The Man Who Knew Infinity fingerprintStrong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Hopeful and wholesome
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and class and money
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Man Who Knew Infinity is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Hopeful and wholesome
Emotionally, it's hopeful, wholesome, and moving.
A real life story, history, and class and money
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and class and money.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Man Who Knew Infinity is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, Paramount+ with Showtime, and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 62%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 48 min
The Man Who Knew Infinity runs 1 h 48 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Man Who Knew Infinity higher (72) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $11 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Sanskrit, Tamil. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+45GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Man Who Knew Infinity in 59 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 10 storytelling tropes for The Man Who Knew Infinity, including Adaptational Jerkass, Bollywood Nerd, Fish out of Water.
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