The Professor and the Madman
HistoryDramaMysteryThriller
7.127/10
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|124 min
Release Date: 2019-03-07
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Fastnet Films22H22Caviar Antwerp NVDefinition FilmsZik Zak FilmworksVoltage Pictures
User Reviews
SWITCH.
4/10
In all likelihood, you will leave this film with a little more of an understanding of how the dictionary came to be, and a little more resentment for Gibson (one of the producers) for pushing this project to happen, regardless of its lacklustre subject. It's pleasant enough, but it's clear England must produce a certain number of period dramas a year and 2019 was just about to fall under the quota...
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mitohobe
8/10
I really like it. It had a story within a true Story. Which in my opinion made it a little complex and exciting. Good for young adults and up. Teenagers might not find it so compelling but that's just a short time in their life when they're looking for total entertainment and action. This is not that film but there is a great story to be told with a interesting backdrop of facts. Mel Gibson is exc...
