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If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 23 january 2007 with Whoopi Goldberg

If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)

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Released in USA 23 january 2007
Length 1h42
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating48% 2.409232.409232.409232.409232.40923

If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond (who also stars in the film). The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Michael (Markus Redmond) is an African-American boy with a genius I.Q. His family refuses to encourage him and tries to bring him down, and his mother (Whoopi Goldberg) nicknames him "Ugly". Michael enrolls in a high school drama class and finds encouragement from an eccentric teacher.

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