Summary
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.
Cast
Russell Crowe
John Nash
Jennifer Connelly
Alicia Nash
Ed Harris
William Parcher
Paul Bettany
Charles Herman
Christopher Plummer
Dr. Rosen
Adam Goldberg
Richard Sol
Josh Lucas
Martin Hansen
Anthony Rapp
Bender
Jason Gray-Stanford
Ainsley Neilson
Judd Hirsch
Helinger
Austin Pendleton
Thomas King
Vivien Cardone
Marcee
Jillie Simon
Bar Co-Ed
Victor Steinbach
Professor Horner
Tanya Clarke
Becky
Thomas F. Walsh
Captain
Jesse Doran
General
Kent Cassella
Analyst
Patrick Blindauer
MIT Student
John Blaylock
Photographer
Roy Thinnes
Governor
Anthony Easton
Young Man
Cheryl Howard
Harvard Administrator
Rance Howard
White-Haired Patient
Jane Jenkins
Code-Red Nurse
Darius Stone
Adjunct
Josh Pais
Princeton Professor
Alex Toma
Toby
Valentina Cardinalli
Joyce
Teagle F. Bougere
Young Professor
David B. Allen
John Nash Jr. (Teenager)
Michael Esper
John Nash Jr. (Young Man)
Eva Burkley
Girl at Bar
Amy Walz
Blond in Bar
Tracey Toomey
Brunette
Jennifer Weedon
Brunette
Yvonne Thomas
Brunette
Holly Pitrago
Brunette
Isadore Rosenfeld
Pen Ceremony Professor
Tommy Allen
Pen Ceremony Professor
Dave Bayer
Pen Ceremony Professor
Brian Keith Lewis
Pen Ceremony Professor
Tom McNutt
Pen Ceremony Professor
Will Dunham
Pen Ceremony Professor
Glenn Roberts
Pen Ceremony Professor
Ed Jupp Jr.
Pen Ceremony Professor
Christopher Stockton
Princeton Student
Gregory Dress
Princeton Student
Carla Occhiogrosso
Princeton Student
Matt Samson
Princeton Student
Lyena Nomura
Princeton Student
Kathleen Fellegara
Insulin Treatment Nurse
Betsy Klompus
Insulin Treatment Nurse
Stelio Savante
Technician
Logan McCall
Technician
Bob Broder
Technician
Scott Fernstrom
Trent Humphres (uncredited)
Ron Howard
Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
Bryce Dallas Howard
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Michael Arthur
Army Captain (uncredited)
Brian Smyj
Army Soldier (uncredited)
Michael C. Pierce
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Alex Lorre
Technician (uncredited)
John H. Tobin
Shadow Figure (uncredited)
James Whalen
Construction Chief (uncredited)
Nick Oddo
Noisy Construction Worker (uncredited)
Ty Copeman
Doctor (uncredited)
Jonah Falcon
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Reggie Austin
Pen Ceremony Professor (uncredited)
Robert Myers
Professor (uncredited)
Dave Sweeney
Campus Cop (uncredited)
Berly Ellis
Princeton Tutor '78 (uncredited)
Michael Abbott Jr.
Princeton Library Tutor (uncredited)
Liche Ariza
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Peter Bonilla
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Evan Hart
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Jason Horton
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Vivian Kalinov
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Dory Manzour
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Tiffany Marz
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Ryan O'Connor
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Mills Pierre
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Deborah Rayne
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Colby Ryan
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Douglas Taurel
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Jeffrey Christopher Todd
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Ryan Tygh
Princeton Math Grad (uncredited)
Erik Van Wyck
Princeton Student (uncredited)
Cade Bittner
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Fabrizio Fante
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Seth Gabel
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Monique Marissa Lukens
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Phil Cirincione
MIT Student (uncredited)
Scott Addison Clay
MIT Student (uncredited)
Michael Fiore
MIT Student (uncredited)
Reed Penney
MIT Student (uncredited)
Fileena Bahris
Student (uncredited)
Sean Bennett
Student (uncredited)
Rich Bryant
Student (uncredited)
Jersey Carell
Student (uncredited)
Gregory Gordon
Student (uncredited)
Jarred Treiber
Student (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Ron Howard
Book
Sylvia Nasar
Lyricist
Will Jennings
Writer
Akiva Goldsman
Reviews
Geronimo1967
April 7, 2024
7
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 to create quite a menacing character from the usually charming Christopher Plummer, whose "Rosen" is a dab hand with an hypodermic. Crowe is at his best here, his portrayal of this frankly rather selfish and obnoxious man is almost perfect and though I can't say I ever liked the character, nor felt especially sorry for his predicaments, I did feel invested in just how he could emerge from the internal conflicts he faced unsure of what was true and what was not. A bare minimum of romance to clutter it up and both Harris and Connelly contributing well to a story of a flawed yet brilliant human being makes this well worth a few hours.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$58,000,000.00
Revenue:
$316,800,000.00
