Genie (2023)

Comedy Fantasy

United States

English

November 22, 2023

1hr 33min

Status: released

Trailer, Teaser & Videos

Movie Details:

Based on	Bernard and the Genie by Richard Curtis
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy
Release date	November 22, 2023
Running time	1hr 33min
Age rating	PG
Starring	Melissa McCarthy Paapa Essiedu Denée Benton Marc Maron Jordyn McIntosh Luis Guzmán Alan Cumming
Directed by	Sam Boyd
Written by	Richard Curtis
Produced by	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Riva Marker Richard Curtis
Cinematography by	John Guleserian
Edited by	Heather Persons
Music by	Dan Romer
Production Company	Universal Pictures Working Title Films
Distributor	Peacock

Cast & Characters:

Melissa McCarthy as Flora
Paapa Essiedu as Bernard
Denée Benton as Julie, Bernard’s wife
Jordyn McIntosh as Eve, Bernard and Julie’s 7-year-old daughter
Alan Cumming as Flaxman, Bernard’s boss
Marc Maron as Lenny, Bernard’s doorman
Luis Guzmán as Perez, a detective investigating the mysterious disappearance of the Mona Lisa
Tate Ellington as Johnny
LaChanze as Grandma Patty
Ellen Cleghorne as Bernard’s mother
Oberon Adjepong as Bernard’s father
Ego Nwodim as Dianna
John Reynolds as Marvin
Nyasha Hatendi as Pete
Emanuele Secci as Henry Hackford
Ralph Brown as Sorcerer

Storyline:

The film is a fairy-tale comedy about a workaholic man who enlists the help of a magical genie to help win his family back before Christmas.

About Movie:

Genie is an American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Sam Boyd and written by Richard Curtis. It is a remake of the 1991 British television film Bernard and the Genie, also written by Curtis. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Paapa Essiedu, Denée Benton, Marc Maron, Jordyn McIntosh, Luis Guzmán and Alan Cumming.

It was released on Peacock on November 22, 2023.