Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Genius easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Genius end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Genius

Name: Genius
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce

Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.

Directed by Michael Grandage

Produced by Pinewood Pictures, Desert Wolf Productions

2016104 min6.5 / 10

A warm, intellectually engaged portrait of a literary editor's mentorship with a brilliant but troubled writer, set against the golden age of American letters.

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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Founders and Visionaries American City Movies Biographical Drama Writers And Writing Period Setting By Decade

Genres

History Drama

Keywords

New York City Biography Writer Book Editor Novelist Editor 1930s

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Is Genius violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Genius scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Genius easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Genius end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Genius sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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