John Nash goes through a myriad of highs and lows from his time as a Mathematics student in graduate school at Princeton in the late 1940′s to his Nobel Prize win for Economics in 1994. A brilliant but somewhat arrogant and antisocial man, Nash preferred to spend his time with his thoughts, which were primarily of seeing mathematical formula associated with everyday occurrences, than with people. Two people he did make a connection with were Charles, his roommate at Princeton, and Alicia Larde, one of his students when he was teaching at M.I.T. in the early 1950′s. He and Alicia eventually marry. As time goes on, Nash lives more and more within himself which causes major problems in his life. But Alicia stands by her husband to his redemption to the Nobel Prize win. Nash learns that his graduate school colleagues, with whom he had a cordial but somewhat distant relationship, are closer friends than he imagined, although in his later life he really does miss Charles’ company more than anything despite knowing that spending time with Charles is not in his or anyone’s best interest.

A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  • Rating: (211,001 votes)
  • Taglines:The Only Thing Greater Than the Power of the Mind is the Courage of the Heart » He Saw The World In A Way No One Could Have Imagined. »
  • Runtime:135 minutes
  • Director: Ron Howard
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    John Nash
    Russell Crowe
    Parcher
    Ed Harris
    Alicia Nash
    Jennifer Connelly
    Dr. Rosen
    Christopher Plummer
    Charles
    Paul Bettany
    Sol
    Adam Goldberg
    Hansen
    Josh Lucas
    Bender
    Anthony Rapp
    Ainsley
    Jason Gray-Stanford
    Helinger
    Judd Hirsch
  • Genres:Biography, Drama
  • Producers:
    Brian Grazer
    producer  
    Todd Hallowell
    executive producer  
    Ron Howard
    producer  
    Karen Kehela Sherwood
    executive producer (as Karen Kehela) 
    Kathleen McGill
    associate producer  
    Maureen Peyrot
    co-producer  
    Aldric La'auli Porter
    associate producer  
    Louisa Velis
    associate producer  
  • Plots: Biopic of the famed mathematician John Nash and his lifelong struggles with his mental health. Nash enrolled as a graduate student at Princeton in 1948 and almost immediately stood out as an odd duck. He devoted himself to finding something unique, a mathematical theorem that would be completely original. He kept to himself for the most part and while he went out for drinks with other students, he spends a lot of time with his roommate, Charles, who eventually becomes his best friend. John is soon a professor at MIT where he meets and eventually married a graduate student, Alicia. Over time however John begins to lose his grip on reality, eventually being institutionalized diagnosed with schizophrenia. As the depths of his imaginary world are revealed, Nash withdraws from society and it's not until the 1970s that he makes his first foray back into the world of academics, gradually returning to research and teaching. In 1994, John Nash was awarded the Nobel prize in Economics. Written by garykmcd
A Beautiful Mind
  • User's comment:Crowe Does It Again! by ccthemovieman-1

    The more I watch Russell Crowe, the more I am becoming a big fan of his acting talent. Here again, he demonstrates his skills in a role that had me spellbound. Of course, mentally-ill people are usually fascinating. Look how popular the cable television show "Monk" has become.

    Crowe's character, mathematician John Nash, is not nearly as eccentric as "Monk," but his schizophrenia makes for a fascinating portrait of a very troubled man. This is another of those Ron Howard based-on-a-true-story films, so don't take everything here as gospel truth....because it ain't so. (One example: in real life, Nash's wife was anything but as supportive as Jennifer Connelly was portrayed here.)

    The first time I saw this film I was disappointed. Maybe I expected more, maybe I felt the story was unfair to the viewer and I felt like this was just one more attempt at Liberal Hollywood to make fun of those in the 1950s who were opposed to Communism. Well, on the second viewing, just a few weeks ago, I didn't have a problem with any of those things, just enjoying the performances and the classy-looking cinematography, thanks to one of the best cameramen in the business, Roger Deakins. I'm not always a fan of director Ron Howard, but his films are usually interesting and pleasing to the eye. He and Crowe seem to be a good pair, too, as witnessed by 2005's "Cinderella Man."

    For those who enjoy a cerebral thriller, this is a very intriguing film. Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas and Anthony Rapp all deliver solid supporting help and, if you haven't seen this, this story will deliver a big surprise. If you know the ending, a second viewing is even more interesting as you trace Nash's actions from the beginning.


  • Quotes: Nash: In competitive behavior someone always loses. Charles: Well, my niece knows that, John, and she's about this high. Nash: See if I derive an equilibrium where prevalence is a non-singular event where nobody loses, can you imagine the effect that would have on conflict scenarios, arm negotiations...
  • Also known as: Una mente brillante (Argentina), Una mente brillante (Colombia), Una mente brillante (Mexico), Una mente brillante (Peru), Un homme d'exception (Belgium - dubbed version, French title), Un homme d'exception (Canada - French title), Un homme d'exception (France), Uma Mente Brilhante (Brazil), Uma Mente Brilhante (Portugal), Ένας Υπέροχος Άνθρωπος (Greece), Игры разума (Russia), A Beautiful Mind (Austria), A beautiful Mind - Genie und Wahnsinn (Germany), Akil oyunlari (Turkey - Turkish title), Blistavi um (Serbia - imdb display title), Cistá dusa (Slovakia), Cistá duse (Czech Republic), Egy csodálatos elme (Hungary), Enas yperohos anthropos (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Et smukt sind (Denmark), Et vakkert sinn (Norway), Genijalni um (Croatia - imdb display title), Kaunis mieli (Finland), Niflaot Ha-Tvuna (Israel - Hebrew title), O minte sclipitoare (Romania), Piekny umysl (Poland), Piinatud geenius (Estonia), Una mente maravillosa (Spain), Una mente prodigiosa (Spain),

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