Movie·1985·106 min

Real Genius

Name: Real Genius
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Released: 1985-08-07
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Robert Prescott

Real Genius streams in the US on Philo, YouTube TV, BBC America, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and 1 more app, as of October 5, 2026.

When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative.

6.7 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 77%Audience 82%Metacritic 71IMDb 6.9Letterboxd 3.5

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Comedy Romance Science Fiction

When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.

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