Genius

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Colin Firth Max Perkins

Jude Law Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce F. Scott Fitzgerald