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The Man Who Knew Infinity

Play trailer 2:30 Poster for The Man Who Knew Infinity PG-13 Released Apr 29, 2016 1h 54m Biography History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In 1913, brilliant East Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) travels to Trinity College in England to work with professor G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons).
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The Man Who Knew Infinity might be a tad too conventional to truly do its subject justice, but Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons elevate the end result beyond mere biopic formula.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint The Man Who Knew Infinity is moving, but not as compelling as the real life story of the genius it celebrates. The definitive film on Ramanujan remains to be made... Aug 15, 2019 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine Conventional biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity focuses less on its protagonist, the Indian mathematician S. Ramanujan, than on the Brits who worked with him. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 2, 2016 Full Review Marsha Lederman Globe and Mail When one of the most enlightening moments of a film comes during the postscript (black holes!), you know there's a problem - one that has nothing to do with math. Rated: 2/4 May 20, 2016 Full Review Olly Richards NME (New Musical Express) It feels too often like an exam for which we haven't studied. Rated: 2/5 Jun 8, 2021 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse A bit by the numbers but nonetheless deserves a place on the shelf between A Beautiful Mind and The Imitation Game . Rated: 3/5 Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A deeply intelligent film that doesn't shy away from its intelligence. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Absolute banger of a movie... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review Stealth H The script and the filming are every bit as good as chariots of of a fire, except that all the characters are likable. The movie leave you with a feeling that you wish you had friends like that. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Ari V I doubt the truth of this (or most such 'high society' stories for that matter) is anywhere near this innocent, but a reasonably touching and enjoyable meditation nevertheless. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/29/25 Full Review Kathy C As mentioned the cast is fantastic, icons of the British theatre. One detail I thought important and considering mathematicians as scientists, why was Srinivasa allowed to mingle with the public as his tuberculosis worsened. My mother contracted tb back in 1930s in Butte, MT and spent a year in a sanatorium. Didn't they hospitalize such cases back at the time the storytook place? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review G V Excellent! A must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Jonathan P My personal favorite part from this film was when Ramanujan's teacher is angry because he refuses to demonstrate his work or explain how he arrived at his conclusions. The teacher, unable to comprehend how Ramanujan can answer hard problems without using the standard stages, chastises him for arrogance and dismisses his techniques as incorrect. The acting in that scene shows how the main character was feeling after because his professor told him he didn't belong there. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1913, brilliant East Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) travels to Trinity College in England to work with professor G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons).
Director
Matthew Brown
Producer
Edward R. Pressman, Jim Young, Joe Thomas, Matthew Brown, Sofia Sondervan, Jon Katz
Screenwriter
Matthew Brown
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Animus Films
Rating
PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Smoking)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 29, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.9M
Runtime
1h 54m
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