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The Emperor's Club

2002·Movie
1h 48min·PG-13
58
DecentGoodWatch score

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Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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In everyone's life there's that one person who makes all the difference.

William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.
Prep School DramaCharacter StudyTeacher-Student RelationshipMoral DilemmaComing-of-AgeSocial CommentaryIntrospectiveThought-Provoking

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Where can I stream The Emperor's Club?

In the United States, you can rent or buy The Emperor's Club from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 6 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Emperor's Club worth watching?

58
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, and Metacritic 49). Audiences rate it higher (66 out of 100) than critics (50).

Is The Emperor's Club okay for kids?

PG-13

Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Is The Emperor's Club plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

What tropes does The Emperor's Club use?

Graceful LoserPyrrhic VictorySchoolyard Bully All Grown UpChekhov's GunPassed-Over PromotionBroken PedestalSerious BusinessNot Quite the Right ThingGeneration XeroxBittersweet EndingHistorical Villain UpgradeFailed a Spot Checkand 8 more

TV Tropes lists 20 tropes for it, including Graceful Loser, Pyrrhic Victory, and Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up.