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Summary
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 89Audiences 82GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer90%
Metascore87
Audience score91%
User score8.2
Letterboxd · 515 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.6
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $9 M
- Worldwide
- $17 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for comedies, −7 min on the typical 100
typical 10093Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 52 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+42Released
1998
December 11, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchLatinSpanishMade in
United States
Golden Globe Awards1999
- Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture1999Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more53 people
- Jason SchwartzmanMax Fischer
- Bill MurrayHerman Blume
- Olivia WilliamsRosemary Cross
- Seymour CasselBert Fischer
- Brian CoxDr. Nelson Guggenheim
- Mason GambleDirk Calloway
- Sara TanakaMargaret Yang
- Stephen McColeMagnus Buchan
Luke WilsonDr. Peter Flynn- DPDipak PallanaMr. Adams
Andrew WilsonCoach Beck
Marietta MarichMrs. Guggenheim- RMRonnie McCawleyRonny Blume
- KMKeith McCawleyDonny Blume
- HJHae Joon LeeAlex
- AAAdebayo AsabiMr. Obiamiwe
Connie NielsenMrs. Calloway- AFAl FielderErnie
- CPColin PlattBoy Portraying Frank Serpico
- GFGeorge FarishO'Reilly
- FFFrancis FernandezBurnum
- MPMcCauley PenderdastFields
- EWEric WeemsWillie
- DTDalton TomlinWrestler
Directing · 5
- Wes Anderson Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Donald Murphy Second Second Assistant Director
- Michael Cedar First Assistant Director
- Scott Peterson Script Supervisor
- Conte Mark Matal Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Owen Wilson Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 16
- Barry Mendel Producer
- Paul Schiff Producer
- Mary Gail Artz Casting
- Barbara Cohen Casting
- Virginia Diaz Assistant Location Manager
- John Cameron Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
Camera · 12
- Robert D. Yeoman Director of Photography
- Ferrell A. Shinnick Key Grip
- Doug Mercer Best Boy Grip
- Sean R. Wright Grip
- Layne Chaney Grip
- Michael Sheeren Best Boy Grip
Editing · 5
- David Moritz Editor
- Lin Coleperson Assistant Editor
- Daniel R. Padgett First Assistant Editor
- Terry Hubbard Assistant Editor
- Gloria Kaiser Color Timer
Sound · 20
- Mark Mothersbaugh Original Music Composer
- John Nutt Supervising Sound Editor
- David A. Smith Boom Operator
- Michael Semanick Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Christopher S. Parker Music Coordinator
- Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 13
- David Wasco Production Design
- Roy Metcalf Construction Coordinator
- Jeffrey B. Hartmann Leadman
- Wallace R. Syms Greensman
- Daniel Bradford Set Designer
- Melissa Matthies Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Jennifer Long Costumer
- Karen Patch Costume Designer
- Frances Hannon Makeup & Hair
- Cathie Filian Costume Supervisor
- Bart Mixon Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Bob Harper Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 1
- David Ridlen Animation
Lighting · 10
- Billy MacTavish Electrician
- Kevin Sims Electrician
- Kurt Kornemann Rigging Grip
- Dennis Clay Key Rigging Grip
- Danny Navarette Electrician
- Edison Jackson Electrician
Other crew · 3
- David Sanders Stunt Coordinator
- Ron Radvinsky Editorial Staff
- Ron Trost Special Effects Coordinator
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