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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's avatar

Yessss, I need this so badly! The Dylan movie was my final straw for the Male Genius Narrative.

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jen harrington's avatar

Yeah. It gets old! when you google female genius movies the only thing that comes up most of the time is Hidden Figures

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Cameron Maxwell's avatar

Poor Things and Tár are good female-fronted films in a similar vein! In the TV realm, The Great is an excellent depiction of complex political genius 👌

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jen harrington's avatar

I LOVE Poor Things. I haven't seen Tar yet but if someone were to ever convincingly play a female genius it would be Cate Blanchett.

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Cameron Maxwell's avatar

She plays it to a T! Blue Jasmine's another great role of hers, though of course appreciating Woody Allen movies is a fraught experience these days 😑

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