Dandelion vs Genius
Dandelion has the higher audience score (9.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Genius). Dandelion is the shorter watch at 20m compared with 1h 44m. Genius is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dandelion
Genius| Dandelion | Genius | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 20m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Fiona Obertinca | Michael Grandage |
| Main cast | Ava Lalezarzadeh, Vic Michaelis, Kristin Carey, Lynn Allinger, Sarah Cortez | Jude Law, Dominic West, Laura Linney, Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce |
Synopsis
Dandelion
In 1970s Los Angeles, rebellious queer teen Margaret gets thrown out of yet another foster placement and finds herself in the company of a mysterious social worker who's tasked with finding her a new home before the break of dawn. At odds and forced to travel the city together, Margaret realizes that running may not be her only option.
Genius
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
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