Genius
Seen it?2016 | 104 min | History, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Mank or Sully, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
52% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$6 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 83K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Grandage
- 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 Sant'AlbanoBertha Perkins