The Man Who Knew Infinity
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 7.2 · 59% critics
Growing up poor in Madras, India, a self-taught mathematician earns a chance to study at Cambridge during WWI. Guided by a prominent professor, he develops groundbreaking mathematical ideas and navigates skepticism, cultural friction, and pressure to prove his work.
Based on The Man Who Knew Infinity
Also known as L'Homme qui défiait l'infini
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-04-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,578 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this thoughtful, true-story biopic if you like The Imitation Game or Creation and want drama driven by ambition, faith, and perseverance—not for you if you dislike stories centered on mathematics, heavy cultural conflict, or somewhat familiar biopic pacing.
Pros: Inspiring genius story; Strong lead performances; Cambridge setting feels vivid | Cons: Predictable biopic beats; Math may feel inaccessible; Some emotional/tone issues
Themes
- based on novel or book
- england
- mathematics
- mathematician
- mathematical theorem
- biography
- based on true story
- historical figure
- 1910s
- famous people
- historical reinterpretation
- history and legacy
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Dev Patel
as Srinivasa Ramanujan
Jeremy Irons
as G. H. Hardy
Toby Jones
as Littlewood
Devika Bhise
as Janaki
Stephen Fry
as Sir Francis Spring
Kevin McNally
as Major MacMahon
Jeremy Northam
as Bertrand Russell
Anthony Calf
as Howard
Pádraic Delaney
as Beglan
Shazad Latif
as Chandra Mahalanobis
Directed by Matt Brown