Review of The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) by Jayakrishnan R — 29 Oct 2016

Superb acting. Tragic story of genius misunderstood and extinguished too soon.

This review of The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) was written by Jayakrishnan R on 29 Oct 2016.

The Man Who Knew Infinity has generally received positive reviews.

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I waited if it will offer something I haven't seen but that feeling of I've seen this before is so overwhelming that it I actually waited in…

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By Kenneth L (949) on 12 Jun 2017

Very good movie. He was a very intelligent man who just needed to a chance to share it with the world...and it was given to him…

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