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Release Date:
13 October 2006 (UK) moreTagline:
Meet The Boys Who Are Making History! morePlot:
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(46 articles)
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the best film i've seen on growing up more (140 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Samuel Anderson | ... | Crowther |
| James Corden | ... | Timms |
| Stephen Campbell Moore | ... | Irwin |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Hector |
| Frances de la Tour | ... | Mrs. Lintott |
| Andrew Knott | ... | Lockwood |
| Russell Tovey | ... | Rudge |
| Jamie Parker | ... | Scripps |
 | Dominic Cooper | ... | Dakin |
 | Samuel Barnett | ... | Posner |
 | Sacha Dhawan | ... | Akhtar |
| Clive Merrison | ... | The Headmaster |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | Mrs. Bibby |
| Adrian Scarborough | ... | Wilkes |
| Georgia Taylor | ... | Fiona |
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Rated R for language and sexual content.Parents Guide:
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109 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:R | Ireland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Germany:o.Al. | Australia:M | New Zealand:MFun Stuff
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The story is set in the early 1980s because shortly after this Oxford and Cambridge changed their entrance system and abolished the seventh-term post-A-level entrance exams. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the staff room when Hector says 'French Kiss' to the games master, he is holding a copy of the Racing Post. The Racing Post wasn't launched until 1986, three years after the year the film was set. moreQuotes:
Dakin: I just wanted to say thank you.Scripps: So? Give him a subscription to The Spectator or a box of Black Magic. Just because you've got a scholarship doesn't mean you've got to give him unfettered access to your dick.
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So many moments in this film struck a chord with me. As a grammar school student applying for Oxbridge, I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. The worries and pressures, as well as the arrogance, humour (and sheer smart-aleckness) that surround the boys' dialogue perfectly capture the hilarity and torture of adolescence. The dialogue is a little stage-y, but that doesn't seriously tarnish its impact. I think this film expresses the uncertainty and risk involved in life in a way that is both poignant and witty; often both at the same time. Ideas about what education should really be could not be more beautifully expressed than in this picture of young boys with their whole lives stretched out in front of them, and old teachers still unsure of what it's all about. Subtle and brilliant.