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6.5New 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.
Released: 2016-06-10104 minDir: Michael GrandageHistory, DramaBox office: $5.7M
Cast
- Colin Firth as Max Perkins
- Jude Law as Thomas Wolfe
- Nicole Kidman as Aline Bernstein
- Laura Linney as Louise Saunders
- Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Dominic West as Ernest Hemingway
Themes
- new york city
- biography
- writer
- book editor
- novelist
- editor
- 1930s
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- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 251569
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- publication date
- 2016-12-07
- title
- Genius
- social media followers
- 1442
- review score
- 56/100
- Commons category
- Genius (2016 film)
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2016 American films2016 biographical drama films2016 British films2016 directorial debut films2016 drama films2016 English-language films2016 filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsBiographical films about writersBritish biographical drama filmsBritish films set in New York CityCultural depictions of Ernest HemingwayCultural depictions of F. Scott FitzgeraldCultural depictions of writersEnglish-language biographical drama filmsFilms based on biographiesFilms set in the 1920sFilms set in the 1930sFilms shot in Greater ManchesterFilms shot in LiverpoolFilms with screenplays by John Logan (writer)Lionsgate filmsReliance Entertainment filmsRoadside Attractions films