Genius
"genius" Movies and TV Shows
#1
A Beautiful Mind
Synopsis:
John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Christopher Plummer,
Josh Lucas
#2
The Big Bang Theory
Synopsis:
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
Starring:
Kaley Cuoco,
Melissa Rauch,
Johnny Galecki
Plot:
nerd,
geek culture,
friend,
roommate,
best friend,
friendship,
physicist,
pasadena california,
comic book shop,
broken elevator
...
#3
Sherlock
Synopsis:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Starring:
Andrew Scott,
Benedict Cumberbatch,
Martin Freeman
#4
The Imitation Game
Synopsis:
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Starring:
Mark Strong,
Benedict Cumberbatch,
Allen Leech
Plot:
world war two,
code,
computer,
gay slur,
russian spy,
1940s,
london england,
bullying,
suicide,
gay interest
...
#5
Good Will Hunting
Synopsis:
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist S…
Starring:
Cole Hauser,
Robin Williams,
Stellan Skarsgård
#6
Wonka
Synopsis:
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Starring:
Matt Lucas,
Keegan-Michael Key,
Timothée Chalamet
Plot:
willy wonka character,
prequel,
origin story,
genius,
greed,
giraffe,
little person,
eccentricity,
male protagonist,
ensemble cast
...
#7
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Synopsis:
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
Starring:
Emma Thompson,
Lashana Lynch,
Stephen Graham
Plot:
circus,
library,
corruption,
child abuse,
magic,
hero,
genius,
school,
singing,
remake
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#8
Twins
Synopsis:
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Starring:
Danny DeVito,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
David Caruso
#9
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
#10
The Nutty Professor
Synopsis:
A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
Starring:
Richard Kiel,
Norman Alden,
Henry Gibson
Plot:
chemistry,
professor,
potion,
nerd,
jekyll and hyde,
cocktail,
piano playing,
goofball,
teacher student relationship,
laboratory
...
#11
The Nutty Professor
Synopsis:
Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic professor. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, Sherman grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up , plumped down Don Juan.
Starring:
Jada Pinkett Smith,
Dave Chappelle,
Eddie Murphy
#12
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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#13
The Chorus
Synopsis:
Set in 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Starring:
Kad Merad,
François Berléand,
Gérard Jugnot
Plot:
france,
boy wears eyeglasses,
timeframe 1940s,
boy,
school,
teacher,
boarding school,
choir,
french countryside,
musician
...
#14
Rushmore
Synopsis:
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war …
Starring:
Luke Wilson,
Jason Schwartzman,
Bill Murray
Plot:
love triangle,
coming of age,
montage,
dream,
bully,
father son relationship,
single father,
loss of loved one,
teacher,
student
...
#15
Rope
Synopsis:
Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Cedric Hardwicke,
Alfred Hitchcock
Plot:
long take,
gay subtext,
rope,
leopold loeb case,
murder,
perfect murder,
party,
gay,
one word title,
pair of killers
...
#16
Pi
Synopsis:
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Starring:
Ajay Naidu,
Sean Gullette,
Mark Margolis
Plot:
cult film,
the letter pi,
torah,
mathematician,
headache,
obsession,
mathematics,
computer,
nosebleed,
conspiracy
...
#17
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Synopsis:
The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out...and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty.
Starring:
Eddie Murphy,
Anna Maria Horsford,
Richard Gant
Plot:
miller beer,
urination,
hamster,
bestiality,
mutation,
slapstick comedy,
2000s,
psychotronic film,
gross out comedy,
bmw
...
#18
Hollow Man
Synopsis:
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can't be reversed and Caine seems doomed to future without flesh, he starts to turn increasingly dangerous.
Starring:
Josh Brolin,
Elisabeth Shue,
Kevin Bacon
Plot:
breasts,
rape,
invisible man,
good versus evil,
nudity,
experiment,
voyeurism,
psychopath,
stalker,
voyeur
...
#19
Frida
Synopsis:
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Starring:
Ashley Judd,
Salma Hayek,
Edward Norton
#20
Forbidden Planet
Synopsis:
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen,
Marvin Miller,
Anne Francis