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The Genius Club (2007)

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An unprecedented disaster is about to unfold, and in order to ensure the safety of all humankind, a group of high-profile thinkers selected for their stratospheric IQs must come up with a solution to all of the world's problems over the course of one grueling night in writer/director Timothy A. Chey's tense apocalyptic thriller. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 59 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Timothy A. Chey

In Theaters: Oct 27, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Sep 2, 2008

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Critic Reviews for The Genius Club

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (6) | DVD (1)

Smart characters don't always mean smart movies, and The Genius Club is no exception.

November 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Justin Chang

Variety

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The Genius Club is a stultifying, static movie about a group of people trapped in a dingy boardroom yelling at one another and their tormentor.

October 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News

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Tom Maurstad

Dallas Morning News

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A laughable mess of pretentious rambling and spiritual shallowness... gloriously, stupendously, exceptionally awful.

November 19, 2008 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

...plagued by uneven writing and acting ... but The Genius Club isn't a proselytizing tract or a preachment to the choir. It's an honest to gosh real movie.

January 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Most of the movie is surprisingly effective at feeding the audience a liberal critique of capitalism, cleverly disguised as a thriller.

November 1, 2007 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Luke Y. Thompson

L.A. Weekly

a low-budget wannabe thriller that's anything but smart.

October 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Norm Schrager

Filmcritic.com

A pretentious gabfest...When one of the characters opines toward the close, 'This has been a complete waste of time,' you'll be hard pressed not to nod in agreement.

October 30, 2006 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion

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Frank Swietek

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I liked Tom Sizemore's comment at the end of the film that most people have no clue what they're doing on this earth...

December 15, 2011

John Amberman

Tim Chey hits a home-run with this intelligent gem. This is not a movie for everyone because it has a real message and most people can`t be bothered with something like that. It`s a dialogue driven movie that delivers. Really good points and issues are addressed. We live in an mindless entertainment obsessed culture so

August 1, 2011