20 movies that you need to be really smart to fully understand

16) A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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Directed by Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind is based on the life of John Nash, a brilliant mathematician struggling with schizophrenia. The film’s complexity lies in its portrayal of Nash’s delusions as indistinguishable from reality, which makes viewers question what is real and what is imagined. The twist that some key characters, including his roommate Charles, don’t actually exist forces a reevaluation of earlier scenes. The movie challenges audiences to understand the workings of a mind both brilliant and fractured.

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