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Genie

Genie

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Genie

"Your presence is my present."

2023

1h 33m

6.6(282 votes)

Fantasy

Comedy

Overview

Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally called to service by Bernard, whose life is unraveling around him.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Flora

Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Bernard Bottle

Denée Benton

Denée Benton

Julie Bottle

Jordyn McIntosh

Jordyn McIntosh

Eve Bottle

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Flaxman

Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Lenny

Tate Ellington

Tate Ellington

Johnny

LaChanze

LaChanze

Grandma Patty

Ellen Cleghorne

Ellen Cleghorne

Bernard’s Mother

Oberon K.A. Adjepong

Oberon K.A. Adjepong

Bernard’s Father

Creative team

Directed by: Sam Boyd
Written by: Richard Curtis
Produced by: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner

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