The Student fingerprintStrong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Standout performances and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Student is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving. Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and satire.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and growing up. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The hypocrisy of religion and society that challenges all of us.
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The Student is included with a subscription to OVID and Klassiki in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 58 min
The Student runs 1 h 58 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Student higher (81) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Russian. Produced in Russia.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Student in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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