Film1998107 min

Apt Pupil

Name: Apt Pupil
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe Morton

Taste attributes: dramathrillerteengay/lesbiancrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn"

Boxlist takeSerious and realistic: an unsavoury thriller, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

6.6/10

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Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

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