1998 · thriller · drama
Pi
Directed by Darren Aronofsky1h 24m1998
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Our read: Pi (1998) reads as a heavy, steady, surreal thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured thriller / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
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