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submitted 10 months ago by canthidium@lemmy.world to c/movies@lemmy.world
RELEASE DATE RUNTIME IMDB ROTTENTOMATOES METACRITIC
Nov 10th, 2023 2hr 13m 8.3 96% 81

Premise:

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go.

Director(s):

Alexander Payne

Writer(s):

David Hemingson
CAST
Paul Giamatti ... Paul Hunham
Dominic Sessa ... Angus Tully
Da'Vine Joy Randolph ... Mary Lamb
Carrie Preston ... Miss Lydia Crane
Brady Hepner ... Teddy Kountze
Ian Dolley ... Alex Ollerman
Jim Kaplan ... Ye-Joon Park
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[-] MoreOrLess@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Kinda common trope, old grumpy dude vs young misunderstood dude, they don't like each other at first but eventually they get along. BUT, it's done very well and overall has a heartwarming angle. 7.5/10

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