Fresh
Crowe's interpretation of this tortured genius is textured and complex.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Beautiful Mind
He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined.
2001 · 2h 15m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Ron Howard
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A Beautiful Mind is Howard's best movie, and easily one of the best movies of the year.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Rotten
It's not a crime for the script to gloss over the thornier aspects of Nash's story, but the film seems totally unconvincing, squeezing a real life into a formula that's simultaneously more palatable and less interesting.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh
The result is one of the most successful attempts to make math look sexy, even if the movie strays - gallops, really - from the details of the actual life of Nobel Prize-winner John Forbes Nash Jr.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Rotten
Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman's clever solution is to turn the story of a troubled academic into a Hollywood thriller. How? He makes things up.
David Ansen, Newsweek
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