Patterns exist everywhere: in nature, in science, in religion, in business. Max Cohen (played hauntingly by Sean Gullette) is a mathematician searching for these patterns in everything. Yet, he's not the only one, and everyone from Wall Street investors, looking to break the market, to Hasidic Jews, searching for the 216-digit number that reveals the true name of God, are trying to get their hands on Max. This dark, low-budget film was shot in black and white by director Darren Aronofsky. With eerie music, voice-overs, and overt symbolism enhancing the somber mood, Aronofsky has created a disturbing look at the world. Max is deeply paranoid, holed up in his apartment with his computer Euclid, obsessively studying chaos theory. Blinding headaches and hallucinogenic visions only feed his paranoia as he attempts to remain aloof from the world, venturing out only to meet his mentor, Sol Robeson (Mark Margolis), who for some mysterious reason feels Max should take a break from his research. This movie is complex--occasionally too complex--but the psychological drama and the loose sci-fi elements make this a worthwhile, albeit consuming, watch. Pi won the Director's Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. --Jenny Brown

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title:	Pi
theatricalDate:	10-07-1998
stars:	Sean Gullette Mark Margolis Ben Shenkman (II) Pamela Hart (II) Stephen Pearlman Samia Shoaib Ajay Naidu Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao Espher Lao Nieves Joanne Gordon Lauren Fox Stanley Herman Clint Mansell Tom Tumminello Ari Handel Oren Sarch Lloyd J. Schwartz Richard Lifschutz David Strahlberg Peter Cheyenne
purchase date:	07-09-2006
publisher:	Lions Gate
published:	12-01-1999
price:	$14.98
net Rating:	4
MPAA Rating:	R
minutes:	85
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genre:	Suspense Mystery Mystery & Suspense
fullTitle:	Pi
features:	Black & White Closed-captioned Dolby Letterboxed Widescreen NTSC 1.66:1
director:	Darren Aronofsky
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