Directed by Ron Howard Written by Akiva Goldsman   Sylvia Nasar   Cast Russell Crowe ... John Nash Ed Harris ... Parcher Jennifer Connelly ... Alicia Nash Christopher Plummer ... Dr. Rosen Paul Bettany ... Charles Adam Goldberg ... Sol Josh Lucas ... Hansen Anthony Rapp ... Bender Jason Gray-Stanford ... Ainsley Judd Hirsch ... Helinger Austin Pendleton ... Thomas King Vivien Cardone ... Marcee Jillie Simon ... Bar Co-Ed (as Jill M. Simon) Victor Steinbach ... Professor Horner Tanya Clarke ... Becky Thomas F. Walsh ... Captain Jesse Doran ... General Kent Cassella ... Analyst Patrick Blindauer ... MIT Student John Blaylock ... Photographer Roy Thinnes ... Governor Anthony Easton ... Young Man Cheryl Howard ... Harvard Administrator Rance Howard ... White-Haired Patient Jane Jenkins ... Code-Red Nurse (as JJ Chaback) Darius Stone ... Adjunct Josh Pais ... Princeton Professor Alex Toma ... Toby Valentina Cardinalli ... Joyce Teagle F. Bougere ... Young Professor David B. Allen ... John Nash Jr. - Teenager Michael Esper ... John Nash Jr. - Young Man Eva Burkley ... Girl at Bar (as Catharina Eva Burkley) Amy Walz ... Blond in Bar Tracey Toomey ... Brunette Jennifer Weedon ... Brunette Yvonne Thomas ... Brunette Holly Pitrago ... Brunette Isadore Rosenfeld ... Pen Ceremony Professor Tommy Allen ... Pen Ceremony Professor (as Thomas C. Allen) Dave Bayer ... Pen Ceremony Professor Brian Keith Lewis ... Pen Ceremony Professor Tom McNutt ... Pen Ceremony Professor Will Dunham ... Pen Ceremony Professor Glenn Roberts ... Pen Ceremony Professor Ed Jupp Jr. ... Pen Ceremony Professor (as Ed Jupp) Christopher Stockton ... Princeton Student Gregory Dress ... Princeton Student Carla Occhiogrosso ... Princeton Student Matt Samson ... Princeton Student Lyena Nomura ... Princeton Student Kathleen Fellegara ... Insulin Treatment Nurse Betsy Klompus ... Insulin Treatment Nurse Stelio Savante ... Technician Logan McCall ... Technician Bob Broder ... Technician Uncredited Cast Michael Abbott Jr. ... Princeton Library Tutor Liche Ariza ... Princeton Student Michael Arthur ... Army Captain Reggie Austin ... Pen Ceremony Professor Fileena Bahris ... Student Lloyd Baskin ... Professor Sean Bennett ... Student Cade Bittner ... Harvard Student James Thomas Bligh ... Nobel Prize Attendee Peter Bonilla ... Princeton Student Rich Bryant ... College Student Dan Chen ... Nobel Prize Ceremony Guest Phil Cirincione ... MIT Student Scott Addison Clay ... MIT Student Ty Copeman ... Doctor Sean Dillon ... MIT Student Berly Ellis ... Princeton Tutor '78 Jonah Falcon ... Mental Patient Fabrizio Fante ... Harvard Student Scott Fernstrom ... Trent Humphres Michael Fiore ... MIT Student Mike Fitzgerald ... Princeton Student Todd Fredericks ... Man at Gouverners Ball Seth Gabel ... Harvard Student Russell Gibson ... Pen Ceremony Professor Gregory Gordon ... Student Evan Hart ... Princeton Student Jason Horton ... Princeton Student Bryce Dallas Howard ... Harvard Student Ron Howard ... Man at Governors' Ball Vivian Kalinov ... Princeton Student Alex Lorre ... Technician Monique Marissa Lukens ... Harvard Student Dory Manzour ... Princeton Student Tiffany Marz ... Princeton Student Charles McClelland ... Man at Nobel Ceremony Jon M. McDonnell ... Bar Patron Robert Myers ... Professor Charles Pendelton ... Bartender Reed Penney ... MIT Student Michael C. Pierce ... Radio Operator Mills Pierre ... Princeton Student Deborah Rayne ... Princeton Student Sean Reid ... Harvard Student Colby Ryan ... Princeton Student Brian Smyj ... Soldier Ned Stuart ... Professor Dave Sweeney ... Campus Cop Alessandro Tanaka ... Student Admirer Douglas Taurel ... Princeton Student John H. Tobin ... Shadow Figure Jeffrey Todd ... Princeton Student Michael Tota ... Army Soldier Jarred Treiber ... Student Ryan Tygh ... Princeton Math Grad Erik Van Wyck ... Princeton Student James Whalen ... Construction Chief Warner Wolf ... Award Ceremony Bystander Produced by Brian Grazer   Todd Hallowell   Ron Howard   Karen Kehela Sherwood   Kathleen McGill   Maureen Peyrot   Aldric La'auli Porter   Louisa Velis   Original Music by James Horner

Additional Info Premiere: December 13, 2001 Theatrical Release: January 04, 2002 DVD Release: May 27, 2003 Blu-ray Release: January 25, 2011 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures DreamWorks Imagine Entertainment Distributors Universal Pictures   (2001) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2004) (USA) (TV) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2012) (USA) (DVD) (4 film set) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Universal's 100th Anniversary) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.9 / 10 Our Rating 5.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.6 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #96 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #92 No Country For Old Men (2007) #93 The Sixth Sense (1999) #94 Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) #95 The Hunger Games (2012) #96 A Beautiful Mind (2001) #97 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) #98 Monsters, Inc. (2001) #99 Die Hard (1988) #100 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)