Proof

"The biggest risk in life is not taking one."

Oct 7 2005 PG-13 1h 40m
Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

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. When Robert's work reveals a mathematical proof of potentially historic proportions, it sets off shock waves in more ways than one.

Written by

David Auburn, Rebecca Miller

Directed by

John Madden

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Hart-Sharp Entertainment, Endgame Entertainment, Miramax

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
46,852
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA