---
title: 'Genius (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Grandage'
released: '2016-06-10'
runtime_minutes: 104
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/genius-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1703957/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Genius (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 104 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Genius is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Michael Grandage and written by John Logan, based on the 1978 National Book Award-winner Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg. The film stars Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Dominic West, and Guy Pearce. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Grandage](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-grandage)
- **Screenplay:** [John Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-logan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adam Cork](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-cork)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ben Davis and Camille Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-davis-and-camille-griffin)
- **Editor:** [Chris Dickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-dickens)

## Cast

- [Vanessa Kirby](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-kirby) as Zelda Fitzgerald
- [Demetri Goritsas](https://cinepixo.com/people/demetri-goritsas)
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman) as Aline Bernstein
- [Colin Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-firth) as Maxwell Perkins
- [Jude Law](https://cinepixo.com/people/jude-law) as Thomas Wolfe
- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce) as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- [Dominic West](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-west) as Ernest Hemingway
- [Laura Linney](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-linney) as Louise Perkins

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