Genius (2016)
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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.
- Released: 2016-06-10
- Genres: History, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 44m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 734 votes
Directed by Michael Grandage.
Top 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
- Vanessa Kirby as Zelda Fitzgerald
- Demetri Goritsas as John Wheelock
- Harry Attwell as Assistant Editor
- Angela Sant'Albano as Bertha Perkins
Where to watch Genius
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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