Title: A Beautiful Mind
Date: 2001
Media type: Film
Format: Complete
Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas
Keywords: adulthood, family conflict, family trauma, response to crisis, work and family
Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned
Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples
Language: English
Film/Episode Summary: The movie follows John Nash as he makes brilliant discoveries but also struggles with schizophrenia without knowing it. He becomes aware of schizophrenia after he got married and learns his wife is pregnant with their child. He became aware of his mental illness after his wife checked him into a mental institution. The rest of the movie follows John as he learns how to live life with a mental illness.
Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did mental illness impair Nash from being a father to his child? How did his wife have to pick up the slack to raise their child?
Places to view: Itunes, Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, Cinemax
Contributor: Krista Hamann