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The Man Who Knew Infinity

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
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7.2/10
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Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
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The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.
IMDb RATING
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57K
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  • Director
    • Matt Brown
  • Writers
    • Matt Brown(screenplay)
    • Robert Kanigel(biography)
  • Stars
    • Dev Patel
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Malcolm Sinclair
Top credits
  • Director
    • Matt Brown
  • Writers
    • Matt Brown(screenplay)
    • Robert Kanigel(biography)
  • Stars
    • Dev Patel
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Malcolm Sinclair
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    • 180User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Dev Patel
    Dev Patel
    • S. Ramanujan
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • G.H. Hardy
    Malcolm Sinclair
    Malcolm Sinclair
    • Professor Cartwright
    Raghuvir Joshi
    • Narasimha
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    • Narayana Iyer
    • (as Dhritiman Chaterji)
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Sir Francis Spring
    Arundathi Nag
    • Komalatammal
    Devika Bhise
    Devika Bhise
    • Janaki
    Pádraic Delaney
    Pádraic Delaney
    • Beglan
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • John Edensor Littlewood
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Bertrand Russell
    San Shella
    San Shella
    • Dr. Muthu
    Richard Cunningham
    Richard Cunningham
    • Hobson
    Thomas Bewley
    • Baker
    Anthony Calf
    Anthony Calf
    • Robert Alfred Herman
    Richard Johnson
    Richard Johnson
    • Vice Master Henry Jackson
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Major Percy Alexander MacMahon
    • (as Kevin R. McNally)
    Pip Barclay
    • Student
    • Director
      • Matt Brown
    • Writers
      • Matt Brown(screenplay)
      • Robert Kanigel(biography)
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    • Trivia
      In Good Will Hunting (1997) when Stellan Skarsgård is trying to convince Robin Williams to take on Matt Damon he compares him to Srinivasa Ramanujan as an example of his extraordinary ability.
    • Goofs
      Ramanujan was shown as a young man, much younger than both Hardy and Littlewood. In fact, the age difference is only 10 and 2 years between Ramanujan and Hardy and Littlewood respectively (Ramanujan was born 1887, Hardy 1877 and Littlewood 1885).
    • Quotes

      Littlewood: Don't be intimidated. Great knowledge comes from the humblest of origins.

    • Crazy credits
      Card before the title: "Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty." - Bertrand Russell
    • Connections
      Featured in The Saturday Show: Episode #1.24 (2016)

    User reviews180

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    8/10
    Must See!
    Just saw "The Man Who Knew Infinity" at The Sun Valley Film Festival. So happy to see quality films make their US premiere in Sun Valley. Kudos to the non profit group. Must see movie with outstanding story, production and casting led by J. Irons. Independent films like these deserve to be seen & noticed. Opens NY/LA late April. Superb direction from Matt Brown with incredible sets and locations, especially location at Trinity College. Thought about the diversity issue facing the Academy and after seeing this movie, realized it was an issue for a brilliant mind like the lead against the English back in the day. The effort it took to make this film on a tight budget with incredible locations is a credit to the entire crew!
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Singapore
      • Hong Kong
      • United Arab Emirates
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
      • Tamil
      • French
      • Sanskrit
    • Also known as
      • Cheksizlikni anglagan inson
    • Filming locations
      • Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Pressman Film
      • Animus Films
      • Cayenne Pepper Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,866,794
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $80,325
      • May 1, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,252,684
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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