‎Pi (1998) directed by Darren Aronofsky • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd

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Faith in chaos.

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

Sean Gullette Mark Margolis Ben Shenkman Pamela Hart Stephen Pearlman Samia Shoaib Ajay Naidu Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao Espher Lao Nieves Joanne Gordon Lauren Fox Stanley B. Herman Clint Mansell Tom Tumminello Henri Falconi Isaac Fried Ari Handel Oren Sarch Lloyd J. Schwartz Richard Lifschutz David Strahlberg Peter Cheyenne David Tawil J.C. Islander Abraham Aronofsky Ray Seiden Scott Franklin Chris Johnson Sal Monte

Alternative Titles

Pi, el orden del caos, 死亡密碼, 3.14159265358, π, Hằng Số Pi, Пi, π: Il Teorema del Delirio, Pi - System im Chaos, Pi, fe en el caos, π＜パイ＞, Pigreco - Il Teorema Del Delirio, Փի, Pi - Der Film, π: Il teorema del delirio, 死亡密码, Пи, Π, Pí, פאי, Кодът Пи, 파이, Pi: Fe en el caos, Hằng Số Pi: Tìm Kiếm Niềm Tin Trong Sự Hỗn Loạn, Пі, พาย

Genres

Drama Mystery Thriller

Themes

Humanity and the world around us Dreamlike, quirky, and surreal storytelling Surreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death Twisted dark psychological thriller Thought-provoking sci-fi action and future technology Show All…

Premiere

19 Jan 1998

USA Sundance Film Festival

10 Sep 1998

France Deauville Film Festival

13 Nov 1998

Argentina Mar del Plata Film Festival

10 Feb 1999

Argentina

05 Mar 1999

Portugal Fantasporto Film Festival

02 Sep 2017

France Deauville Film Festival

15 Oct 2024

Taiwan Kaohsiung Film Festival (4K Restoration)

Theatrical limited

14 Mar 2026

USAR

Theatrical

10 Jul 1998

USAR

07 Aug 1998

Brazil14

08 Jan 1999

UK15

10 Feb 1999

FranceTP

08 Apr 1999

Germany12

15 Jul 1999

AustraliaM

28 Oct 1999

Argentina+13

03 Dec 1999

Spain

25 Feb 2000

Poland

08 Jun 2000

Netherlands12

12 Jul 2002

South Korea15

17 Apr 2003

Germany12

14 Mar 2023

USAR

Physical

12 Jan 1999

USAR

TV

01 Feb 2004

Netherlands12

Argentina

13 Nov 1998

Premiere Mar del Plata Film Festival

10 Feb 1999

Premiere

28 Oct 1999

Theatrical+13

Australia

15 Jul 1999

TheatricalM

Brazil

07 Aug 1998

Theatrical14

France

10 Sep 1998

Premiere Deauville Film Festival

10 Feb 1999

TheatricalTP

02 Sep 2017

Premiere Deauville Film Festival

Germany

08 Apr 1999

Theatrical12

17 Apr 2003

Theatrical12 Re-release

Netherlands

08 Jun 2000

Theatrical12

01 Feb 2004

TV12 Yorin

Poland

25 Feb 2000

Theatrical

Portugal

05 Mar 1999

Premiere Fantasporto Film Festival

South Korea

12 Jul 2002

Theatrical15

Spain

03 Dec 1999

Theatrical

Taiwan

15 Oct 2024

Premiere Kaohsiung Film Festival (4K Restoration)

UK

08 Jan 1999

Theatrical15

USA

19 Jan 1998

Premiere Sundance Film Festival

10 Jul 1998

TheatricalR

12 Jan 1999

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14 Mar 2023

TheatricalR 25th Anniversary Re-release

14 Mar 2026

Theatrical limitedR

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Review by AWS 26

I give this movie about 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485669234603486104543266482133936072602491412737245870066063155881748815209209628292540917153643678925903600113305305488204665213841469519415116094330572703657595919530921861173819326117931051185480744623799627495673518857527248912279381830119491298336733624406566430860213949463952247371907021798609437027705392171762931767523846748184676694051320005681271452635608277857713427577896091736371787214684409012249534301465495853710507922796892589235420199561121290219608640344181598136297747713099605187072113499999983729780499510597317328160963185950244594553469083026425223082533446850352619311881710100031378387528865875332083814206171776691473035982534904287554687311595628638823537875937519577818577805321712268066130019278766111959092164201989
stars.

Review by nickusen 3

this movie is a documentary about what happens when I drink too much iced coffee

Review by basharmousa 5

Nerd

Review by mister movies 16

for 84 minutes, Darren Aronofsky swears that he is just as good as David Lynch by making Eraserhead for guys who play sudoku

Review by noen 2

This is what math does to a mf

Review by Sethsreviews 7

If someone asked you to guess who directed this it would take approximately four seconds to say Darren Aronofsky.

Review by Felipe F. 2

Me when they introduced letters in math

Review by cinemasauron 7

Darren Aronofsky's feature film debut presents the now famous director experimenting with different narrative techniques to carve out his own distinct style and contains all the elements that are now associated with his works, be it the theme of obsession, biblical motifs, inventive use of camera angles, heavy use of montages, isolated characters or surreal structure.

Pi (π) tells the story of a brilliant mathematician who believes there are patterns everywhere in universe and attempts to find the same in stock markets to determine its rise n fall on basis of his calculations. But his increasing obsession with numbers ultimately results in his own self-destruction when he's driven to the brink of madness by the people who are after his…

Review by CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️ 5

Math: not even once.

Review by virtual3 6

I’d rate it 3.14 out of 5

Review by mary

what math does to a mf

Review by Griffin

Frantic pacing, harsh cinematography and a wicked score all complement the increasing paranoia of Max, who has been given a gift from god and believes he is the answer to all of the universe’s questions.

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Faith in chaos.

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Germany

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08 Jun 2000

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25 Feb 2000

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