Flash of Genius

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Flash of Genius
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PG13,1hr 59min
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October 3, 2008
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Greg Kinnear stars in director Marc Abraham's man-against-the-system docudrama Flash of Genius as inventor Robert Kearns, the visionary who developed the modern intermittent windshield wiper. Kearns submitted the invention to each of the big three auto companies, each of which promptly rejected it; the companies then turned around and put the device to use. The enraged inventor spent several decades attempting to collect on his patent, and mounting lawsuits that traveled all the way to the Supreme ... Full Synopsis
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Kinnear does what he's done in the past: You underestimate the guy's acting chops, and suddenly, strikingly, he floors you. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Robert Kearns
Phyllis Kearns
Gil Privick
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Greg Kinnear in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
Greg Kinnear in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
Greg Kinnear in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
Greg Kinnear, right, in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
Greg Kinnear, left, in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
Lauren Graham and Greg Kinnear in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
Greg Kinnear and Lauren Graham in "Flash of Genius" (Universal Pictures)
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