James Graham Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Martin Phipps Cinematography by Danny Cohen director of photography Film Editing by Peter Lambert Casting By Shaheen Baig Production Design by Richard Bullock Art Direction by Julie Ann Horan Set Decoration by Duncan Wheeler Costume Design by Suzanne Cave Makeup Department A Brilliant Young Mind (2014) Morgan Matthews' 2014 drama, A Brilliant Young Mind Like the 2007 documentary, Beautiful Young Minds, on which it was based, A Brilliant Young Mind is centred on Nathan Ellis (Asa Butterfield), a prodigy who learns that while seeming weird and ferociously clever may be preferred, weird's just fine on its own. For Nathan Ellis (Asa Butterfield) is quiet and mostly non communicative except when dealing with numbers. His pediatrician diagnoses him with autism. Nathan finds peace of mind in patterns. The nine-year-old math prodigy has just lost his father Michael Ellis (Martin McCann) in a car accident. Gifted: Directed by Marc Webb. With Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer. Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother. PG-13. 2015. 1 hr 51 min. 7.1 (30,072) 65. A Brilliant Young Mind is a heartwarming and inspiring movie that tells the story of a teenage math prodigy, Nathan Ellis (played by Asa Butterfield), on a journey to overcome his personal struggles and compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The movie explores themes of friendship .

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