Proof

Proof

The biggest risk in life is not taking one.

Directed by John Madden

Produced by Miramax, Endgame Entertainment

2005100 min6.3 / 10

A tense, melancholic psychological drama about a woman grappling with her father's mental decline and her own fear of inherited madness, grounded in intimate family conflict and existential dread.

Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father's mental illness along with his mathematical genius.

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  • Is Proof sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Proof violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Proof end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Proof easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Proof scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

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Love35

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Like Proof

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Same Mood as Proof

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Like Proof, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Proof, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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