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It is 1947 and John Forbes Nash, Jr.
(Russell Crowe) has arrived at Princeton for graduate study in mathematics.
It's not an easy fit for Nash, or for Princeton. Social niceties mean nothing
to him; neither does attending class. He is obsessed with just one thing:
finding a truly original idea. That, he's convinced, is the only way he will
ever matter.
Princeton's maths department is brutally competitive and some of Nash's
classmates would love to see him fail. Still, they tolerate him, and
inadvertently incite him to greatness. He's with them one night in a local bar
when their reaction to a hot blonde grabs his attention. As Nash observes their
rivalry, the idea that has been haunting him bursts into focus. His resulting
paper on game theory - the mathematics of competition - boldly contradicts the
doctrines of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics. One hundred and fifty
years of accepted thought is abruptly outdated, and Nash's life is changed
forever.
Nash subsequently wins a coveted research and teaching post at MIT, but is not
satisfied. Science had played a huge role in bringing about America's triumph
in World War II, and now, as the Cold War rages, Nash yearns to play a role in
this new conflict. His wish is granted when the shadowy William Parcher (Ed
Harris) recruits him for a top- secret assignment as an enemy code-breaker.
Nash throws himself into this consuming effort while continuing his work at
MIT. It is there that he is challenged in an altogether new way by the
beautiful and brilliant Alicia Larde (Jennifer Connelly), a physics student who
introduces Nash to a concept he's never seriously considered - love.
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