A Beautiful Mind He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined. John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. Details Casts Title A Beautiful Mind Subtitle ETC. Release Date 2001-12-11 Runtime 02 Hours 15 Minutes Genres Drama Romance Production Companies Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, DreamWorks Production Countries United States of America Russell Crowe... John Nash... Ed Harris... William 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... Victor Steinbach... Prof. 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... Josh Pais... Princeton Professor... David B. Allen... John Nash Teenager... Michael Esper... John Nash Young Man... Erik Van Wyck... Princeton Student... Rance Howard... White-Haired Patient... Jane Jenkins... Code-Red Nurse... Darius Stone... Adjunct... Valentina Cardinalli... Joyce... Teagle F. Bougere... Young Professor... Amy Walz... Blond in Bar... Tracey Toomey... Brunette... Jennifer Weedon... Brunette... Yvonne Thomas... Brunette... Holly Pitrago... Brunette... Isadore Rosenfeld... Pen Ceremony Professor...