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Genius (2016)

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

6.5/10 1h 44m Jun 10, 2016
History Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Genius
Original Language EN
Revenue $5,681,622
Status Released
Popularity 1.5

Cast

Colin Firth
Colin Firth
Max Perkins
Popularity: 3.7
Jude Law
Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe
Popularity: 2.6
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein
Popularity: 4.2
Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Louise Saunders
Popularity: 2.7
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Popularity: 10.9
Dominic West
Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway
Popularity: 1.6
Vanessa Kirby
Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald
Popularity: 11.6
Demetri Goritsas
Demetri Goritsas
John Wheelock
Popularity: 0.3
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Harry Attwell
Assistant Editor
Popularity: 0.4
Angela Ashton
Angela Ashton
Bertha Perkins
Popularity: 0.2
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Eve Bracken
Zippy Perkins
Popularity: 0.0
Gillian Hanna
Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe
Popularity: 1.8

Key Crew

Director Michael Grandage
Producer James Bierman, John Logan, Michael Grandage
Editor Chris Dickens
Screenplay John Logan
Executive Producer James J. Bagley, A. Scott Berg, Tim Bevan

Production

Pinewood Pictures
GB
Desert Wolf Productions
Michael Grandage Company
Riverstone Pictures
GB
Summit Entertainment
US

Videos & Trailers

Official Trailer
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Keywords

new york city biography writer book editor novelist editor 1930s

Reviews from TMDB

Reno 8/10
Feb 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 w ... Read more

tmdb28039023 6/10
Aug 27, 2022

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; accordingly, editor Max Perkins (Colin Firth) is devoted as much time and importance as is Wolfe (Ju ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jul 12, 2024

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 (Colin Firth) bucks that trend by giving him a chance. Now there are some editorial caveats to this co ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 10, 2016
Runtime 1h 44m
Revenue $5,681,622
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.5
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