Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- paranoid
- melancholic
- thoughtful evening
- discussion night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film intelligent and emotionally substantial, with exceptional performances from Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins despite some reservations about its execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Catherine's proof and the film's mathematical concepts connect exact reasoning with faith, grief, and uncertainty.
Catherine worries that Robert's declining mental health may be passed on to her along with his mathematical gifts.
Robert's potentially historic proof triggers disputes over who created it and whether its evidence can be trusted.
The university campus, notebook, and family home concentrate Catherine's grief and paranoia into enclosed personal spaces.
Films like Proof, and why
A Beautiful Mind
shared mathematician protagonist, mental illness themes, and emotionally serious drama about the boundary between genius and instability
Good Will Hunting
shared mathematical subject matter, intellectual ambition, and character-focused drama centered on exceptional talent
Pi
shared paranoid atmosphere, mathematical obsession, and psychologically destabilizing mystery
The Hours
shared family conflict, grief, and questions of inherited mental illness in an intimate dramatic setting
Movie Details
- Director
- John Madden
- Release Date
- 2005-09-05
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (760)
Cast
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Anthony Hopkins
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Hope Davis
- Danny McCarthy
- Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
- Gary Houston
- Leigh Zimmerman
- Colin Stinton
- Leland Burnett
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Proof about?
- A grieving mathematician fights to establish ownership of a groundbreaking proof while fearing that genius and madness may be inherited together.
- What is Proof like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Proof as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Proof violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Proof.
- What did critics think of Proof?
- Critics generally found the film intelligent and emotionally substantial, with exceptional performances from Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins despite some reservations about its execution.
- Which films are like Proof?
- Films with a similar feel include A Beautiful Mind, Good Will Hunting, Pi, and The Hours.
- How long is Proof?
- Proof runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Proof?
- In United States, Proof streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
