Rating: PG13
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/21/2001(USA
Release Date: 06/25/2002
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 136 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: DreamWorks

The true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. is the subject of this biographical drama from director Ron Howard. Russell Crowe stars as the brilliant but arrogant and conceited professor Nash. The prof seems guaranteed a rosy future in the early '50s after he marries beautiful student Alicia (Jennifer Connelly) and makes a remarkable advancement in the foundations of "game theory," which carries him to the brink of international acclaim. Soon after, John is visited by Agent William Parcher (Ed Harris), from the CIA, who wants to recruit him for code-breaking activities. But evidence suggests that Nash's perceptions of reality are cloudy at best; he is struggling to maintain his tenuous hold on sanity, and Alicia suspects a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Battling decades of illness with the loyal Alicia by his side, Nash is ultimately able to gain some control over his mental state, and eventually goes on to triumphantly win the Nobel Prize. Based loosely on the book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind (2001) co-stars Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer, and Judd Hirsch.

~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Russell Crowe - John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Jennifer Connelly - Alicia Nash
Ed Harris - William Parcher
Paul Bettany - Charles Herman
Adam Goldberg - Sol
Judd Hirsch - Helinger
Josh Lucas - Hansen
Anthony Rapp - Bender
Christopher Plummer - Dr. Rosen
Austin Pendleton - Thomas King
Jason Gray-Stanford - Ainsley
Vivien Cardone - Marcee

Production:
Ron Howard - Director
Brian Grazer Ron Howard - Producer
Maureen Peyrot - Co Producer
James Horner - Composer
Daniel Hanley Mike Hill - Editor
Akiva Goldsman - Screen Writer
Leslie Rollins - Set Designer
David M. Dunlap - Additional Cinematography
Robert Guerra - Art Director
Aldric La'Auli Porter - Associate Producer
Kathleen McGill - Associate Producer
Louisa Velis - Associate Producer
Jane Jenkins - Casting
Janet Hirshenson - Casting
Roger Deakins - Cinematographer
Rita Ryack - Costume Designer
Karen Kehela - Executive Producer
Todd Hallowell - Executive Producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter - First Assistant Director
Greg Cannom - Makeup Special Effects
Wynn P. Thomas - Production Designer
Todd Hallowell - Second Unit Director
Allan Byer - Sound/Sound Designer
Chic Ciccolini III - Supervising Sound Editor
Sylvia Nasar - Book Author

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2001 Directors Guild of America

2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

2001 Writers Guild of America

2001 Screen Actors Guild

2001 British Academy of Film and Television

2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association

2001 Golden Globe

2001 American Film Institute