Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Harvard Man

Play trailer Poster for Harvard Man R Released Jun 14, 2002 1h 37m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 36 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A college basketball player (Adrian Grenier) tries to throw a game in order to obtain $100,000 for his parents.
Harvard Man

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Harvard Man is a pretentious, incoherent mess.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View All (36)
Philip Wuntch Dallas Morning News The attempt is courageous, even if the result is wildly uneven. Rated: C+ Sep 5, 2002 Full Review Sheri Linden Boxoffice Magazine For those who accept the offbeat premise, the film ultimately delivers a satisfying dramatic exploration of the ways we create ourselves. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 14, 2002 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times What makes the movie work is that the premise, which sounds like a comedy, is treated with the seriousness of life and death. Rated: 3/4 Jul 13, 2002 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 2/5 Dec 1, 2007 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 0.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 23, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (169)
Will H I wanted to like this movie. If has a few moments and even a great idea for a plot. Sadly, it just doesn't pull through. I hated the beginning of the film so that's why it left a bad taste in my mouth. Not to give away anything, but has anyone ever played a sport, skipped warm-ups, missed most of the game, with no excuse, yet the coach still puts you in to play? Um, no. Case Closed. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Audience Member This is not The Sopranos, but a lovely contemporary comedy. SMG acted so good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review steve d It is really, really, really.... bad. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny scenes with LSD from someone who actually knows what it is like. But a bit too much bloody talking, Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Much like the plot, its as if everyone responsible for this movie was on an LSD trip Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Drug induced sexual fun is the name of the game with strange images and a waste of your time, Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Harvard Man

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

James Toback

Director

Adrian Grenier

Alan Jensen

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Cindy Bandolini

Joey Lauren Adams

Chesney Cort

Eric Stoltz

Teddy Carter

Rebecca Gayheart

Kelly Morgan

More Like This

View All
Childstar 78% 42% Childstar Watchlist Off the Black 65% 57% Off the Black Watchlist Spun 36% 75% Spun Watchlist TRAILER for Spun Roger Dodger 88% 76% Roger Dodger Watchlist One Last Thing ... 10% 61% One Last Thing ... Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Harvard Man

Harvard Man (2001) Harvard Man (2001) Harvard Man (2001) Harvard Man (2001) Harvard Man (2001) Harvard Man (2001) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A college basketball player (Adrian Grenier) tries to throw a game in order to obtain $100,000 for his parents.
Director
James Toback
Producer
Daniel Bigel, Michael Mailer
Screenwriter
James Toback
Distributor
Cowboy Pictures
Production Co
Kushner-Locke Company, Worldwide Media, Bigel/Mailer Films, Lionsgate Films, Alliance Cinema
Rating
R (Drug Use|Some Strong Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 14, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.0K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)