The Graduate

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The Graduate

PG

Released Dec 21, 1967

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

Something that any lover of American Cinema should see.

Rated: 5/5

Jun 6, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tallis T

I thoroughly enjoyed the graduate. Specifically the character development. I liked how Ben grew up in a sense and matured as the movie went on. I didn’t get bored during this movie even though some of the parts went slow. I give The Graduate a 3.5/5

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Ava P

The Graduate was a very memorable movie I found everything about from the directing to acting I found it very interesting I loved the way all the sets are highly detailed I think one of my favorite scenes was when the main character took out his “lovers” daughter on a date, it started off as a nightmare and ended a great night for both of them overall great movie!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Itandawy A

The movie overall is an interesting one i've never seen but also is one that is very meaningful and the actors do a good job going into deep in character in the movie itself since all of them are so into character, my favorite parts of these movies are that the flim is really beautiful with it's surroundings from where they are and how they flim the settings their in by taking good angles and direction with it. overall an amazing flim i've watched!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Joey L

I think for a 1970’s movie it’s very well done. Everything to acting to camera angles to drama in the movie is well put together. For most of the movie you are pretty entertained and want to keep watching. Only down side maybe is that the ending seems a little rushed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Reid S

I thought it was an okay movie. The acting was pretty good most of the time. I don’t really think there was a single likable character. The main character is a terrible person. The cinematography was good for how old the movie is. Although, I thought the zoom shots were pretty out of place occasionally. I do like that the movie’s soundtrack uses pop songs instead of a regular score for the time. The movie is funny sometimes but some moments with humor feel very random and out of place. The plot was okay and I don’t really get why I had heard so many good things about it prior to watching. Overall, it wasn’t a bad movie but I wouldn’t really recommend watching it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Mike Nichols

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Benjamin Braddock

Anne Bancroft

Mrs. Robinson

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Elaine Robinson

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Mr. Braddock

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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: Embassy Pictures Corporation, Lawrence Turman Inc.
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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