The Mad Genius / 1931

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.

Jack Brown: Genius / 1994

A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing suicide. In the present days, in New Zeland, Elmer has the last chance to prove that men can fly and save his soul: his spirit enters in the brain of a very intelligent inventor, Jack Brown, and forces him to try to fly. Jack uses his last creation, an amplifier in a tape record, to succeed in the journey, but his invention is strongly desired by his former boss and his lover, who want to sell it to a Chinese investor. Jack's girlfriend helps him to accomplish his intent.

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon / 2019

Merely Marvelous is a celebration of the art and life of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verdon. She overcame many obstacles, including rickets, the Hollywood system, a loveless first marriage and a difficult second marriage to choreographer/director Bob Fosse, to become a multi-Tony Award-winning performer. Gwen's life is told through interviews with family members and theatre associates as well as a mine of rare footage from her Broadway and Hollywood careers. Merely Marvelous is the story of a brave woman who rose to the very top of her profession.

Evil Genius / 2017

For centuries, brilliant minds have changed and shaped the world. But when genius is used for evil, the results are some of the most twisted, inventive, and outrageous crimes in history.

Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story / 2021

Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four documentary.

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius / 1999

This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primarily focuses on his American classics, such as "Shadow of a Doubt", "Notorious", "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "Psycho" and "The Birds". The movie also covers his television years and neatly examines the Hitchcock signature touches, from his inevitable brief cameo to his famous MacGuffin.

The Genius / 2022

The Genius of Charles Darwin / 200810.01 voti

A documentary series from Channel 4, hosted by professor Richard Dawkins, well-known darwinist. The series mixes segments on the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, the theory of natural selection and evolution, and Dawkins' attempts at convincing a group of school children that evolution explains the world around us better than any religion.

Ratboy Genius / 2007

The Ratboy Genius series is a long running web series which first started in 2007, created by Californian musician, Ryan Dorin. It comprises of many different story arcs of varying lengths.

My Esports Genius Brother / 2021

Jiang Yi Feng is a handsome Esports player with no taste, sense of touch and can't see the color. Lu Lin is a famous idol currently admired by many fans. Jiang Yi Feng posts a bad comment about him on social media when he thinks his sister is too distracted by Lu Lin and not focusing on her studies. This results in the two having bad impressions of...

Perché sono un genio! - Lorenza Mazzetti / 2016

Il "genio" di Lorenza Mazzetti è lo sguardo fiabesco e profondo con cui vive e racconta la sua storia straordinaria e le tante opere che da questa nascono. Adottata da bambina dalla famiglia Einstein, che verrà poi uccisa dalle SS davanti ai suoi occhi, va a Londra per dimenticare nei primi anni '50. Riesce a entrare nella celebre Slade School of Fine Art chiedendo di essere ammessa «Perché sono un genio!» - non sapeva che altro dire. Ruba una cinepresa, si inventa regista e gira "K", un film sulla persona che sente più vicina, Kafka. Fonda il Free Cinema e rivoluziona il cinema inglese con Lindsay Anderson, Karel Reisz e Tony Richardson.

If I Had Known I Was a Genius / 2007

A teenager with a high I.Q. who decides to become an actor. When his TV show gets cancelled, he is faced with a difficult career choice.

George III: The Genius of the Mad King / 2017

After 200 years under lock and key, all the personal papers of one of our most important monarchs are for the first time seeing the light of day. In the first documentary to gain extensive access to the Royal Archives, Robert Hardman sheds fascinating new light on George III, Britain's longest reigning king. George III may be chiefly remembered for his madness, but these private documents reveal a monarch who was a political micromanager and a restless patron of science and the arts, an obsessive traveller who never left southern England yet toured the world in his mind and a man who was driven (sometimes to distraction) by his sense of duty to his family and his country. Featuring Simon Callow and Sian Thomas as the voices of King George and Queen Charlotte.

Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius / 2015

Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.

The Genius of Design / 2010

Documentary series exploring the history of design

Barbaric Genius / 2012

The remarkable story of John Healy's rise from wino and street thief to chess master and award-winning author.

Genius of Britain / 2010

Genius of Britain is a five-part television documentary presented by leading British scientific figures, such as Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, David Attenborough, Robert Winston, Paul Nurse, Jim Al-Khalili, Kathy Sykes and Olivia Judson. The series charts the history of some of Britain's most important scientists and innovators. It...

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President /

Twelve-year-old Oliver Watson’s got the IQ of a grilled cheese sandwich. Or so everyone in Omaha thinks. In reality, Oliver’s a mad evil genius on his way to world domination, and he’s used his great brain to make himself the third-richest person on earth! Then Oliver’s father—and archnemesis—makes a crack about the upcoming middle school election, and Oliver takes it as a personal challenge. He’ll run, and he’ll win! Turns out, though, that overthrowing foreign dictators is actually way easier than getting kids to like you. . . Can this evil genius win the class presidency and keep his true identity a secret, all in time to impress his dad?

Genius Loci / 2020

One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide.

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty / 2020

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977) used his talent to serve an ideal of justice and freedom. But his best scenario was his own destiny, a story written into the political and artistic history of the 20th century.