Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father's mental illness along with his mathematical genius.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Catherine Llewellyn
Anthony Hopkins
Robert Llewellyn
Jake Gyllenhaal
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
Hope Davis
Claire Llewellyn
Danny McCarthy
Cop
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
Limo Driver
Gary Houston
Professor Barrow
Leigh Zimmerman
Friend at Party
Colin Stinton
Theoretical Physicist
Leland Burnett
Band Vocalist
Director
John Madden
Screenplay
Rebecca Miller
Tagline
"The biggest risk in life is not taking one."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$7,535,331
Production
Miramax, Endgame Entertainment, Hart-Sharp Entertainment
tmdb28039023
August 27, 2022
Math is an exact science. A mathematical proof is a demonstration of this exactness. Math can also be, according to those who study it, beautiful – an art form even; in that sense, Proof is an aptly titled film in which mathematics overlaps with metaphysics, poetry and even faith. Proof knows its characters’ field well enough to have a little fun with it (a character and his math department bud...
CinemaSerf
July 18, 2024
This film quite succinctly sums up the characteristics of it's principal character. At times it's potent and at others it's a mess. It's all about "Catherine" (Gwyneth Paltrow) who together with her sister "Claire" (Hope Davis) are the daughters of acclaimed mathematician "Robert" (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Now he was borderline obsessed, in a clinical fashion, with his work writing a proof that will ...
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