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Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic57/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
254 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc AbrahamDirector
- John SeabrookWriter
- Philip RailsbackWriter
- Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Greg KinnearBob Kearns
- Lauren GrahamPhyllis Kearns
- Dermot MulroneyGil Previck
- Jake AbelDennis
- Daniel RoebuckFrank Sertin
- Mitch PileggiMacklin Tyler
- Tim KelleherCharlie Defao
- Bill SmitrovichJudge Franks
- Conor O'FarrellChris Finley
- Alan AldaGregory Lawson
- Tim EddisMaryland Cop #1
- Warren BelleMaryland Cop #2
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