What is Pi about?
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A mathematical genius finds a bleak, cerebral link between numbers and reality, predicting the future with gritty suspense.
Suspenseful and surreal. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fandango at Home (free) and YouTube (free).
Pi parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: some violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Pi scary?
- Only a little. Pi has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Pi?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Pi rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byDarren Aronofsky
StarringSean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart, Stephen Pearlman, Samia Shoaib
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