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A Brilliant Young Mind

A Brilliant Young Mind

2014
Comedy, Drama
1h 51m
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad. (imdb)
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A Brilliant Young Mind

2014
Comedy, Drama
1h 51m
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Rated 20 Aug 2015
75
54th
Solid if unspectacular. While it's very familiar, there is a lot to like in how the characters are portrayed and how they deal with various emotional traumas. Some of it is spread relatively thin or dropped altogether, which hurts it somewhat...too many balls in the air...but the performances are endearing without being saccharine or manipulative. Very good. Very watchable.
Rated 03 Oct 2015
70
89th
Although it is apparent that the movie has to conform to 'acceptable' standards, A Brilliant Young Mind is very heart-warming and emotional. There are many flaws to mention, but it felt very interesting and captivating to watch. So I'd say 70/100.
Rated 26 Sep 2015
82
97th
Yet another excellent UK drama. Compelling, touching and sometimes humorous. Brilliant ! My opinion here : http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/2015/09/xy-2014.html
Rated 06 Dec 2016
92
91st
Maths is fun...movie on maths is too much fun...
Rated 28 Apr 2015
85
93rd
A very poignant and also well-acted drama. All the teary moments come from the accidental death of the boy's father and his emotional distance from his mother, but the portrayal of a (high-functioning) autistic person by Butterfield is practically spot-on. The maths team antics and romance subplot are a bit lighter and more hackneyed, although some interesting themes are explored. Altogether, the mixture of different strands and subplots makes an almost perfect film of emotion, truth and beauty.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
60
32nd
Chinese girl was so freaking annoying.
Rated 07 Sep 2015
77
62nd
"A brilliant young performance"
Rated 04 Jan 2016
81
19th
Didn't convince me - I don't believe it was an accurate portrayal of what these kinds of kids are really like.
Rated 17 Mar 2015
81
53rd
A sweet, sentimental film about an autistic maths prodigy that avoids treacly cliche thanks largely to some truly heartfelt performances - Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall and Eddie Marsan all acquit themselves marvellously. The characters feel lived-in and genuine, and the story - while largely conforming to the template laid down by inspirational movies of years past - is thoughtful and heart-wrenching.
Rated 11 Mar 2016
87
29th
1401: not bad not brilliant
Rated 30 Sep 2017
1
20th
All the underdog, special teacher and autism cliche's in one handy package, yuck.
Rated 29 Oct 2015
46
20th
Math's!!! The most annoying word of the movie. I hate how the Brits add an S to math.
Rated 24 Dec 2017
95
77th
Hollywood almost always portraws people on the Autistic spectrum as freaks even when it pretends to be respecting them. This movie is different. It's intelligent - it shows this young autie as a human being with all of his strengths & disabilities. Real people - no cliches! Recommended.
Rated 09 Feb 2016
85
93rd
I might enjoy this movie more than others just because I'm familiar with the setting which is based upon real life TST and IMO contests. UKMT shirts abound. Was nice seeing two HFA characters not being pigeonholed into certain characteristics, but rather acting very differently from each other. Ending probably isn't very realistic, but it at least had an ending, unlike so many other movies I've seen lately.
Rated 04 Mar 2020
69
81st
X+Y is a surprisingly engaging film about an autistic teen and his punt at the Maths Olympiad. The film manages to accurately capture the eclectic mix teen prodigies thanks to some brilliant performances. Butterfield is great, as is Davies (Luke) whose swansong was probably my favourite two scenes of the film despite being a cringeworthily familiar character. Hawkins, Marsan & Spall keep it grounded. A little clichéd in parts (dead dad, chasing after the girl) but honest enough to be endearing.
Rated 06 May 2021
84
84th
It feels like there are several real characters here, even if we only get glimpses of some of them.
Rated 06 Aug 2021
60
18th
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Rated 04 Dec 2021
70
51st
Some of the script makes little sense to me but it has some great moments. In particular, a very moving attempt to explain love in mathematical terms that comes near the end of the film.
Rated 13 Aug 2022
45
11th
This film was all about the critics and nothing about us.( audience). It is to entitled to apeal and frankly none of it is likeable. Only decent thing is acting by some of the cast

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