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Genius
Genius

Genius (2016)

65% User Rating
1h 44min
History
Drama

"Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe."

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

Michael GrandageDirector

Cast

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Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Max Perkins

Jude Law

Jude Law

Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic West

Dominic West

Ernest Hemingway

Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby

Zelda Fitzgerald

Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas

John Wheelock

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Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

Angela Ashton

Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

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Eve Bracken

Zippy Perkins

Gillian Hanna

Gillian Hanna

Julia Wolfe

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

John Wheelock

Miquel Brown

Miquel Brown

Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Rosy Benjamin

Rosy Benjamin

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Elaine Caulfield

Elaine Caulfield

Mabel Wolfe

Richard Dempsey

Richard Dempsey

Director

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Katya Watson

Jane Perkins

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Lorna Doherty

Peggy Perkins

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Makenna McBrierty

Nancy Perkins

Lucy Briers

Lucy Briers

Miss Wyckoff

Ray Strasser King

Ray Strasser King

James, Mailroom Clerk

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David Altaner

Scribner's Staff

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Charles Dinsdale

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Erick Hayden

Erick Hayden

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Kenneth Hazeldine

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Oliver King

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Alex Large

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Charlotte Longfield

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Nick Mercer

Nick Mercer

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Kim Rosenfeld

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James Wallace

James Wallace

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Katherine Kingsley

Katherine Kingsley

Purring Woman

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Richard Clark

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Stella McCabe

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Christopher Oram

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Mike Vessey

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Maddie Rice

Maddie Rice

Actress

Ian Drysdale

Ian Drysdale

Actor

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Alistair Sanderson

Lighting Technician

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Alexander Scrivens

Lighting Technician

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Cassandra Nina

Woman at Bar

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Pamela Okoroafor

Woman at Bar

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Kenji Fenton

Band

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Neville Malcolm

Band

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Winston Rollins

Band

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Chris Storr

Band

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Frank Tontoh

Band

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Jamal Crawford

Dancer

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Kemi Durosinmi

Dancer

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Jo Dyce

Dancer

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Kevin Ketti

Dancer

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Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Dancer

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Joshua Robinson

Dancer

Andrew Byron

Andrew Byron

Grand Central Station Conductor

Jane Perry

Jane Perry

John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

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James Bierman

Funeral Minister

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Trina Dillon

Effie Wolfe

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Gary Thomsett

Frank Wolfe

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Mark Phillimore

Frederick Wolfe

Reviews (3)

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Reno
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Rating 80%

February 14, 2017

**Behind a great writer, there's a genius editor!** I felt the title 'Genius' was not appropriate for how the story revolved in the film. It was more like a commitment and priority given to those undertaking than any other stuffs and that's why it looked like a genius from others eyes. Though I won't deny the experience always comes very handy. This film tells the story of ant editor and how he meets one of the best writers of his time. But they two together give the literature world some masterpiece works and that's the tale the film very genuinely presented to us. This story takes place around the 1930s. An enthusiastic writer and a genius editor develop a strong bond, especially from their professional, but it goes beyond that. When both the families struggle while these two men completely dissolved with their works. So the takes from different angles about the different issues nicely revealed. This biographical film is nothing short for any inspiration if you are looking for some. If you are a book lover, then this is not to be missed, especially if you have read the books by Thomas Wolfe. It's unbelievable that the film was made by a first time director. The actors, including the Colin Firth and Jude Law in the major roles was exceptionally good. We have seen many great films about the authors, so for a difference this film focused on an editor. It stands on the line of Bryan Cranston's 'Trumbo'. I hope you won't miss it, because it is so good if you appreciate the real life achievers, even those standing behind someone's achievements. _8/10_

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