A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 biographical drama film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. The film follows Nash's journey from graduate school at Princeton University to his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia. Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, and
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.