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Genius

2016
Directed byMichael Grandage
1h 44m

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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Colin FirthMax PerkinsJude LawThomas WolfeNicole KidmanAline Bernstein
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Laura Linney
Louise Saunders
Guy PearceF. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic WestErnest Hemingway
Vanessa KirbyZelda Fitzgerald
Demetri GoritsasJohn Wheelock
Harry AttwellAssistant Editor
Angela AshtonBertha Perkins
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HistoryDrama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Pinewood PicturesDesert Wolf ProductionsMichael Grandage CompanyRiverstone Pictures
RATING
6.5

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