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Flash of Genius is a biographical drama film about Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper and sued Ford Motor Company for patent infringement. The film explores his legal battle, personal struggles, and the concept of "flash of genius" in patent law.
Flash of Genius is a 2008 drama film based on the true story of Robert Kearns, who sued the Detroit automakers for stealing his idea of the intermittent windshield wiper. The film stars Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham and Alan Alda, and has a 7.0 IMDb rating and a 57 Metascore.
- (18K)
- Biography, Drama
- Marc Abraham
- 2008-10-03
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- 3 min
- 430.1K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
The touching underdog story of a single guy against a massive corporation, Flash of Genius is a well-paced and well-written tale with a standout performance by star Greg Kinnear. Read Critics...
- (107)
- Marc Abraham
- PG-13
- Greg Kinnear
Academy Award-nominee Greg Kinnear stars in this inspiring true story about an ordinary man and his extraordinary fight against one of the most powerful corp...
Oct 2, 2008 · A movie about Robert Kearns, a professor who invented the intermittent windshield wiper and sued Ford for stealing his idea. Ebert praises Kinnear's performance and Alda's role as his lawyer, and criticizes Ford's greed and Kearns's stubbornness.
Learn how Bob Kearns, a Detroit physics professor, invented and patented the intermittent windshield wiper and fought for decades with Ford Motor Company for his rights. See the movie, book, trailer and more about this inspiring "David vs. Goliath" story.
