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The Graduate

Play trailer 3:44 Poster for The Graduate PG Released Dec 21, 1967 1h 45m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson demanded he stay away from, her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross).
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The music, the performances, the precision in capturing the post-college malaise -- The Graduate's coming-of-age story is indeed one for the ages.

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Myles Standish St. Louis Post-Dispatch A brilliant and funny satire on the affluent, materialistic society. May 1, 2024 Full Review Jacob Brackman The New Yorker The Graduate engages its audience almost exclusively at the level of events until the grandly satisfying conclusion, when its problems (Benjamin's problems) seem to arrive at a happy solution. Jun 23, 2023 Full Review Victoria Luxford BBC.com Something that any lover of American Cinema should see. Rated: 5/5 Jun 6, 2022 Full Review Harry Solomons Loud and Clear Reviews Now as iconic as any great of the 1960s, The Graduate remains, by far, the most joyful treatise on the divide between the American young and old. Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 8, 2025 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson The camera and editing moves differently than other movies of its day and the deliberate uses of light, shadow, angle, and focus amaze me to no end. Rated: 5/5 Oct 14, 2024 Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Stranger (Seattle, WA) A withering dramedy that pulls no punches as it builds to one of the most iconic and haunting endings ever put to screen, The Graduate remains as clear-eyed as ever. Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Spencer Nielsen A near perfect film I wish I liked just a little bit more. Very interesting to see a very intimate, personal story shot in anamorphic widescreen. Accurately captures the struggle of legally being an adult while still functioning as a kid in the world you grew up in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $285,800.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Farah R Unlikable characters making questionable choices is not the best premise for a movie, but The Graduate follows through with it on the hopes that a decent cast will make it work. Unfortunately, it doesn’t, and the soundtrack isn’t remarkable either. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review John W Immoral people have a bad time in Pasadena to a Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review Nick M A wonderful movie that's well ahead of its time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/21/25 Full Review Candice D Great cinema and acting, but the main character’s pathos doesn’t cover up his creepy, stalker and pressurising of Elaine. In real life she’d have a restraining order on him. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mike Nichols

Director

Dustin Hoffman

Benjamin Braddock

Anne Bancroft

Mrs. Robinson

Katharine Ross

Elaine Robinson

William Daniels

Mr. Braddock

Murray Hamilton

Mr. Robinson

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Synopsis Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson demanded he stay away from, her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross).
Director
Mike Nichols
Producer
Mike Nichols, Lawrence Turman
Screenwriter
Charles Webb, Calder Willingham, Buck Henry
Production Co
Lawrence Turman Inc., Embassy Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 1967, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 23, 2017
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 3, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$285.8K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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