Genius (2016)

Not under 12

Reason:Violence

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Plot

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.

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Cast

Colin FirthMax Perkins

Jude LawThomas Wolfe

Nicole KidmanAline Bernstein

Laura LinneyLouise Saunders

Guy PearceF. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic WestErnest Hemingway

Vanessa KirbyZelda Fitzgerald

Tom DuganJohn Wheelock

Mark Arnold

Greg Jackson

Bern Collaço

Corey JohnsonJohn Wheelock

Jane PerryJohn Hopkins Hospital Nurse

Writers and directors

Michael GrandageDirectorf. -0001

John LoganWriter

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Reno ★ 8.0/10

**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 u…14. Feb 2017

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tmdb28039023 ★ 6.0/10

The genius of Genius is that, although it revolves around the publication of Thomas Wolfe’s novels Look Homeward, Angel and Of Time and the River, it’s not a film about writing but about editing; acco…27. Aug 2022

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

This is one of Jude Law's better characterisations as he plays troubled writer Thomas Wolfe. His almost biblical tomes don't exactly excite most literary agents but the well established Max Perkins (C…12. Jul 2024

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