A Brief History of Time (1991)
"Where did the universe come from? Will time ever come to an end? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
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👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 95%, MC: 78) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Stephen Hawking as Self
Isobel Hawking as Self - Stephen Hawking's Mother
Janet Humphrey as Self - Stephen Hawking's Aunt
Mary Hawking as Self - Stephen Hawking's Sister
Basil King as Self - Childhood Friend
Derek Powney as Self - Oxford Classmate
Norman Dix
Robert Berman as Self - Stephen Hawking's Tutor
Is A Brief History of Time good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 135 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.
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Overview
Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself. Wikipedia ↗
