Genius
“Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.”
- 2016
- 1h 44m
- PG-13
★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 736 votes
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.
- Director
- Michael Grandage
- Release date
- Jun 10, 2016
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States, United Kingdom
Cast of Genius
Colin Firth
Max Perkins
Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas
John Wheelock
Harry Attwell
Assistant Editor
Angela Sant'Albano
Bertha Perkins
Eve Bracken
Zippy Perkins
Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe
Where to Stream Genius by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, PlexRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Rakuten TVRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Tubi, PlexRent or buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube Movies
- Australia
- Streaming on Lionsgate+ Amazon ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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Genius release dates by country
Genius was released in cinemas on Jun 10, 2016 (United States).
World premiere: Feb 16, 2016 (Berlin International Film Festival)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jun 10, 2016 | — | PG-13 |
| United Kingdom | Jun 10, 2016 | — | PG |
| Canada | Jun 10, 2016 (limited) | — | 14A |
| Greece | Jun 23, 2016 | — | Κ-12 |
| Russia | Jul 7, 2016 | — | 16+ |
| Lithuania | Jul 15, 2016 | — | N-13 |
| France | Jul 27, 2016 | — | TP |
| Germany | Aug 11, 2016 | — | 6 |
| Brazil | Sep 22, 2016 | — | 12 |
| Denmark | Sep 28, 2016 (limited) | — | 15 |
| Portugal | Oct 5, 2016 | — | M/12 |
| Japan | — | Oct 7, 2016 | G |
| Italy | Nov 8, 2016 | — | T |
| South Korea | Apr 13, 2017 | — | 12 |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
