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Genius

Directed by Michael Grandage
PG-13
2016    1h 43mDrama, History,
6.551%47%6.5
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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.

Cast of Genius

  • Colin FirthMax Perkins
  • Jude LawThomas Wolfe
  • Nicole KidmanAline Bernstein
  • Laura LinneyLouise Saunders
  • Guy PearceF. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Dominic WestErnest Hemingway
  • Vanessa KirbyZelda Fitzgerald
  • Demetri GoritsasJohn Wheelock
  • Harry AttwellAssistant Editor
  • Angela AshtonBertha Perkins
  • Eve BrackenZippy Perkins
  • Gillian HannaJulia Wolfe
  • Corey JohnsonJohn Wheelock
  • Miquel BrownEleanor, Perkins' Maid
  • Rosy BenjaminScribner's Staff
  • Elaine CaulfieldMabel Wolfe
  • Richard DempseyDirector
  • Katya WatsonJane Perkins
  • Lorna DohertyPeggy Perkins
  • Makenna McBriertyNancy Perkins

Genius Ratings & Reviews

  • George BananzaSeptember 27, 2025
    Mad “genius” publishes book and perishes.

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  • Trust Me
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  • Dedicated
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  • I'm A Writer
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  • To Their Years
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  • Every Word Matters
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Genius Trivia

Genius was released on June 10, 2016.

Genius was directed by Michael Grandage.

Genius has a runtime of 1 hr 43 min.

Genius was produced by James Bierman, Michael Grandage, John Logan, Tracey Seaward.

The key characters in Genius are Max Perkins (Colin Firth), Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law), Aline Bernstein (Nicole Kidman).

Genius is rated PG-13.

Genius is a Drama, History, Biography film.

Genius has an audience rating of 4.7 out of 10.

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