Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius

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- 70/100 based on 17,548 votes
  • Released: 2008
  • Runtime: 119 mins
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  • Studio: Universal Pictures
  • Genres: Drama

Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price. But this determined engineer refused to be silenced, and he took on the corporate titans in a battle that nobody thought he could win. The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the America... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Flash of Genius:

Greg Kinnear
Lauren Graham
Dermot Mulroney
Jake Abel
Daniel Roebuck
Mitch Pileggi

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Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price. But this determined engineer refused to be silenced, and he took on the corporate titans in a battle that nobody thought he could win. The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the American Dream. Local university professor Bob married teacher Phyllis and, by their mid-thirties, had six kids who brought them a hectic but satisfying Midwestern existence. When Bob invents a device that would eventually be used by every car in the world, the Kearns think they have struck gold. But their aspirations are dashed after the auto giants who embraced Bob's creation unceremoniously shunned the man who invented it. Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of litigation, Bob is haunted by what was done to his family and their future. He becomes a man obsessed with justice and the conviction that his life's work-or for that matter, anyone's work-be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit. And while paying the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity, this everyday David will try the unthinkable: to bring Goliath to his knees.

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Windy City Times - 9/10 by Richard KnightGreg Kinnear's performance drives an old fashioned and satisfying David vs. Goliath picture.
East Bay Express - 9/10 by Kelly VanceKinnear inhabits the terrifically uncomfortable role of the rabbit staked out in a clearing to attract wolves.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 9/10 by William ArnoldAn uncompromising and ultimately chilling look at individual creativity trampled by corporate greed, and its timing could not be more appropriate.
BrianOrndorf.com - 9/10 by Brian OrndorfGenius is appealing, and while the story is an odd one, it remains an intriguing observation of underhanded corporate business practices told through formulaic melodramatic trappings.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com - 9/10 by Christopher Kelly...The movie seems to have been crafted on an assembly line that specializes in inspirational tales of ordinary Davids triumphing over merciless Goliaths.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews - 8/10 by John P. McCarthyThe film's major drawback is its unintentional drone-like quality. It's poorly lit and the somber production design becomes a grind rather than looking like one.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 8/10 by Emanuel LevyToo bad this real-life battle is framed as classic David-Goliath story for the socio-economic-scientific context and eccentric persona of Kearns (well played by Kinnear) and his invention are fascinating and could have been more dramatically absorbing.
eFilmCritic.com - 8/10 by Dan LybargerThe film rests easily on Kinnear's narrow but sturdy shoulders.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 8/10 by Cathy JakicicIt's the individual story, fleshed out by Philip Railsback's intelligent script, that makes the audience care.
Tolucan Times - 8/10 by Tony MedleyI would have been much more enthusiastic about this film if it had emphasized the moral corruption of the American system of civil justice than just heaping all of the blame on Ford.

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