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The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

DramaRomance3.9

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

November 7, 2014 · Directed by James Marsh

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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

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How it's told

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  • Complexity. Straightforward or demanding. Whether you can sink in, or have to keep up.

What it feels like

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  • Emotionality. Restrained or openly emotional. How much it reaches for your feelings.
  • Outlook. Bleak or hopeful. What it believes about people when it counts.
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What it's grounded in

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How it's told
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Tone
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What it's grounded in
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Cast & crew

Eddie Redmayne
Stephen Hawking
Felicity Jones
Jane Hawking
Charlie Cox
Jonathan Hellyer Jones
Emily Watson
Beryl Wilde
Simon McBurney
Frank Hawking
David Thewlis
Dennis Sciama
Maxine Peake
Elaine Mason
Harry Lloyd
Brian
Tom Prior
Robert Hawking (Age 17)
Sophie Perry
Lucy Hawking (Age 14)
Finlay Wright-Stephens
Timothy Hawking (Age 8)
Alice Orr-Ewing
Diana King

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