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A Beautiful Mind

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 15m
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Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
916K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
573
56
  • Director
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Akiva Goldsman
    • Sylvia Nasar(book)
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Ed Harris
    • Jennifer Connelly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Akiva Goldsman
    • Sylvia Nasar(book)
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Ed Harris
    • Jennifer Connelly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #143
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 37 wins & 69 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:27
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    The Rise of Jennifer Connelly
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    What to Watch If You Love "Snowpiercer"
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    What to Watch If You Love "Snowpiercer"
    Ron Howard - The Power of True Stories
    Clip 2:45
    Ron Howard - The Power of True Stories
    Roles That Tom Cruise Turned Down
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    Roles That Tom Cruise Turned Down

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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • John Nashas John Nash
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Parcheras Parcher
    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Alicia Nashas Alicia Nash
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Dr. Rosenas Dr. Rosen
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Charlesas Charles
    Adam Goldberg
    Adam Goldberg
    • Solas Sol
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Hansenas Hansen
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Benderas Bender
    Jason Gray-Stanford
    Jason Gray-Stanford
    • Ainsleyas Ainsley
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Helingeras Helinger
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    • Thomas Kingas Thomas King
    Vivien Cardone
    Vivien Cardone
    • Marceeas Marcee
    Jillie Simon
    Jillie Simon
    • Bar Co-Edas Bar Co-Ed
    • (as Jill M. Simon)
    Victor Steinbach
    • Professor Horneras Professor Horner
    Tanya Clarke
    Tanya Clarke
    • Beckyas Becky
    Thomas F. Walsh
    Thomas F. Walsh
    • Captainas Captain
    Jesse Doran
    • Generalas General
    Kent Cassella
    • Analystas Analyst
    • Director
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Akiva Goldsman
      • Sylvia Nasar(book)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The equations seen on the classroom chalk boards are actual equations written by the real-life John Nash.
    • Goofs
      There is no "ceremony of the pens" at Princeton University.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Rosen: Imagine if you suddenly learned that the people, the places, the moments most important to you were not gone, not dead, but worse, had never been. What kind of hell would that be?

    • Crazy credits
      The initial theatrical release (as well as the Canadian VHS equivalent) has the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 20th Anniversary variation of the Universal Pictures logo. Subsequent prints, starting from the home media releases, replaced the variant with the Universal Studios Home Video logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Inside 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      All Love Can Be
      Music by James Horner

      Lyric by Will Jennings

      Performed by Charlotte Church

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited

    User reviews1.3K

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    10/10
    A movie with a difference - It's realistic.
    I went along to the movies not really wanting to see this movie, thinking it was a 'girly' movie, one which had more technical skill rather than a storyline. I was surprised more than anything I could imagine.

    I have seen a lot of movies in my time, but this movie just took me by storm. Its uniqueness, ironically enough because it was based on a real life situation was a refreshing change from the usual Hollywood blockbuster. This movie provided a brilliant (pardon the pun) insight into many aspects of a genius at work.

    This movie touched me on many levels. The psychology of the movie was intriguing, the mathematical philosophies was actually realistic from my own experience, and the icing on the cake making the movie stand out was surprisingly the humanistic side of Love. While love is a common basis in most movies, the interaction of this theme with other aspects of the plot was planned phenomenlly.

    As for the cast, I have never noticed the actual difference in skill between many actors/actresses before. I like Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise etc, but I wouldn't be able to pinpoint a classic actor's performance. But Russell Crowe in this film showed me what it was like to act in a way where I was in awe of his skill in playing this character, especially when considering the extreme difference from characters in his other movies such as the Gladiator and The Insider. Russell Crowe was one of the big reasons this movie was so brilliant. Added to that the stellar performances of Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Adam Goldberg, and this made for the 'perfect' movie.

    A Beautiful Mind was by far the most original, intelligent and entertaining movie I have ever seen. And this from a movie I didn't expect big things from. Kudos to Ron Howard, the cast and the crew of this movie. It was truly worthy of the Oscar, and Russell Crowe was definately the most deserving of this production team to miss out on the highest accolade. Perhaps politics played a bigger part than I previously would have thought.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 4, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Universal (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Một Tâm Hồn Đẹp
    • Filming locations
      • Princeton, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $58,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $170,742,341
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $367,151
      • Dec 23, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $316,791,257
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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