---
title: 'A Beautiful Mind (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ron Howard'
released: '2001-12-13'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-beautiful-mind-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 · 135 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard)
- **Producer:** [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard), [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer)
- **Screenplay:** [Akiva Goldsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/akiva-goldsman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)
- **Editor:** [Mike Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-hill)

## Cast

- [Reggie Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/reggie-austin)
- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe) as John Forbes Nash
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton) as Thomas King
- [Jason Gray-Stanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-gray-stanford) as Ainsley Neilson
- [Vivien Cardone](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivien-cardone) as Marcee Herman
- [Josh Pais](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-pais)
- [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard)
- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris) as William Parcher
- [Anthony Rapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-rapp) as Bender
- [Judd Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/judd-hirsch) as Helinger
- [Jennifer Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-connelly) as Alicia Nash
- [Alessandro Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-tanaka)
- [Josh Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-lucas) as Martin Hansen
- [Rance Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/rance-howard)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer) as Dr. Rosen

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Official site: http://abeautifulmind.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-beautiful-mind-2001
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