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Pi

Faith in chaos.

1998 · 1h 24m · R Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Darren Aronofsky

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Overview

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

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All reviews
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Aronofsky, who has parlayed this movie's Sundance success into two Hollywood deals, is that rare indie filmmaker who doesn't want to make hip romantic sitcoms. He's a genuine experimenter with a spooky visual style.

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh

We share Max's feelings of imminent psychological disintegration as the film probes our own insecurity in the face of the eternal. Maths meets millennial doom in one of the decade's true originals.

Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh

It's remarkable to what extent Aronofsky has rendered the cerebral kinetically intense. The film's imaginative, diverse images create a mind's-eye urban claustrophobia.

Dennis Harvey, Variety
Fresh

Audacious and bursting with ideas.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh

The movie's low-budget look neatly matches the claustrophobia of Max's life, but the filmmakers have also devised some special shooting methods for certain scenes. These sequences -- breathless and jangly chases, for the most part -- look terrific.

Laura Miller, Salon.com

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