The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

Genres: History, Drama

What to watch after The Professor and the Madman

• The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
• Stonehearst Asylum (2014) — Same subject: mental patient, 19th century
• The English Patient (1996)
• Hamlet (1990) — Mel Gibson appears in both
• Proof (2005) — Same feel: dramatic, thought-provoking
• The Master (2012)