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Proof

Proof

The biggest risk in life is not taking one.

20056.31h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Madden
Written by Rebecca Miller, David Auburn
Produced by Alison Owen, John N. Hart, Jeffrey Sharp
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $7.5M

Top Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Catherine Llewellyn

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Robert Llewellyn

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Harold 'Hal' Dobbs

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Claire Llewellyn

Danny McCarthy

Danny McCarthy

Cop

Tobiasz Daszkiewicz

Tobiasz Daszkiewicz

Limo Driver

Gary Houston

Gary Houston

Professor Barrow

Leigh Zimmerman

Leigh Zimmerman

Friend at Party

Colin Stinton

Colin Stinton

Theoretical Physicist

L

Leland Burnett

Band Vocalist

Themes & Keywords

paranoiamathematicsmathematicianproofdementianotebookcampusgriefuniversityillnessmental illnesspaperdisturbeddeath of a loved one

About Proof

Proof is a drama, mystery film released in 2005 exploring themes of paranoia, mathematics, mathematician, proof, dementia, notebook. Directed by John Madden, it stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal. 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.

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