Genius (1999)

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To fit in, genius Charlie Boyle added another side to himself

Charlie Boyle finds that even his high IQ can't solve all of his problems when he takes on a double life in order to make friends his own age.

• Released: 1999-08-29
• Genres: Family, Comedy, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 22m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 66 votes

Directed by Rod Daniel.

Top cast

• Trevor Morgan as Charlie Boyle aka Chaz Anthony
• Emmy Rossum as Claire Addison
• Charles Fleischer as Dr. Krickstein
• Yannick Bisson as Mike MacGregor
• Peter Keleghan as Dean Wallace
• Philip Granger as Coach Addison
• Patrick Thomas as Odie
• Sandi Ross as Teacher
• Jonathan Whittaker as Dad Boyle
• Matthew Koller as Deion

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Genius

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus

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