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"Faith in chaos."

1998 1h 24m EN

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7.1

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88%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 2,606🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 191,675

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Synopsis

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A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

“Faith in chaos.”

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Cast

Sean Gullette
Maximillian Cohen
Mark Margolis
Sol Robeson
Ben Shenkman
Lenny Meyer
Pamela Hart
Marcy Dawson
Stephen Pearlman
Rabbi Cohen
Samia Shoaib
Devi
Ajay Naidu
Farroukh
Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao
Jenna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Sean Gullette, Darren Aronofsky, Darren Aronofsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $3M — a 53.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Darren Aronofsky, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Oren Sarch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sean Gullette and Mark Margolis and Ben Shenkman carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Darren Aronofsky directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Clint Mansell scores. Oren Sarch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $3M — a 53.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
428 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Darren Aronofsky, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Oren Sarch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sean Gullette and Mark Margolis and Ben Shenkman carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Faith in chaos.".
10IMDB entry: tt0138704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 27 themes, including "new york city", "hacker", "ark of the covenant", "insanity".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.