Genius of the Modern World (2016)

Name: Genius of the Modern World
Genre: Biography, Documentary, History
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Bettany Hughes

Biography · Documentary · History

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (1,153 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Bettany Hughes Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.63 avg 3 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Marx	7.3	156
2	Nietzsche	8.1	180
3	Freud	7.5	127