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Movie Info

On Christmas Eve, someone plucks seven geniuses from their homes and demands that they solve world problems like hunger, war and cancer in one night.

Rating:

PG (Some Disturbing Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Tim Chey
Producer:

Arch Bonnema, Daishi Takiishi
Writer:

Tim Chey
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 27, 2006 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 30, 2016
Runtime:

1h 51m
Production Co:

Riverrain Films

Cast & Crew

Carol Abney
Julia Endersol

Stephen Baldwin
Rory Johnson

Jacob Bonnema
Jacob Chernov

Tricia Helfer
Ally Simon

Matt Medrano
Jose Delgado

Philip Moon
Professor Lee

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Critic Reviews for The Genius Club

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

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

November 1, 2007 | Full Review…

Justin Chang
Variety
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 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Tom Maurstad
Dallas Morning News
A laughable mess of pretentious rambling and spiritual shallowness... gloriously, stupendously, exceptionally awful.

November 19, 2008 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

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 | Rating: 77/100

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

Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly
a low-budget wannabe thriller that's anything but smart.

October 30, 2007 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

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 | Rating: D- | Full Review…

Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion