Rushmore: At a glance

Every row in full, one after another

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Facts

1998 · Comedy, Drama · English1.9× its budget

Critics vs audiences

Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)

Critics 89Audiences 82GoodWatch 84

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer90%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore87

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score91%

  • Metacritic

    User score8.2

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 515 K ratings3.9/5

  • IMDb

    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

Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.

Reach

Streams in 52 countries, rent or buy in 13 more

+42

Released

1998

December 11, 1998

28 years ago

Genres

ComedyDrama

Language

English

Original language

Also spoken

FrenchLatinSpanish

Made in

  • United States

Awards

Golden Globe nomineeWins and nominations by award

Golden Globe Awards1999

  • Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture1999Nominated

Content

R · Strong languageTeens and up

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-Provoking

Not listed for kids or family movie night.

Starring

Made by

Directed by Wes Anderson, written with Owen WilsonRobert D. Yeoman (camera), Mark Mothersbaugh (music), David Moritz (editing)·97 people in 11 departments

Directing · 5

Writing · 1

Production · 16

Camera · 12

Editing · 5

Sound · 20

Art · 13

Costume & Make-Up · 11

Visual Effects · 1

Lighting · 10

Other crew · 3