7 - A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind is the second Ron Howard film to appear in Dreamworks' best pictures and is the biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate (Economics) mathematician.
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash, Jr. experiences it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim.
But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery once he was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over this tragedy, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
The film was released in 2001 and was critically acclaimed winning four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for Best Leading Actor, Best Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Score.
6 - Road to Perdition
Two fathers: Michael Sullivan, a hit man for the Irish mob in Depression-era Chicago; and Mr. John Rooney, Sullivan's boss and the man who raised him as a son.
Two sons: Michael Sullivan, Jr. and Connor Rooney, each desperate to earn his father's favour. Jealousy and competition put them all on a collision course, ultimately bringing Sullivan's work into his private life and leading to the death of his beloved wife and youngest son, Peter.
Now Michael Sullivan and his surviving son are set on a journey instigated by tragedy and fuelled by revenge.
Road to Perdition was Sam Mendes' follow up movie to Oscar winning picture American Beauty and is widely regarded as one of the best gangster films in it's genre.
In part two we count down the top five to find Dreamworks Studio's best movie including appearances from Gladiator and Shrek.
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