This drama about a talented mathematician was included in IMDb’s top 250 best films and won 9 Oscars. In general, classic Hollywood films always portrayed the “smart guy” as either a crazy genius or a mafia gang member, and because Matt Damon’s character was neither, nobody had really high hopes for the film. But the plot, which implies that being gifted doesn’t mean your problems magically disappear (but often only makes your life harder), was very interesting to movie fans. People rushed to theatres to learn more about the genius, everyday man who rarely left his therapist’s office.