Stephen Hawking Biography

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Stephen Hawking Biography

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Released Sep 20, 2013

1h 29m

Documentary

Biography

Comedy

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We look into the life of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who is Director of Research at the University of Cambridge's Center for Theoretical Cosmology.

Carolyn Y. Johnson

Boston Globe

For a person who is keenly aware of the downside of fame - he worries that he is known as much for his illness as he is for his scientific discoveries - the storytelling falls short.

Jan 31, 2014

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David Hinckley

New York Daily News

He talks a lot about his two wives. This makes Hawking unusually revealing, because his life has almost always been framed in terms of his mental brilliance.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 29, 2014

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Verne Gay

Newsday

As billed, an intimate look at a genius, but the science gets a major haircut here.

Rated: B

Jan 29, 2014

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

Taken on its merits, Hawking serves as a useful introduction to -- and a touching, intimate portrait of -- its remarkable subject.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 2, 2019

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Chris Knight

National Post

If the film feels at times like a geeky version of MTV's Cribs, it's also a fascinating telling of Hawking's unusual life.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 6, 2013

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's involving, but the straightforward approach doesn't say much that we don't already know.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 27, 2013

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Audience Member

Basically just a modern, lesser remake of A Brief History of Time. Not as artistically enriching or hypnotizing, though perhaps more accessible, and still respectably covers the incredible life of an incredible man.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Watched it with the kids and we all learned a lot. Including that we knew very little about Stephen Hawking. This little movie might have also just increased my grasp of particle theory by about 102 percent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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science at work with splenda looking forward and back in life of Hawking

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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gr8 doc about one of my heroes

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

An Oscar winning performance as Hawking. At times it was hard to believe it was not him. This is the story of his life not a discussion of his scientific works.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Very detailed look into the life of a scientist who conquered great obstacles; unfortunately I found the film very bland and there was zero cinematic creativity .

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

We look into the life of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who is Director of Research at the University of Cambridge's Center for Theoretical Cosmology.

Director: Stephen Finnigan
Producer: Stephen Finnigan
Screenwriter: Stephen Finnigan, Stephen Hawking
Production Co: Darlow Smithson Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2013, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m