Proof

Summary

Based on David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this drama follows Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow), the daughter of a brilliant but mentally ill mathematician, Robert (Anthony Hopkins). After Robert’s death, Catherine struggles with the fear that she may have inherited her father’s genius and his madness. As she navigates her relationships with her estranged sister Claire (Hope Davis) and Robert’s former student Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal), a groundbreaking mathematical proof is discovered, raising questions about its true author.