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Summary
Jerry, a new student at an elite Catholic prep school, must face the hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 77Audiences 66GoodWatch 71
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1988
November 18, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
27 people
John GloverBrother Leon
Ilan Mitchell-SmithJerry
Wallace LanghamArchie
Doug HutchisonObie- CGCorey GunnestadGoober
Brent David FraserEmile Janza (as Brent Fraser)- RDRobert DavenportBrian Cochran
Jenny WrightLisa
Bud CortBrother Jacques
Adam BaldwinCarter
Ethan SandlerCaroni- WYWayne YoungGregory Bailey
- KBKurt BloomImpressed Kid on Bus
- WOWyeth Orestes JohnstonSenior 'Environment' Kid
- LWLandon WineFrank Bollo
- MBMatthew BurkePorter
- DADouglas A. ForsythJohnson
- PBPeter BoyackMcClosky
- SHSean HagertyPerkins
- CMColin MitchellCrane
- MDMax DixonCoach
Rick MayDoctor- JSJohn SudolPriest
- RTRoger TompkinsJerry's Father
Directing · 1
- Keith Gordon Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Robert Cormier Novel
Camera · 1
- Tom Richmond Director of Photography
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