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Ivory Tower

Play trailer Poster for Ivory Tower PG-13 Released Jun 13, 2014 1h 30m Documentary History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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As tuition spirals upward and student debt passes a trillion dollars, students and parents begin to wonder if college is worth the expense.
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Although Ivory Tower makes it clear that there isn't enough room in a 90-minute film to tackle spiraling student loan debt, it also serves as a compelling call for deeper investigation.

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Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic What makes "Ivory Tower" interesting is how it looks at not just the debt but the causes behind it, and other problems besetting higher education. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 10, 2014 Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times A groaning table of food for thought - almost too much for one movie, though presented with remarkable deftness. Rated: 3/4 Jun 26, 2014 Full Review Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Ivory Tower" makes a persuasive case that the gravest epidemic that's spreading from college campuses isn't student-loan debt but attention-deficit disorder. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 26, 2014 Full Review David Bromwich The New York Review of Books ...an elusive value that Ivory Tower conveys through other words and images: Universities exist not to answer the question but to register and reiterate its force. Mar 13, 2019 Full Review Frank Ochieng Popoptiq If anything Ivory Tower is a real slap in the face accompanied by a blunt kick to the butt in trying to get a bang for one's buck in the onslaught of educational emptiness feeding into financial uncertainty. Rated: 3/4 Mar 3, 2019 Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row Mixing historical footage, present-day interviews, and footage of real events on campuses, [Andrew] Rossi paints a troubling picture of how we got here. Aug 14, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Haydee W Super invincible and good-looking! want to see it again Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Inarguably, the most uneven society in the world. That Dean of Copper Union is a right horrible cunt who really needs drop kicking in the balls. You could gain a BA and end up worse than somebody working minimum wage for the rest of your life. No wonder for the first time in a generation the parents are more educated than their kids. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Importante para futuros e atuais acadêmicos. A crise das universidades nos States e certamente aqui e no mundo. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary, makes great points Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I have spent my life in the education industry. Oh well, at least I did not spend it in the tobacco industry. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Very well done! Packs together statistics on how higher-ed tuition has sky-rocketed and the corporate greedheads behind the scam. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis As tuition spirals upward and student debt passes a trillion dollars, students and parents begin to wonder if college is worth the expense.
Director
Andrew Rossi
Producer
Josh Braun, Andrew Rossi
Screenwriter
Andrew Rossi
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Participant Media
Rating
PG-13 (Some Suggestive Images|Some Partying Images)
Genre
Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 13, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$99.6K
Runtime
1h 30m
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