Child Prodigy
"child prodigy" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Death Note
Synopsis:
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into…
Starring:
Nozomu Sasaki,
Mamoru Miyano,
Shido Nakamura
Plot:
police,
secret identity,
detective,
journalism,
supernatural,
battle of wits,
anime,
anti hero,
child prodigy,
moral dilemma
...
#2
The Royal Tenenbaums
Synopsis:
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden…
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Ben Stiller,
Anjelica Huston
#3
The Legend of 1900
Synopsis:
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.
Starring:
Pruitt Taylor Vince,
Tim Roth,
Bill Nunn
Plot:
ship,
piano,
pianist,
jazz,
year 1900,
foundling,
timeframe 1910s,
timeframe 1920s,
timeframe 1930s,
timeframe 19th century
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#4
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Synopsis:
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Starring:
Liam Neeson,
Ewan McGregor,
Natalie Portman
#5
Mercury Rising
Synopsis:
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Starring:
Peter Stormare,
Bruce Willis,
Alec Baldwin
Plot:
autistic savant,
autistic child,
conspiracy,
autism,
paranoia,
boy,
assassin,
fbi agent,
child prodigy,
murder of parents
...
#6
Magnolia
Synopsis:
An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Starring:
John C. Reilly,
Philip Baker Hall,
Julianne Moore
#7
Interview with the Vampire
Synopsis:
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Starring:
Thandiwe Newton,
Brad Pitt,
Kirsten Dunst
Plot:
vampire,
gothic,
immortality,
betrayal,
interview,
guilt,
dark hero,
night,
death,
same sex parents
...
#8
Contact
Synopsis:
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Starring:
Max Martini,
Tom Skerritt,
John Hurt
#9
Amadeus
Synopsis:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire conseq…
Starring:
Jeffrey Jones,
Douglas Seale,
F. Murray Abraham
Plot:
opera,
composer,
musician,
classical composer,
priest,
cleavage,
jealousy,
18th century,
based on play,
tragic event
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#10
Revenge of the Nerds
Synopsis:
At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.
Starring:
Ted McGinley,
Curtis Armstrong,
Anthony Edwards
#11
Young Sheldon
Synopsis:
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
Starring:
Annie Potts,
Jim Parsons,
Iain Armitage
#12
My Hero Academia
Synopsis:
In a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered Quirk, Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that won't stop him from enrolling in a prestigious hero academy. Now, he'll get his first taste of brutal rivalry from other schools as he braves the cutthroat, no-holds-barred provisional license exam.
Starring:
Ayane Sakura,
Aoi Yuki,
Yuki Kaji
#13
Tomorrowland
Synopsis:
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
Starring:
Hugh Laurie,
Britt Robertson,
Chris Bauer
Plot:
time travel,
futuristic city,
future,
inventor,
boy genius,
destiny,
nasa,
machine,
science,
weapon
...
#14
The Hangover Part II
Synopsis:
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.
Starring:
Bradley Cooper,
Jamie Chung,
Ken Jeong
#15
Star Trek
Synopsis:
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no on…
Starring:
John Cho,
Simon Pegg,
Zoe Saldana
#16
Safe
Synopsis:
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Starring:
Robert John Burke,
James Hong,
Jason Statham
Plot:
triad,
russian mafia,
bodyguard,
gang war,
child,
long haired female,
motor vehicle,
automobile,
car,
north america
...
#17
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Synopsis:
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Starring:
Alan Rickman,
John Hurt,
Dustin Hoffman
Plot:
18th century,
sense of smell,
obsession,
master apprentice relationship,
dreaming,
sex scene,
nudity,
orgy,
female nudity,
bishop
...
#18
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Synopsis:
A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Starring:
Stanley Tucci,
Allison Janney,
Ariel Winter
#19
Matilda
Synopsis:
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
Starring:
Danny DeVito,
Tracey Walter,
Rhea Perlman
Plot:
villainess,
library,
watching tv,
fbi agent,
principal,
little girl,
genius,
book,
reading,
close up of eyes
...
#20
Gifted
Synopsis:
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Starring:
Lindsay Duncan,
Octavia Spencer,
Jenny Slate