The Historian

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The Historian

2014

2h 4m

Drama

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A troubled history professor takes a new job and struggles with an unsettled department chair, student apathy, and a new relationship.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

[An] overlong and under-finessed look at the politics of academia.

Jan 1, 2015

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Veteran actor William Sadler delivers a superb performance in this thoughtful if overly soapy drama set in the world of academia.

Dec 10, 2014

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Despite low production values, "The Historian," unrelated to the Elizabeth Kostova novel, sustains curiosity over what, for a debut, is a long running time.

Nov 28, 2014

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Battle Royale With Cheese

The Historian drags-I had to watch it in two sittings, tired from all the eye-rolling. The script is littered with such profundities as "I hate death. It sucks balls".

Jul 4, 2020

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Robert T

Although I’m not quite at the end… The characters and the storyline more than gather attention. One reader says it plays out like a soap opera, to me I think a place out more to real life, (that is if you’re an academic scholar, lol). I watched it over the course of three nights, dosing, mostly because my girlfriend is not with me. But I can’t wait to finish it tonight, a lot of different emotions flying here,…each character, and I hope there’s some happiness at the end . Fingers crossed 🤞🏼

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Audience Member

If your interest lie in a semi-comedic drama about grad school, love and a happy ending, then this movie hits the spot! Well-acted with a storyline that was believable and entertaining.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Compelling, moving and revealing with just the right amount of romance, a serious movie about a professor of Latin who doubts his credibility and finds an answer

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

I screened this movie for Dances With Films and it reminded me of Giant, Hud, or any of the epic character studies of the 1950s. It's long, but never slow.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Miles Doleac

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William Sadler

Valerian Hadley

Colin Cunningham

Chris Fletcher

John Cullum

Brigston Hadley

Glynnis O'Connor

Dean Jan Messer

Leticia Jimenez

Stacey Castillo

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Synopsis

A troubled history professor takes a new job and struggles with an unsettled department chair, student apathy, and a new relationship.

Director: Miles Doleac
Producer: Miles Doleac, Ryan H. Jackson, Mackenzie Westmoreland, Ashleigh Nichols
Screenwriter: Miles Doleac
Production Co: Historia Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Runtime: 2h 4m

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