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Genius

PG-13

2016

104 minutes

HistoryDrama

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.

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Top Cast

Colin Firth headshot

Colin Firth

Max Perkins

Jude Law headshot

Jude Law

Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman headshot

Nicole Kidman

Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney headshot

Laura Linney

Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce headshot

Guy Pearce

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic West headshot

Dominic West

Ernest Hemingway

Vanessa Kirby headshot

Vanessa Kirby

Zelda Fitzgerald

Demetri Goritsas headshot

Demetri Goritsas

John Wheelock

Harry Attwell headshot

Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

Angela Ashton headshot

Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

Eve Bracken headshot

Eve Bracken

Zippy Perkins

Gillian Hanna headshot

Gillian Hanna

Julia Wolfe

Corey Johnson headshot

Corey Johnson

John Wheelock

Miquel Brown headshot

Miquel Brown

Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Rosy Benjamin headshot

Rosy Benjamin

Scribner's Staff

Elaine Caulfield headshot

Elaine Caulfield

Mabel Wolfe

Richard Dempsey headshot

Richard Dempsey

Director

Katya Watson headshot

Katya Watson

Jane Perkins

Lorna Doherty headshot

Lorna Doherty

Peggy Perkins

Makenna McBrierty headshot

Makenna McBrierty

Nancy Perkins

Lucy Briers headshot

Lucy Briers

Miss Wyckoff

Ray Strasser King headshot

Ray Strasser King

James, Mailroom Clerk

David Altaner headshot

David Altaner

Scribner's Staff

Charles Dinsdale headshot

Charles Dinsdale

Scribner's Staff

Erick Hayden headshot

Erick Hayden

Scribner's Staff

Kenneth Hazeldine headshot

Kenneth Hazeldine

Scribner's Staff

Oliver King headshot

Oliver King

Scribner's Staff

Alex Large headshot

Alex Large

Scribner's Staff

Charlotte Longfield headshot

Charlotte Longfield

Scribner's Staff

Nick Mercer headshot

Nick Mercer

Scribner's Staff

Kim Rosenfeld headshot

Kim Rosenfeld

Scribner's Staff

James Wallace headshot

James Wallace

Scribner's Staff

Katherine Kingsley headshot

Katherine Kingsley

Purring Woman

Richard Clark headshot

Richard Clark

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Stella McCabe headshot

Stella McCabe

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Christopher Oram headshot

Christopher Oram

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Mike Vessey headshot

Mike Vessey

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Maddie Rice headshot

Maddie Rice

Actress

Ian Drysdale headshot

Ian Drysdale

Actor

Alistair Sanderson headshot

Alistair Sanderson

Lighting Technician

Alexander Scrivens headshot

Alexander Scrivens

Lighting Technician

Cassandra Nina headshot

Cassandra Nina

Woman at Bar

Pamela Okoroafor headshot

Pamela Okoroafor

Woman at Bar

Kenji Fenton headshot

Kenji Fenton

Band

Neville Malcolm headshot

Neville Malcolm

Band

Winston Rollins headshot

Winston Rollins

Band

Chris Storr headshot

Chris Storr

Band

Frank Tontoh headshot

Frank Tontoh

Band

Jamal Crawford headshot

Jamal Crawford

Dancer

Kemi Durosinmi headshot

Kemi Durosinmi

Dancer

Jo Dyce headshot

Jo Dyce

Dancer

Kevin Ketti headshot

Kevin Ketti

Dancer

Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa headshot

Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Dancer

Joshua Robinson headshot

Joshua Robinson

Dancer

Andrew Byron headshot

Andrew Byron

Grand Central Station Conductor

Jane Perry headshot

Jane Perry

John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

James Bierman headshot

James Bierman

Funeral Minister

Trina Dillon headshot

Trina Dillon

Effie Wolfe

Gary Thomsett headshot

Gary Thomsett

Frank Wolfe

Mark Phillimore headshot

Mark Phillimore

Frederick Wolfe