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73% Critic Match
Bernard and the Genie
7.3 / 10• 1991• 1h 10m•NR• English
ComedyFantasyTV Movie
Storyline
Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.
Cast & Crew
Lenny Henry
Josephus the Genie
Lead
Alan Cumming
Bernard Bottle
Rowan Atkinson
Charles Pinkworth
John Gabriel
Wizard
Kevin Allen
Kevin
Denis Lill
Frank Kepple
Angela Clarke
Carrie
Janet Henfrey
Miss Purse
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Weiland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bernard and the Genie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
