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2001 · 2h 15m · Drama · Romance
Rotten Tomatoes 74%Metacritic 72/100IMDb 8.2/10TMDB 7.9/10 (11,246 votes)
A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical drama film about the mathematician John Nash who won a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Nash's character was played by actor Russell Crowe. The film was directed by Ron Howard and based on a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, who adapted the 1998 biography by Sylvia Nasar. In addition to Crowe, the film's cast features Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, and Christopher Plummer in supporting roles. The story follows Nash's life and career as he struggles with the impact schizophrenia had on him.
Directed by Ron Howard
Box office $317M worldwide
Family guide
13+Common Sense Media calls it an Oscar-winning biopic showing painful effects of schizophrenia suitable for age 13+; Plugged In rates PG-13; Movie Mom recommends Mature High Schooler.[1][2][3]
- Sex & nudity: A significant plotline includes a wife's frustration that her husband loses sexual interest due to medication; brief innuendos and a scene of a couple in bed with implied intimacy[1][2][3]
- Violence: Disturbing scenes related to schizophrenia include self-harm with visible blood and painful shock therapy; a man digs into his arm[1][2][3]
- Language: One mumbled f--k, also s--t, a--hole, d--k, bitch[1][2]
- Drugs & alcohol: A character takes prescription medication; characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes[1]
Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗
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