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A Brilliant Young Mind
Directed by
Morgan Matthews
Not Rated
2014
1h 51m
Drama
,
Romance
7.1
87%
77%
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A socially awkward teenage maths prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
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Cast of A Brilliant Young Mind
Asa Butterfield
Nathan Ellis
Rafe Spall
Martin Humphreys
Sally Hawkins
Julie Ellis
Eddie Marsan
Richard
Jo Yang
Zhang Mei
Alex Lawther
Isaac Cooper
Alexa Davies
Rebecca Dunn
Martin McCann
Michael Ellis
Orion Lee
Deng Laoshi
Jake Davies
Luke Shelton
Paul J. Dove
John
Percelle Ascott
Ben Morgan
Christina Low
IMO Contestant
Edward Baker-Close
Nathan Ellis (9 yrs)
Suraj Rattu
Pav Kamdar
Jamie Ballard
Headmaster
Clare Burt
Doctor
Adam Foster
Paediatrician
Lee Zhuo Zhao
Li Jing
Shannon Beer
Caz
Tasha Connor
Jessie
Bo-Han Huang
Luke's Buddy
Song-Hung Chang
Employee
Lawrence Jeffries
Schoolboy
Ciaran Wakefield
Schoolboy
Morgan Matthews
Director / Writer
James Graham
Writer
David M. Thompson
Producer
Laura Hastings-Smith
Producer
A Brilliant Young Mind Ratings & Reviews
Layla
June 6, 2025
i tried not to cry at the end.
Chesapeake Family Magazine
Roxana Hadadi
The touching A Brilliant Young Mind, about a teen boy with autism, features strong performances that make it more memorable than you would initially expect.
The Film Stage
John Fink
A confidently directed version of an underdog story that we've seen before.
Willamette Week
Amy Wolfe
Witnessing Nathan's "special powers," as his dad called them, may give the film its spectacle, but its soul is in the relationships Nathan struggles to build.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
Hardly breaks new ground, but it's a watchable entry in the tortured young genius genre.
The Young Folks
Allyson Johnson
A Brilliant Young Mind is an inoffensive film, looking to please a broad audience and while it achieves its goals, there's always a sense that it could have done more...
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Parents and teachers of all the Nathans out there may be inclined to give "A Brilliant Young Mind" the full four stars; for the rest of us, it's small, smart, and satisfying.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Long after you've seen the film, you'll remember the wonderfully nuanced work of the cast, particularly Ms. Hawkins.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
A strong cast elevates this sweet British drama.
Washington Post
Mark Jenkins
"A Brilliant Young Mind" is less stuffy than the usual cinematic ode to British smarts and schooling. But that still can't save this tale of eccentric genius from being profoundly conventional.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Hawkins gives a performance of remarkable grace and sensitivity.
RogerEbert.com
Godfrey Cheshire
With one exception, Nathan's relationships with people go nowhere. Whether it's his mother, his father, his mentor, or his fellow students, there's virtually no difference in how they relate to him between the first time we see them and the last.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
When the film doesn't try to build up the usual suspense found in movies about competition, you sigh with relief.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"A Brilliant Young Mind" is not the film you think it is. It's better.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
The sensitive young genius story has been done to death, but apparently there's still room for the gentle nuance presented in "A Brilliant Young Mind."
New York Post
Farran Smith Nehme
This isn't a bad film, just a slow and predictable one, hitting all the usual marks as precisely as one of Nathan's proofs.
AV Club
Noel Murray
There's no excuse for A Brilliant Young Mind to be so limited in the way it imagines its hero.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
The film is novel-rich, so bristling with life that you might not notice how familiar it is in its contours ...
Slant Magazine
Elise Nakhnikian
The film focuses on Nathan's emotions and backstage dramas in ways that generally feel forced or inauthentic.
The Hollywood Reporter
Leslie Felperin
[A] deeply affecting, sensitively handled British drama.
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