Episode 47: The Theory of Everything, The Theory of Everything VS. A Beautiful Mind, Top 5 Biopics

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“There should be no boundaries to human endeavor.” Your favorite nerds review the Stephen and Jane Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything! Are the portrayals of the leads worthy of all the early Oscar buzz? How does the film depict Stephen Hawking’s scientific contributions? What about all the other messy details that got left out of the script? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, it’s The Theory of Everything versus A Beautiful Mind. We share our top 5 biopics.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 34:22: The Theory of Everything.
• 34:23 – 48:40: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: The Theory of Everything VS. A Beautiful Mind.
• 48:41 – 1:23:03: Top 5 Biopics.

Links

• How Accurate Is The Theory of Everything?
• AV Club: Eddie Redmayne plays Stephen Hawking in the neutered biopic The Theory Of Everything
• Stephen Hawking reviews The Theory of Everything
• A Beautiful Mind's John Nash is nowhere near as complicated as the real one.

Top 5 Biopics

Conrad:

1. Ed Wood
2. An Angel at My Table
3. Goodfellas
4. Malcolm X
5. Amadeus

Ali:

1. Malcolm X
2. The Aviator
3. Walk the Line
4. Milk
5. The Last King of Scotland

Honorable Mentions:

• Erin Brockovich
• All the President's Men
• Rudy
• American Splendor
• Jinnah
• Sid and Nancy
• My Left Foot