Rotten
If it doesn't rise to the level of It's a Wonderful Life, it's because Marc Abrams is no Frank Capra. And after all, this isn't about angels, it's about windshield wipers.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Flash of Genius
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
2008 · 1h 59m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Marc Abraham
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Flash of Genius
Overview
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
Director and cast
- Marc Abraham Director
- Greg Kinnear as Bob Kearns
- Lauren Graham as Phyllis Kearns
- Dermot Mulroney as Gil Previck
- Jake Abel as Dennis
- Daniel Roebuck as Frank Sertin
- Mitch Pileggi as Macklin Tyler
- Tim Kelleher as Charlie Defao
- Bill Smitrovich as Judge Franks
- Conor O'Farrell as Chris Finley
- Alan Alda as Gregory Lawson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Nothing too special here.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Fresh
There is depth, there is complexity, there is authenticity to this character.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Rotten
Seriously undermined by the skeletal script, which barely develops the characters and unintentionally raises more questions about Kearns's quixotic battle than it answers.
Reece Pendleton, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Too much technical information about circuit boards, Motorola transistors and U.S. patent laws eventually takes up more screen time than Kearns' sympathetic story, leaving the viewer restless and bored.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
More films
Father of Invention (2010)
Comedy · Drama · PG-13
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Director
- Trent Cooper
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham
IMDb
5.7
Metacritic
36
The Informant! (2009)
Comedy · Crime · Drama · R
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Cast
- Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale
IMDb
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
66
The Four Robinsons (1939)
Comedy · N/A
Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go through face-saving shipwreck, becoming castaways.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey
IMDb
5.8
La mantilla de Beatriz (1946)
Drama · Romance · N/A
In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert
Comments
Talk about the film with other members