Movies like A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
8.2
PG-13
Duration: 135min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Ron Howard
Plot: When John Nash Jr. was a graduate student, he developed the well-known game theory that has influenced several industries, including the military and the economy. Nevertheless, schizophrenia hampered Nash's exceptional insight. Surrounded by his wife Alicia, Nash fights an illness that has destroyed many before him. With sheer determination, he carried on working as before for over a decade and was granted the Nobel Prize in 1994.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer
Keywords: based on novel or book, paranoia, professor, love of one's life, schizophrenia, massachusetts, intelligence, mathematics, mathematician, market economy
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Scarface(1932) , Crash(1997) , The Best Years of Our Lives(1946) , All the President's Men(1976) , Birdman of Alcatraz(1962) , City Lights(1931) , Cool Hand Luke(1967) , Doctor Zhivago(1965) , Bullitt(1968) , Vanilla Sky(2001) , Don't Look Now(1973) , Letter from an Unknown Woman(1948) , American Beauty(1999) , Into the Wild(2007) , The Sixth Sense(1999)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
6.9
R
Duration: 136min
Country: US
Plot: A lot of stunning and seductive ladies have fallen in love with David Ames because of his excellent job and good looks. David is also always on the run and looking for sex for pleasure; even Sophia, the girlfriend of his closest buddy, won't let go of him. When David's ex-girlfriend Julie tried to murder him by crashing their car into a tree, David would finally pay the price for his flirty behavior. When David's life takes a nosedive due to an automobile accident, the stranger still waits for him ahead.
Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee

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American Beauty (1999)
8.3
R
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1999-09-15
Duration: 122min
Country: US
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari
Into the Wild (2007)
8.1
R
Duration: 148min
Country: US
Plot: Top athlete and student Christopher McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wild after graduating from Emory University, giving away all he owned and donating his whole $24,000 savings account to charity. He fearlessly embarked on a vast voyage by himself to explore the world's splendor. He searched and finally discovered joy in his travels, along with the feeling of purpose and truth he had long craved. Along the way, he encounters and profoundly connects with several people who, in their unique ways, are trying to get away from it all and resume enjoying life.
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian H. Dierker