The Kindergarten Teacher(2018)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.



Gifted(2017)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.



Frida(2002)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.



Proof(2005)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 71

The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.



Pawn Sacrifice(2014)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.



Finding Forrester(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.



Joshua(2007)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 69

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.



Computer Chess(2013)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A 1980s-set story centered around a man vs. machine chess tournament.



Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.



Shine(1996)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.



Good Will Hunting(1997)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.



The Man Who Knew Infinity(2015)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.



Now You See Me 2(2016)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The Four Horsemen resurface, and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.



October Sky(1999)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.



Slalom(2020)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Under the guidance of a strict ex champion, a promising 15 year old girl trains as a professional skiing star.Will she be able to endure the physical and emotional pressures?



21(2008)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.



Nannerl, la soeur de Mozart(2010)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A reimagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang, and a musical prodigy in her own right.



The Zero Theorem(2013)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.



Pi(1998)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.



The Luzhin Defence(2000)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.




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