A Beautiful Mind is a critically acclaimed award-winning drama film directed by Ron Howard. It was written by Akiva Goldsman based on the book by Sylvia Nasar. It was produced by Universal Pictures and DreamWorks SKG and premiered in the United States on January 4th, 2002. The film stars Russell Crowe as the emotionally disturbed genius John Nash. The movie also stars Ed Harris as Parcher, Jennifer Connelly as Alicia Nash, Christopher Plummer as Doctor Rosen, and Paul Bettany as Charles.