10 Movies That Depict Great Geniuses And Already Catch At The First Scene

There are no movies without a good plot. Productions based on the lives of people who have exceeded expectations around the world are those cases where an exciting story is guaranteed.

O awesome.club gathered 10 movies about real geniuses and it’s impossible to stop admiring them.

Van Gogh: Painting with Words

2010

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Parker, Aidan McArdle

In life, I couldn’t do anything. He was fired from a mercantile company, tried to teach, but couldn’t find a place to work. He wanted to be a priest, but he didn’t pass the exams. The only thing he was good at was painting. A story about one of the most innovative painters in the History of Art: Vincent van Gogh, told from the letters of his younger brother Theo.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 8.1

Cast: Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge

A flamboyant young man who in the blink of an eye becomes a composer at the emperor’s court. Mozart’s heavenly musical gift forces Antonio Salieri to retire. However, he sees in Amadeus nothing more than a reckless and undisciplined clown. Blinded by envy, Salieri conspires to destroy Mozart. A remarkable historical drama that received 8 Oscars from the jury of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 8.3

Piaf — A Hymn to Love

2007

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Gérard Depardieu

She comes from the outskirts of Paris to the stage of concert halls ready to win the hearts of the whole world. Raised in terrible poverty, Édith Piaf at one point becomes a living symbol of France. But for the glory and love of her fans, she will have to live a real fight. One of Marion Cotillard’s best roles, which won her the dreamed Oscar.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 7.6

Einstein and Eddington

2008

Cast: Andy Serkis, David Tennant, Richard McCabe

In the years of the First World War, Sir Arthur Eddington is involved in a dangerous correspondence with the then unknown Albert Einstein. Because of this, the Englishman can be declared a traitor, but Eddington believes that Einstein’s theory will open a new path for the understanding of time and space. To prove this, Arthur goes to Africa, where an event will occur that will forever change the understanding of the universe. Two great and true personalities in the same excellent film.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 7.4

Cast: Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeremy Northam, Toby Jones

In the mid-19th century, Charles Darwin published his theory The Origin of Species🇧🇷 His ideas questioned the existence of God. Now, not only does society reject the scientist, but also his religious wife, who is not ready to support her husband. A story about how loyalty to an idea withstood all attacks and gave humanity the possibility to step forward.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 6.7

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Hopkins

Charlie Chaplin is a man who, when seen, cannot help but smile. But what is behind this well-known character? A bum boy who became an Oscar-winning actor and director. But what did he use to be like in the middle of this trip? Robert Downey Jr. will break the silence and make it truly virtuous.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 7.6

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson

One day, the master of fear with mastery of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, decides to make an impeccable film completely different from the ones he had made before. It should be hypnotic, make you shiver and make you look into the abyss of the human soul. The film Psychosislike its creator, certainly deserved a separate production.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 6.8

The Life of Toulouse-Lautrec

1998

Cast: Regis Royer, Elsa Zylberstein

His name is Henri Tolouse-Lautrec. A teacher of psychological profiles and theatrical poster maker. Practically all of Paris knows him and, above all, his bohemia. He is always at the top of Montmartre. A film about the tragic life and death of the famous French painter in which art prevails over dry documentary.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 6.8

The Master of Geniuses

2016

Cast: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman

Another story of a writer who not only struggled with the world around him, but with himself. We are talking about Max Perkins, a brilliant literary agent of the “lost generation”, whose life was filled with successive and dizzying ups and downs. The film, which focuses on his relationship with writer Thomas Wolfede, is of a quality that will clear the myths about this genius writer’s romantic image.

Ranking in the movie rankings IMDB (from 0 to 10): 6.5

computer pirates

1999

Cast: Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall

Two ordinary guys who dreamed of extraordinary things for their time. Both managed to surpass even the most ambitious expectations and end up at the top of the technological world. A bit of irony and definitely a talented film about two people whose names are now powerful brands. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, two geniuses who got everything they wanted. Or almost everything.

Ranking in the ranking of films IMDb (from 0 to 10): 7.3