Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 80Audiences 71GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer82%
Metascore78
Audience score74%
User score7.2
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 30 more
+5Released
2016
July 29, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
- Brazil
Germany
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 33
Logan LermanMarcus Messner
Sarah GadonOlivia Hutton
Tracy LettsDean Caudwell
Linda EmondEsther Messner
Joanne BaronMrs. Greenberg
Ben RosenfieldBertram Flusser
Philip EttingerRon Foxman
Pico AlexanderSonny Cottler
Noah RobbinsMarty Ziegler
Danny BursteinMax Messner
Susan VaronMrs. Dadidovich
Bryan BurtonBen
Steven KaplanAnker
Richard TopolMo Greenberg
Isabel KeatingMiss Clement
Eli GelbDavid- MKMargo KazaryanStudent
Doris McCarthyChurch Volunteer- MBMelanie Blake RothStudent
- ASAndrew S. ThompsonStudent
- BSBo StansellYoung Nurse
Bryan FitzgeraldHistory Student
Betsy HoggSophomore Girl
Rebecca WatsonCollege Nurse
Directing · 2
- James Schamus Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Kirsten Kearse Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Philip Roth Novel
Production · 16
- Logan Lerman Executive Producer
- Sophie Mas Executive Producer
- Lourenço Sant'Anna Executive Producer
- Stefanie Azpiazu Executive Producer
- Jonathan Bronfman Executive Producer
- Lisa Wolofsky Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Christopher Blauvelt Director of Photography
- Alison Cohen Rosa Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Andrew Marcus Editor
- Alex Bickel Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound · 8
- Jay Wadley Original Music Composer
- Lewis Goldstein Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Cate Montana ADR Editor
- Shaun Brennan Foley Artist
- Wen-Hsuan Tseng Foley Editor
- Allan Zaleski Dialogue Editor
Art · 4
- Inbal Weinberg Production Design
- Philippa Culpepper Set Decoration
- Derek Wang Art Direction
- Maria Sylvania Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Amy Roth Costume Design
- Esther Ahn Hair Department Head
- Roberto Baez Makeup Artist
- Josh Gericke Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Chris Healer Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
- Douglas Crosby Stunt Coordinator
- Jen Weissenberg Stunt Coordinator
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