Highest-Rated Movies about 'Genius', Sort by Popularity

Good Will Hunting (1997), A Beautiful Mind (2001), La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Social Network (2010), The Theory of Everything (2014), Champagne for Caesar (1950), Pi (1998) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Genius movies.

#16. Copying Beethoven (2006)

Storyline: Vienna, 1824. In the days before the first performance of the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven needs help with copying out the charts, so a promising student of composition, Anna Holtz, 23, is sent to assist him. She not only aids the transcription of the notes, she provides guidance from the orchestra pit as Beethoven conducts the work's debut. During the next two years, the final ones of Beethoven's life, Anna provides assistance to the deaf, temperamental, ailing man. In return, he tutors her in composition and explains to her the ideas and principles of Romanticism. He tries to speak for God.

Plot Keywords: student, boyfriend, passionate, dark, brooding, uneasy, vienna ...

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#17. Little Man Tate (1991)

Storyline: Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.

Plot Keywords: child prodigy, single mother, psychologist, college student, emotional, tender, uplifting ...

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#18. Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Storyline: High-school senior Barbara Ann Greene has a lot to overcome to reach her dreams to be popular, get a job, find a husband, and maybe even be a movie star: she's poor, her parents are divorced, and her mother is a cocktail waitress. Right beside her, though, is her best friend and Svengali, Alan. He helps her get 12 cashmere sweaters, a job in the principal's office, spring break at Balboa, and more. Along the way, the satire bites teen mores, beach-blanket bikini movies, adults in charge, the country-club set, Christian-youth programs, older men's fantasies, and teen girls' innocence.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: teen girl, waitress, principal, genius, counselor, dark, quirky ...

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#20. Hackers (1995)

Storyline: Dade Murphy was a hacker even as a kid in Seattle. He got arrested for the computer virus that he planted and was banned from using any computer until the age of 18.Then he moves to New York to meet a group of hackers. He also falls in love with Kate Libby.

Plot Keywords: hacker, teen boy, teen girl, genius, secret service agent, friend, suspenseful ...

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#23. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Storyline: Jimmy Neutron is a boy genius and way ahead of his friends, but when it comes to being cool, he's a little behind. All until one day when his parents, and parents all over Earth are kidnapped by aliens, it's up to him to lead all the children of the world to rescue their parents.

Plot Keywords: genius, best friend, amusing, tense, earth, outer space, alien abduction ...

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#24. Get Bruce! (1999)

Storyline: Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch (1948- ), who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: comedian, actor, writer, politician, amusing, uplifting, charming ...

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#27. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)

Storyline: In the Fabulous Thirties, Doc Savage and his five Amazing Adventurers are sucked into the mystery of Doc's father disappearing in the wilds of South America. The maniacal Captain Seas tries to thwart them at every turn as they travel to the country of Hidalgo to investigate Doc's father's death and uncover a vast horde of Incan gold.—<crow_steve@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: doctor, scientist, fighter, thrilling, south america, fortress of solitude, injustice ...

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#29. Bigger Fatter Liar (2017)

Storyline: Kevin Shepard is a tech-savvy young genius who uses his intelligence to slack off. When greedy video game executive Larry Wolf gets a hold of his ideas for a video game, he and his best friend, Becca, set off for San Francisco to make Larry's life miserable through a series of pranks.—simplyfiym

Plot Keywords: teen boy, video game designer, father, romantic interest, genius, lighthearted, playful ...

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