Drama · Romance
American
2001 · Directed by Ron Howard · 135 min
In 1947, a gifted and prickly graduate student arrives at Princeton determined to find one wholly original idea. Over the following decades, his work, his marriage and the secrecy of the Cold War pull him into stakes far larger than the classroom.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of the early-2000s Hollywood prestige biopic. It shows how the genre turns a real life into a polished, emotionally legible story.
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