Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2016-06-10) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $1,361,045 |
| Screen: | John Logan, A. Scott Berg |
| Productions: | Pinewood Pictures, Desert Wolf Productions, Michael Grandage Company, Riverstone Pictures, Summit Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 5472: Colin Firth - Max Perkins
- 9642: Jude Law - Thomas Wolfe
- 2227: Nicole Kidman - Aline Bernstein
- 350: Laura Linney - Louise Saunders
- 529: Guy Pearce - F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 17287: Dominic West - Ernest Hemingway
- 556356: Vanessa Kirby - Zelda Fitzgerald
Crews
- 1187130: Michael Grandage - Director - Directing
- 4371557: Phil Bull - Standby Property Master - Art
- 1086858: James Bierman - Producer - Production
- 1187130: Michael Grandage - Producer - Production
- 932: John Logan - Producer - Production
- 474: Jina Jay - Casting - Production
- 61936: Jane Petrie - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
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**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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ca ....
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