
A Beautiful Mind
A brilliant but troubled mathematician, John Nash, must navigate the pressures of academia, the complexities of love, and the shadows of paranoid schizophrenia as he races to change the world with his groundbreaking theories.
“He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined.”
Synopsis
John Forbes Nash Jr. is a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician who makes a groundbreaking discovery early in his career, bringing him to the brink of international acclaim. As he accepts secret work in cryptography, the handsome and ambitious Nash becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn, leading him on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.
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A crew of 317+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Daniel P HanleyShot by Roger DeakinsScored by James HornerDesigned by Wynn ThomasSound by Allan ByerCostumes by Rita RyackStunts by Peter Bucossi
Box Office
2001 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$316.8M
US & Canada: $170.7M — 54% of worldwide · International: $146.0M (46%)
Opening weekend: $367K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $5.9M — 3% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 11 theaters
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Also known as
- (literal English title)A Brilliant Mind
- A Beautiful Mindde
- A Beautiful Mind - Genie und Wahnsinnde
- Un homme d'exceptionfr
- (literal English title)One Brilliant Mind
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 13, 2001
- ChileDec 20, 2001
- CanadaDec 25, 2001
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Cast & Crew
317 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
108Jillie Simon
as Bar Co-Ed
Victor Steinbach
as Professor Horner
Tanya Clarke
as Becky
Thomas F Walsh
as Captain
Jesse Doran
as General
Kent Cassella
as Analyst
Patrick Blindauer
as MIT Student
John Blaylock
as Photographer
Roy Thinnes
as Governor
Anthony Easton
as Young Man
Cheryl Howard
as Harvard Administrator
Rance Howard
as White-Haired Patient
Jane Jenkins
as Code-Red Nurse
Darius Stone
as Adjunct
Josh Pais
as Princeton Professor
Alex Toma
as Toby
Valentina Cardinalli
as Joyce
Teagle F Bougere
as Young Professor
David B Allen
as John Nash Jr. - Teenager
Michael Esper
as John Nash Jr. - Young Man
Eva Burkley
as Girl at Bar
Amy Walz
as Blond in Bar
Tracey Toomey
as Brunette
Jennifer Weedon
as Brunette
Yvonne Thomas
as Brunette
Holly Pitrago
as Brunette
Isadore Rosenfeld
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Tommy Allen
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Dave Bayer
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Brian Keith Lewis
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Tom Mcnutt
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Will Dunham
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Glenn Roberts
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Ed Jupp Jr
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Christopher Stockton
as Princeton Student
Gregory Dress
as Princeton Student
Carla Occhiogrosso
as Princeton Student
Matt Samson
as Princeton Student
Lyena Nomura
as Princeton Student
Kathleen Fellegara
as Insulin Treatment Nurse
Betsy Klompus
as Insulin Treatment Nurse
Stelio Savante
as Technician
Logan Mccall
as Technician
Bob Broder
as Technician
Michael Abbott Jr
as Princeton Library Tutor
Liche Ariza
as Princeton Student
Michael Arthur
as Army Captain
Reggie Austin
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Fileena Bahris
as Student
Lloyd Baskin
as Professor
Sean Bennett
as Student
Cade Bittner
as Harvard Student
James Thomas Bligh
as Nobel Prize Attendee
Peter Bonilla
as Princeton Student
Rich Bryant
as College Student
Jersey Carell
as Student
Dan Chen
as Nobel Prize Ceremony Guest
Phil Cirincione
as MIT Student
Scott Addison Clay
as MIT Student
Ty Copeman
as Doctor
John Alban Coughlan
as Scientist
Sean Dillon
as MIT Student
Berly Ellis
as Princeton Tutor '78
Jonah Falcon
as Mental Patient
Fabrizio Fante
as Harvard Student
Scott Fernstrom
as Trent Humphres
Michael Fiore
as MIT Student
Mike Fitzgerald
as Princeton Student
Todd Fredericks
as Man at Gouverners Ball
Seth Gabel
as Harvard Student
Russell Gibson
as Pen Ceremony Professor
Gregory Gordon
as Student
Evan Hart
as Princeton Student
Jason Horton
as Princeton Student
Bryce Dallas Howard
as Harvard Student
Ron Howard
as Man at Governors' Ball
Vivian Kalinov
as Princeton Student
Spencer Kayden
as Nobel Prize Ceremony Guest
Alex Lorre
as Technician
Monique Marissa Lukens
as Harvard Student
Dory Manzour
as Princeton Student
Tiffany Marz
as Princeton Student
Charles Mcclelland
as Man at Nobel Ceremony
Jon M Mcdonnell
as Bar Patron
Arnold Montey
as Princeton Student
Robert Myers
as Professor
Ryan O Connor
as Princeton Student
Nick Oddo
as Noisey Construction Worker
Charles Pendelton
as Bartender
Reed Penney
as MIT Student
Michael C Pierce
as Radio Operator
Mills Pierre
as Princeton Student
Deborah Rayne
as Princeton Student
Sean Reid
as Harvard Student
Colby Ryan
as Princeton Student
Brian Smyj
as Soldier
Ned Stuart
as Professor
Dave Sweeney
as Campus Cop
Alessandro Tanaka
as Student Admirer
Douglas Taurel
as Princeton Student
John H Tobin
as Shadow Figure
Jeffrey Todd
as Princeton Student
Michael Tota
as Army Soldier
Jarred Treiber
as Student
Ryan Tygh
as Princeton Math Grad
Erik Van Wyck
as Princeton Student
James Whalen
as Construction Chief
Warner Wolf
as Award Ceremony Bystander
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
9Aldric La Auli Porter
associate producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood
executive producer (as Karen Kehela)
Kathleen Mcgill
associate producer
Louisa Velis
associate producer
Maureen Peyrot
co-producer
Nancy Bernstein
visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Ron Howard
Producer
Todd Hallowell
executive producer
Other crew
196Thomas R Dickens
3d digital modeler: Digital Domain (as Thomas Dickens)
Jason Doss
3d integration artist: Digital Domain
Nancy Adams
3d integration artist: Digital Domain
Tony Hernandez
accounting clerk
Wally Bruce
adr actor (as Eric Wallach)
Kenna Doeringer
adr assistant editor
Dean Drabin
adr mixer
Claudia Carle
adr recordist
Peter Flechtner
Ainsley
Gunnar Helm
Analyst
Kate Eales
apprentice editor
Erik Knight
art department administrator
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