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Flash of Genius

2008·1h 59m·PG-13
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
18,354 votes
Metascore
57
Metacritic

Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.

Flash of Genius is a 2008 drama biography movie directed by Marc Abraham, starring Alan Alda, Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 18,354 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
Marc Abraham
Stars
Alan Alda
Greg Kinnear
Lauren Graham
Tim Eddis
Details
2008-10-03
119 min
Movie
PG-13
★ Canada, United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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