A Beautiful Mind
He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined.
2001 | 135m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Ron Howard |
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| Writer: | Sylvia Nasar, Akiva Goldsman |
| Staring: |
| From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 2001 |
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| Director: | Ron Howard |
| Writer: | Sylvia Nasar, Akiva Goldsman |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | schizophrenia, based on novel or book, love of one's life, self-discovery, professor, paranoia, mathematics, massachusetts, mathematician, economic theory, princeton university, nobel prize, mathematical theorem, delusion, genius, harvard university, based on true story, code breaking, paranoid, cryptography, math genius, dramatic, intense, based on real person, biographical drama, math professor |
| Production Companies | DreamWorks Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $316,791,257
Budget: $58,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 18, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Russell Crowe | John Nash |
| Jennifer Connelly | Alicia Nash |
| Ed Harris | William Parcher |
| Paul Bettany | Charles Herman |
| Christopher Plummer | Dr. Rosen |
| Adam Goldberg | Richard Sol |
| Josh Lucas | Martin Hansen |
| Anthony Rapp | Bender |
| Jason Gray-Stanford | Ainsley Neilson |
| Judd Hirsch | Helinger |
| Austin Pendleton | Thomas King |
| Vivien Cardone | Marcee |
| Jillie Simon | Bar Co-Ed |
| Victor Steinbach | Professor Horner |
| Tanya Clarke | Becky |
| Thomas F. Walsh | Captain |
| Jesse Doran | General |
| Kent Cassella | Analyst |
| Patrick Blindauer | MIT Student |
| John Blaylock | Photographer |
| Roy Thinnes | Governor |
| Anthony Easton | Young Man |
| Cheryl Howard | Harvard Administrator |
| Rance Howard | White-Haired Patient |
| Jane Jenkins | Code-Red Nurse |
| Darius Stone | Adjunct |
| Josh Pais | Princeton Professor |
| Alex Toma | Toby |
| Valentina Cardinalli | Joyce |
| Teagle F. Bougere | Young Professor |
| David B. Allen | John Nash Jr. (Teenager) |
| Michael Esper | John Nash Jr. (Young Man) |
| Eva Burkley | Girl at Bar |
| Amy Walz | Blond in Bar |
| Tracey Toomey | Brunette |
| Jennifer Weedon | Brunette |
| Yvonne Thomas | Brunette |
| Holly Pitrago | Brunette |
| Isadore Rosenfeld | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Tommy Allen | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Dave Bayer | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Brian Keith Lewis | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Tom McNutt | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Will Dunham | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Glenn Roberts | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Ed Jupp Jr. | Pen Ceremony Professor |
| Christopher Stockton | Princeton Student |
| Gregory Dress | Princeton Student |
| Carla Occhiogrosso | Princeton Student |
| Matt Samson | Princeton Student |
| Lyena Nomura | Princeton Student |
| Kathleen Fellegara | Insulin Treatment Nurse |
| Betsy Klompus | Insulin Treatment Nurse |
| Stelio Savante | Technician |
| Logan McCall | Technician |
| Bob Broder | Technician |
| Scott Fernstrom | Trent Humphres (uncredited) |
| Ron Howard | Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited) |
| Bryce Dallas Howard | Harvard Student (uncredited) |
| Michael Arthur | Army Captain (uncredited) |
| Brian Smyj | Army Soldier (uncredited) |
| Michael C. Pierce | Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| Alex Lorre | Technician (uncredited) |
| John H. Tobin | Shadow Figure (uncredited) |
| James Whalen | Construction Chief (uncredited) |
| Nick Oddo | Noisy Construction Worker (uncredited) |
| Ty Copeman | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Jonah Falcon | Mental Patient (uncredited) |
| Reggie Austin | Pen Ceremony Professor (uncredited) |
| Robert Myers | Professor (uncredited) |
| Dave Sweeney | Campus Cop (uncredited) |
| Berly Ellis | Princeton Tutor '78 (uncredited) |
| Michael Abbott Jr. | Princeton Library Tutor (uncredited) |
| Liche Ariza | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Peter Bonilla | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Evan Hart | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Jason Horton | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Vivian Kalinov | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Dory Manzour | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Tiffany Marz | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Ryan O'Connor | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Deborah Rayne | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Colby Ryan | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Douglas Taurel | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Christopher Todd | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Ryan Tygh | Princeton Math Grad (uncredited) |
| Erik Van Wyck | Princeton Student (uncredited) |
| Cade Bittner | Harvard Student (uncredited) |
| Fabrizio Fante | Harvard Student (uncredited) |
| Seth Gabel | Harvard Student (uncredited) |
| Monique Marissa Lukens | Harvard Student (uncredited) |
| Phil Cirincione | MIT Student (uncredited) |
| Scott Addison Clay | MIT Student (uncredited) |
| Michael Fiore | MIT Student (uncredited) |
| Reed Penney | MIT Student (uncredited) |
| Sean Bennett | Student (uncredited) |
| Rich Bryant | Student (uncredited) |
| Jersey Carell | Student (uncredited) |
| Gregory Gordon | Student (uncredited) |
| Jarred Treiber | Student (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel P. Hanley | Editor |
| Robert Guerra | Art Direction |
| Leslie E. Rollins | Set Decoration |
| William A. Campbell | Costume Supervisor |
| Winsome G. McKoy | Costume Supervisor |
| Steve Castellano | Post Production Supervisor |
| Bradley Mayer | Assistant Art Director |
| Nancy Winters | Assistant Art Director |
| Martin Bernstein | Construction Coordinator |
| Joseph Proscia | Leadman |
| Anthony J. Ciccolini III | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Daniel Pagan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Eytan Mirsky | Sound Effects Editor |
| Harry Peck Bolles | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kelly L'Estrange | Visual Effects Producer |
| Heather J. Morrison | Visual Effects Editor |
| Bill O'Leary | Gaffer |
| Joseph Grimaldi | Best Boy Electric |
| Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Judy Dickerson | Dialect Coach |
| Julie Kuehndorf | Unit Publicist |
| Eli Reed | Still Photographer |
| Tommy Allen | Property Master |
| Bob Olari | Sound Recordist |
| Stan Bochner | Dialogue Editor |
| Louis Cerborino | Dialogue Editor |
| Marc Laub | Dialogue Editor |
| Deborah Wallach | ADR Supervisor |
| Allan Byer | Production Sound Mixer |
| Missy Cohen | Foley Editor |
| Patrick Dundas | Foley Editor |
| Greg Cannom | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Dale Brownell | Hairstylist |
| Suzy Mazzarese-Allison | Hairstylist |
| Todd Kleitsch | Key Makeup Artist |
| Linda Lazar | Makeup Artist |
| Neal Martz | Makeup Department Head |
| Charlie Marroquin | Best Boy Grip |
| Gabriel Goodenough | Camera Loader |
| Bruce Hamme | Dolly Grip |
| Rick Marroquin | Dolly Grip |
| James R. Belletier | First Assistant Camera |
| James Boniece | Key Rigging Grip |
| Richie Ford | Rigging Gaffer |
| Howard Davidson | Rigging Grip |
| Todd S. Klein | Rigging Grip |
| Kris Enos | Second Assistant Camera |
| David M. Dunlap | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kevin Brainerd | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Peter White | Costumer |
| Laurie Buehler | Seamstress |
| Mary Jo 'MJ' McGrath | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Kristen McTigue | Casting Assistant |
| Bill Dance | Extras Casting |
| Lynne Twentyman | Script Supervisor |
| Ann Edgeworth | Assistant Property Master |
| Betsy Klompus | Assistant Property Master |
| Christine Moosher | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Lisa Barnstone | Scenic Artist |
| Warren Drummond | Storyboard Artist |
| Brick Mason | Storyboard Artist |
| Dean Drabin | ADR Mixer |
| Michael Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Claudia Carle | ADR Recordist |
| Douglas Murray | ADR Recordist |
| Livia Ruzic | ADR Recordist |
| Don Peebles | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Nancy Cabrera | Foley Artist |
| Ginger Geary | Foley Artist |
| Anthony Starbuck | Sound Mixer |
| Keith Huggins | 3D Animator |
| Nikos Kalaitzidis | 3D Animator |
| Eliot Sirota | 3D Modeller |
| Thomas R. Dickens | 3D Modeller |
| Claas Henke | Compositing Supervisor |
| Paul Abatemarco | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Krista Benson | Digital Compositor |
| Gimo Chanphianamvong | Digital Compositor |
| Jessica Harris | Digital Compositor |
| Katie Nook | Digital Compositor |
| Perri Wainwright | Digital Compositor |
| Guy Barresi | Assistant Editor |
| Mike Milliken | Color Timer |
| Richard Friedlander | First Assistant Editor |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Judy Pursley | First Assistant Accountant |
| Tamara Bally | Production Accountant |
| David Bausch | Production Coordinator |
| Michelle Macirella | Production Secretary |
| Audra Polk | Production Secretary |
| Paul Zydel | ADR Mixer |
| Matthew E. Butler | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Brandon McNaughton | Digital Compositor |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer, Orchestrator |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Design |
| Kevin Scott Mack | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lyn Pinezich | Location Manager |
| Todd Hallowell | Second Unit Director |
| Mike Hill | Editor |
| Aldric La'Auli Porter | First Assistant Director |
| Colleen Callaghan | Key Hair Stylist |
| Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Sylvia Nasar | Book |
| Brian Smyj | Stunts |
| Glenn Allen | Assistant Editor |
| Ron Howard | Director |
| Mitch Lillian | Key Grip |
| Akiva Goldsman | Writer |
| Bill Anagnos | Stunts |
| Jay Boryea | Stunts |
| Tim Gallin | Stunts |
| Paul Bucossi | Stunts |
| Steve Mack | Stunts |
| Brennan McKay | Stunts |
| Charles Page | Stunts |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Stunts |
| John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin | Stunts |
| Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Keith Siglinger | Stunts |
| Stephen A. Pope | Stunts |
| John Roney | Stunts |
| Philip Rudolph | Stunts |
| Don Hewitt Sr. | Stunts |
| Mehgan Porter | Production Assistant |
| Rachel May | Production Assistant |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Will Caban | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Rita Ryack | Costume Designer |
| Kathleen McGill | Unit Production Manager |
| Kristin Bernstein | Second Assistant Director |
| Gerardo Puglia | "B" Camera Operator |
| Kyle Rudolph | "A" Camera Operator |
| Andy Harris | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Patrick Quinn | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Tim Norman | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Patricia Brolsma | Boom Operator |
| Alfredo Viteri | Cableman |
| Steve Kirshoff | Special Effects |
| Noreen R. Cheleden | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Steve Ginsburg | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Macall B. Polay | Payroll Accountant |
| Eva Burkley | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Anna Culp | Producer's Assistant |
| Mark Dumbell | Actor's Assistant |
| Meredith Garlick | Actor's Assistant |
| Jane Kelly Kosek | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Edmund Nardone | Projection |
| Arne Olsen | Key Construction Grip |
| Jeff Glave | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Michael Hyde | Transportation Captain |
| Robert Buckman | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Jeanne Jirik | Craft Service |
| Joe Burns | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Greg Addison | Gaffer |
| Peter Walts | Best Boy Electric |
| Samuel G. Friedman | Electrician |
| Jeff Keaton | Electrician |
| Sal Lanza | Key Grip |
| Jonathan Nussbaum | Best Boy Grip |
| Kenneth Fundus | Dolly Grip |
| Glen Weinstein | Grip |
| Keith Kastner | Grip |
| John Halligan | Grip |
| Andrew Farley | Grip |
| Joel Aronowitz | Boom Operator |
| Marcia Oste | Costume Supervisor |
| Kevin Draves | Costume Supervisor |
| Antoinette Carr | Key Hair Stylist |
| Dennis Eger | Key Makeup Artist |
| Paul Weathered | Property Master |
| Evan Perazzo | Location Manager |
| James McGrane | Transportation Captain |
| Greg Edwards | Video Assist Operator |
| Nicole Macagna | Post Production Assistant |
| Julyce Monbleaux | Music Supervisor |
| Simon Rhodes | Scoring Mixer |
| Randy Kerber | Orchestrator |
| Kathy Fellegara | Set Medic |
| Rich Fellegara | Set Medic |
| Kevin McKenna | Video Assist Operator |
| Nancy Bernstein | Executive Visual Effects Producer |
| Keith VanderLaan | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Graydon Carter | Thanks |
| Charlotte Church | Vocals, Theme Song Performance |
| Alexei O'Brien | Production Assistant |
| Laura D. Smith | Production Assistant |
| Mary Kim | Production Supervisor |
| Glen Hanz | Sculptor |
| David P. Barton | Sculptor |
| John Brown | Sculptor |
| Paul Candrilli | Grip |
| Andrew Sweeney | Grip |
| Chris Vaccaro | Grip |
| Franz Yeich | Grip |
| Ted Robinson | Grip |
| Thomas McGrath Woods | Grip |
| Jeremy Knaster | Electrician |
| Michael J. Maurer | Electrician |
| Dennis Peters | Electrician |
| Fred Muller | Electrician |
| Chris Rosen | Electrician |
| Ed Cohen | Electrician |
| Ray Preziosi | Electrician |
| Michael Rudolph | Electrician |
| John Silvestri | Production Assistant |
| Mikki Ziska | Production Assistant |
| David Tomasini | Production Assistant |
| Aaron Dunsay | Production Assistant |
| Tara Muskus | Production Assistant |
| Gary S. Rake | Production Assistant |
| Shawn Alexander | Production Assistant |
| Kimie Kimura-Heane | Production Assistant |
| Tom Gravel | Production Assistant |
| Marianne Bell | Production Assistant |
| Brian Lennon | Production Assistant |
| Kevin Williams | Production Assistant |
| David Catalano | Production Assistant |
| Chris Collins | Production Assistant |
| Melissa Brides | Production Assistant |
| Will Jennings | Lyricist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Karen Kehela Sherwood | Executive Producer |
| Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Todd Hallowell | Executive Producer |
| Ron Howard | Producer |
| Maureen Peyrot | Co-Producer |
| Aldric La'Auli Porter | Associate Producer |
| Louisa Velis | Associate Producer |
| Kathleen McGill | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Ron Howard | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Russell Crowe | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Director | Byron Howard | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jared Leto | Won |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 80 | 100 | 60 |
| 2024 | 5 | 90 | 123 | 74 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 44 | 78 | 29 |
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Geronimo1967
7.0
Russell Crowe and Ron Howard make for quite a formidable partnership in this biopic of the acclaimed mathematician John Nash. Like so many folk with an acute scientific ability, his social skills bordered on the wrong side of inept and a combination of his good looks and his superiority complex soon ... lead him to a life that vacillates between the extremely happy and the downright depressing. There are maybe two people in his life whom he has made some sort of connection with. His Princeton college "Charles" (Paul Bettany) and the exceptionally patient "Alicia" (Jennifer Connelly) whom he met whilst teaching her and whom he eventually marries. Meantime, his brainpower has attracted the attention of Uncle Sam, and that's when he meets "Parcher" (Ed Harris) who embroils him in a plan to crack some top secret Soviet codes. The enemy also knows he's been drafted in to help and so he is soon a target for their assassins and their network of fifth columnists too. A combination of his own inherent insecurities and this way more palpable threat lead Nash to a paranoia that threatens to destroy himself and everything he holds dear. It's also a testament to Howard's direction that he manages to create quite a menacing character from the usually charming Christopher Plummer, whose "Rosen" is a dab hand with an hypodermic. Crowe is at his best here, his portrayal of this frankly rather selfish and obnoxious man is almost perfect and though I can't say I ever liked the character, nor felt especially sorry for his predicaments, I did feel invested in just how he could emerge from the internal conflicts he faced unsure of what was true and what was not. A bare minimum of romance to clutter it up and both Harris and Connelly contributing well to a story of a flawed yet brilliant human being makes this well worth a few hours.
Apr 07, 2024