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Also known as π, Pi: Faith in Chaos
1998 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
OverviewAI-generated
Pi is a 1998 American thriller, drama, horror, and science fiction film directed by Darren Aronofsky. The screenplay was written by Aronofsky and Sean Gullette, with Aronofsky also serving as producer. The cast includes Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, and Samia Shoaib. Matthew Libatique was the director of photography, and Clint Mansell composed the score. Produced by Artisan Entertainment, the film was distributed by Artisan Entertainment and Netflix.
Set in New York City, the movie is presented in black-and-white using 35 mm and 16 mm film formats. It runs for 84 or 85 minutes and is rated R. The original languages are English and Hebrew. The film received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Its soundtrack album, π: Music for the Motion Picture, was released in 1998.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.3 based on 193,050 votes and a Metascore of 72. Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% rating. The film has received 8 wins and 12 nominations. Its budget was $60,000, and it earned $3,221,152 in revenue.
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Film · TMDB
7.1A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Cast
- Sean Gullette as Maximillian Cohen
- Mark Margolis as Sol Robeson
- Ben Shenkman as Lenny Meyer
- Pamela Hart as Marcy Dawson
- Stephen Pearlman as Rabbi Cohen
- Samia Shoaib as Devi
Themes
- new york city
- hacker
- ark of the covenant
- insanity
- paranoia
- mathematics
- mathematician
- delusion
- helix
- headache
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
191,675 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 12 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Darren Aronofsky
- Written by
- Darren Aronofsky
- Produced by
- Eric Watson Scott Vogel
- Starring
- Sean Gullette Mark Margolis Ben Shenkman Samia Shoaib Pamela Hart Ajay Naidu Joanne Gordon Stephen Pearlman
- Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Edited by
- Oren Sarch
- Music by
- Clint Mansell
- Production company
- Protozoa Pictures
- Distributed by
- Artisan Entertainment (United States) Summit Entertainment (International)
- Release date
- July 10, 1998 ( 1998-07-10 )
- Running time
- 84 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $134,815
- Box office
- $4.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Pi (stylized as π) is a 1998 American conceptual psychological thriller film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky (in his feature directorial debut). Pi was filmed on high-contrast black-and-white reversal film. The title refers to the mathematical constant pi. The story focuses on a mathematician with an obsession to find underlying complete order in the real world and contrasting two seemingly irreconcilable entities: the imperfect irrationality of humanity and the rigor and regularity of mathematics, specifically number theory. The film explores themes of religion, mysticism, and the relationship of the universe to mathematics.
The film received positive reviews and earned Aronofsky the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Open Palm Award.
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