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Genius (2016)

PG-13 · 2016-06-10 · 1h 44m · EN
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Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.

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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Michael GrandageDirectorMichael GrandageDirector
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Colin FirthColin FirthMax PerkinsJude LawJude LawThomas WolfeNicole KidmanNicole KidmanAline BernsteinLaura LinneyLaura LinneyLouise SaundersGuy PearceGuy PearceF. Scott FitzgeraldDominic WestDominic WestErnest HemingwayVanessa KirbyVanessa KirbyZelda FitzgeraldDemetri GoritsasDemetri GoritsasJohn WheelockHarry AttwellHarry AttwellAssistant EditorAngela AshtonAngela AshtonBertha PerkinsEve BrackenEve BrackenZippy PerkinsGillian HannaGillian HannaJulia Wolfe

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BiographyNew york city1930sWriterBook editorNovelistEditor

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityBiography · New York City · 1930sDialogue densityDramaDirector preference270863 · 377933Actor preference7176 · 12804 · 26527Country preferenceGb

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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.

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Genius has a runtime of 104 minutes.

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