He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined.
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Apr 20247/10
Russell Crowe and Ron Howard make for quite a formidable partnership in this biopic of the acclaimed mathematician John Nash. Like so many folk with an acute scientific ability, his social skills bordered on the wrong side of inept and a combination of his good looks and his superiority complex soon lead him to a life that vacillates between the extremely happy and the downright depressing. There are maybe two people in his life whom he has made some sort of connection with. His Princeton college "Charles" (Paul Bettany) and the exceptionally patient "Alicia" (Jennifer Connelly) whom he met whilst teaching her and whom he eventually marries. Meantime, his brainpower has attracted the attention of Uncle Sam, and that's when he meets "Parcher" (Ed Harris) who embroils him in a plan to crack some top secret Soviet codes. The enemy also knows he's been drafted in to help and so he is soon a target for their assassins and their network of fifth columnists too. A combination of his own inherent insecurities and this way more palpable threat lead Nash to a paranoia that threatens to destroy himself and everything he holds dear. It's also a testament to Howard's direction that he manages t
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Cast
- Russell CroweJohn Nash
- Jennifer ConnellyAlicia Nash
- Ed HarrisWilliam Parcher
- Paul BettanyCharles Herman
- Christopher PlummerDr. Rosen
- Adam GoldbergRichard Sol
- Josh LucasMartin Hansen
- Anthony RappBender
- Jason Gray-StanfordAinsley Neilson
- Judd HirschHelinger
Crew
- Ron HowardDirector
- Akiva GoldsmanWriter
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel P. HanleyEditor
- Mike HillEditor
- Ron HowardProducer
- Brian GrazerProducer
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