The History Boys (R)

Quicklook Rating★★★½

synopsis

The film centers on an unruly class of bright, funny teenage boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a college degree. Bounced between their maverick English teacher, a young and shrewd professor hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.

MovieGoer Review

Thought-provoking and well-written, Alan Bennett's Tony-winning play about life, love, and education in 1980s Yorkshire jumps to the big screen in The History Boys.

Story

Mixing the boys-will-be-boys camaraderie of Dea... MORE

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synopsis

The film centers on an unruly class of bright, funny teenage boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a college degree. Bounced between their maverick English teacher, a young and shrewd professor hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.

MovieGoer Review

Thought-provoking and well-written, Alan Bennett's Tony-winning play about life, love, and education in 1980s Yorkshire jumps to the big screen in The History Boys.

Story

Mixing the boys-will-be-boys camaraderie of Dea... MORE