Movie·2019·124 min

The Professor and the Madman

Name: The Professor and the Madman
Genre: History, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2019-03-07
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle

The Professor and the Madman streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome and 1 more app, as of October 5, 2026.

The incredible true story that defined our world.

7.1 / 10 · TMDB

History Drama Mystery Thriller

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

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