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Hawking
“The story of the search for the beginning of time.”
70%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
Hawking (2004) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hawking (2004) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something ve… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hawking 70% (159 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Hawking is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 159 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2004-12-10
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 34843
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What is Hawking about?
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction bet... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Hawking?
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How long is the movie Hawking?
The official runtime for Hawking is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch
Stephen Hawking

Peter Firth
Sir Fred Hoyle

Tom Ward
Roger Penrose

Lisa Dillon
Jane Wilde

John Sessions
Dennis Sciama

Phoebe Nicholls
Isobel Hawking

Michael Brandon
Arno Penzias

Tom Hodgkins
Robert Wilson

Alice Eve
Martha Guthrie

Adam Godley
Frank Hawking

Matthew Marsh
Dr. John Holloway

Anastasia Hille
Nurse Susan McClean

Christian Rubeck
Reporter

Bertie Carvel
George Ellis
- C
Carolina Giammetta
Lidia Sciama

Sebastian Armesto
Robert Silkin
- R
Rohan Siva
Jayant Narlikar
- D
Deirdre Costello
Barmaid
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