The Professor and the Madman Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 19363

Average Rating: 2.2/4

# of Ratings: 10

Theatrical Release Date: 05/10/2019

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 08/13/2019

Language: English

Genre: Biography, Drama

MPAA Rating: NR

Director: Farhad Safinia

Actors: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Jennifer Ehle, Steve Coogan, Stephen Dillane

Norrin - wrote on 05/28/2020

An interesting historical film that deals with mental illness better then any movie since “A Beautiful Mind”, it also features Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in two of the best performances of their careers, stellar supporting acting and sumptuous production design. Makes the creation of the Oxford Dictionary as fascinating as possible, and also delivers several incredibly powerful emotional moments. A hidden gem.

Indyfreak - wrote on 02/08/2020

Mel Gibson and Sean Penn throw themselves to their performances. But the movie makes the mistake that audiences care about the Oxford Dictionary to begin with.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/05/2019

The stitchings of the sewn together script are completely visible, and "The Professor and the Madman" is too stale to make its story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary interesting.

ikkegoemikke
Movie God

I was fascinated by this movie.

ikkegoemikke - wrote on 09/05/2019

If I am to fashion a book,
I’ll need a spine.

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