American Genius

American Genius 2015

7.1/10

NETFLIX Rating : 3.1

IMDB Rating : 8

FD Smart Rating : 7.1

Synopsis : This series depicts some of America's fiercest scientific and technological rivalries, including Colt vs. Wesson, Edison vs. Tesla and Jobs vs. Gates.

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Afghanistan , Albania , Angola , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Bangladesh , Belarus , Benin , Bhutan , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Botswana , British Indian Ocean Territory , Brunei Darussalam , Bulgaria , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Cabo Verde , Cambodia , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Congo, the Democratic Republic of the , Cote dIvoire , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Equatorial Guinea , Estonia , Ethiopia , Falkland Islands (Malvinas) , Faroe Islands , Fiji , French Polynesia , Gabon , Gambia , Georgia , Ghana , Gibraltar , Greece , Greenland , Guernsey , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Hungary , Iceland , India , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Isle of Man , Israel , Jersey , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Kiribati , Kyrgyzstan , Lao Peoples Democratic Republic , Latvia , Lesotho , Liberia , Lithuania , Macao , Macedonia , Madagascar , Malawi , Malaysia , Maldives , Mali , Malta , Mauritius , Micronesia , Moldova, Republic of , Monaco , Mongolia , Montenegro , Morocco , Mozambique , Myanmar , Namibia , Nauru , Nepal , New Caledonia , Niger , Nigeria , Oman , Pakistan , Palau , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Pitcairn , Portugal , Republic of the Congo , Réunion , Romania , Russia , Rwanda , Saint Helena , Saint Pierre and Miquelon , Samoa , Sao Tome and Principe , Senegal , Serbia , Seychelles , Sierra Leone , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , Solomon Islands , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Sudan , Sri Lanka , Swaziland , Tajikistan , Tanzania , Thailand , Timor-Leste , Togo , Tonga , Turkmenistan , Tuvalu , Uganda , Ukraine , United Kingdom , Uzbekistan , Vanuatu , Vietnam , Wallis and Futuna , Zambia , Zimbabwe

Actors:

John S. Howell Sr. , Benjamin Loeh , Nicholas Augusta , Johnna Leary

Languages:

English , English [Original]

Subtitles:

English , Romanian , Hebrew , Thai , Greek , Bulgarian

Genres:

Documentary, History

Release Date:

2015

Run Time:

na

Maturity Rating:

Parents strongly cautioned. May be unsuitable for children ages 14 and under.

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