Rotten
When one of the most enlightening moments of a film comes during the postscript (black holes!), you know there's a problem - one that has nothing to do with math.
Marsha Lederman, Globe and Mail
The Man Who Knew Infinity
What does it take to prove the impossible?
2016 · 1h 48m · PG-13 Drama, History
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[It] takes an incredible true story - about an impoverished Indian man whose Jedi math skills helped him triumph over race, class and bad food in early 20th century England - and telescopes it into a well-made yet predictable tale of inspiration.
Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh
The multiplexes are full of films that promise little more than a forgettable good time. "The Man Who Knew Infinity" is just as entertaining, but far more substantial.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
It's predictable - throughout the film, I kept thinking that I'd seen it before - and a bit sentimental, yet thoroughly pleasant.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
The Man Who Knew Infinity stands on its own merit, thanks in great measure to Patel and Irons, who give us two engaging characters.
Miriam Di Nunzio, Chicago Sun-Times
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