RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
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Nov 10th, 2023 | 2hr 13m | 8.3 | 96% | 81 |
Premise:
A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go.
Director(s):
Alexander Payne
Writer(s):
David Hemingson
CAST | ||
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Paul Giamatti | … | Paul Hunham |
Dominic Sessa | … | Angus Tully |
Da’Vine Joy Randolph | … | Mary Lamb |
Carrie Preston | … | Miss Lydia Crane |
Brady Hepner | … | Teddy Kountze |
Ian Dolley | … | Alex Ollerman |
Jim Kaplan | … | Ye-Joon Park |
Kinda common trope, old grumpy dude vs young misunderstood dude, they don’t like each other at first but eventually they get along. BUT, it’s done very well and overall has a heartwarming angle. 7.5/10