Class

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Class

R

Released Jul 22, 1983

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

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Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy) bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip (Rob Lowe), who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen (Jacqueline Bisset), who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

Director Laurent Cantet has pulled together a story that feels startlingly authentic, using Mike Leigh-like methods of extensive improvisation with a cast of real inner-city kids and a real teacher. To paraphrase the Buck Owens/Beatles hit, all they had

Jun 13, 2009

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Class is a prep-school retread of The Graduate that knows some of its scenes are funny and some are serious, but never figures out quite how they should go together.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 2/5

Sep 3, 2004

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

The result is a rather wishy-washy prep school version of The Graduate, but the comparison is merely a pale echo, trapped inside a banal resolution with troubling misogynist tendencies.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 9, 2020

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the movie benefits from the affable work of its various performers.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 21, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 22, 2005

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Dave C

I am unsure what so many people missed, watching this. I note that a number of reviews mark it down on the content of the trailer... one reason I'm glad I don't usually watch them, and that I didn't watch one for this movie. The cast is brilliant - so many names! It's a coming-of-age story with a tryst that represents sexual awakening and prowess, as well as lust, longing, desire, and frailty. Juxtaposed with the pressures of achieving, succeeding, and managing the expectations of others, it also highlights some of the complexities of friendships and relationships. What helps make this perhaps more engaging and entertaining than some c-o-a movies I've seen, is its slightly dark, sardonic humour

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Bulgantamir B

The plot was so liked me

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Cees T

7/10 - Better than Risky Business.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Audience Member

While elements of the plot & dialogue haven’t aged well, much of the comedy & drama surrounding McCarthy & Lowe’s friendship, as well as McCarthy & Bisset’s romance, feels sincere, credible, & even endearing. Many familiar faces here. #nitrosMovieChallenge

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/26/22

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david f

This Eighties film about two college roommates from different classes where one ends up bedding the other's mother is actually better than you might think it would be. Classic Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy) bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip (Rob Lowe), who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen (Jacqueline Bisset), who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

Director: Lewis John Carlino
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Screenwriter: Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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