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School for Scoundrels

Play trailer Poster for School for Scoundrels PG-13 Released Sep 29, 2006 1h 40m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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26% Tomatometer 138 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda (Jacinda Barrett), a lovelorn meter-reader (Jon Heder) enrolls in a confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that he and his egomaniacal professor Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) both love the beautiful woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.
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School for Scoundrels squanders its talented cast with a formulaic, unfocused attempt at a romantic comedy that's neither romantic nor funny.

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Brian Tallerico UGO You might want to sign up for study hall instead. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) The comic sallies and set-pieces are very much at the wrong end of the bang-whimper spectrum. Rated: 2/5 Feb 23, 2007 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Wearily spins straw out of its none-too-original premise. Feb 23, 2007 Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) More goofy than caustic. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net School for Scoundrels has some solid opportunities for real dark comedy, but blows most of them for maudlin romantic-comedy tripe, and the ones it does go for it never takes far enough. Rated: 6/10 Mar 30, 2011 Full Review Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Dismal comedy about nerds trying to be cool. Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, o filme nao tem uma história boa, o elenco é bom, mas os diálogos e as cenas eram fracas, e com isso eu não recomendo esse filme. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/25 Full Review Bahad j I really liked the characters and actions of the actors Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Uynga U this movie never dissappoints Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A It was a nice movie about this interesting high school student Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Isaiah Y A pretty forgettable movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Audience Member It has its moments, but I won't be watching it again anytime soon. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Todd Phillips

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Billy Bob Thornton

Dr. P

Jon Heder

Roger

Jacinda Barrett

Amanda

Michael Clarke Duncan

Lesher

Luis Guzmán

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Synopsis In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda (Jacinda Barrett), a lovelorn meter-reader (Jon Heder) enrolls in a confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that he and his egomaniacal professor Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) both love the beautiful woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.
Director
Todd Phillips
Producer
Daniel Goldberg, J. Geyer Kosinski, Todd Phillips
Screenwriter
Scot Armstrong, Todd Phillips
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Dimension Films, Media Talent Group, Weinstein Company
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 29, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.8M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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