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Proof

2005 · 100 min

A quiet, emotionally charged drama that pulls you into a world of genius and fragility, keeping you guessing and feeling.

Directed by
John Madden
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Tagline
The biggest risk in life is not taking one.
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.

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Directed by
John Madden
Genres
Drama, Mystery
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • madness
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
John Madden
Written by
David Auburn, Rebecca Miller
Starring
Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis, Danny McCarthy, Tobiasz Daszkiewicz, Gary Houston, Leigh Zimmerman
Music
Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography
Alwin H. Küchler
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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