrenia in a compellingly visual manner. Crowe delivers a strong performance, and has real chemistry with Connelly. The two make the film's story about the power of love believable and moving.

Details

Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	13 December 2001
Runtime:	135 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Akiva Goldsman for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2001 Academy Awards

Ron Howard for Best Director at the 2001 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Picture at the 2001 Academy Awards

Jennifer Connelly for Best Supporting Actress at the 2001 Academy Awards

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Russell Crowe

as John Nash

Jennifer Connelly

as Alicia Nash

Ed Harris

as Parcher

Adam Goldberg

as Sol

Christopher Plummer

as Dr. Rosen

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Russell Crowe as John Forbes Nash Jr. working as a codebreaker in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Russell Crowe as mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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Russell Crowe as John Forbes Nash Jr. and Ed Harris as William Parcher in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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San Francisco Chronicle

Inspiring and largely unsentimental, this is as much a love story as a tale of courage. Full Review

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by: Edward Guthmann

Rolling Stone

Sadly, Howard blands out in the final third, using old-age makeup and tear-jerking to turn a tough true story into something easily digestible. Until then, you'll be riveted. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

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Let's face it. If you're reading this review, the movie's been out for well over a year, and you've already heard the story. There is no surprise ending to this movie for you. What you're left with is a movie that is pretty standard fare, and you... Read and rate it

11.June.2009
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by: jostrem
jostrem rated this movie4/10Disappointing

great movie

Excellent plot, brilliant actors. A must see movie - and I don't usually like dramas, so when I like one, the movie has got to be really good. Read and rate it

27.August.2008
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by: rotem.nevgaunker
rotem.nevgaunker rated this movie10/10Must See

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