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"The History Boys" tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grossly out-numbered history .. Read more
| Starring | Samuel Anderson, Jack Bagley, Samuel Barnett, Stephen Campbell Moore |
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| Director | Nicholas Hytner |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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Thereâs something of Joe Orton about âThe History Boysâ, the play by Alan Bennett which makes the transfer from... read more on Time Out
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History Boys
This film came highly recommended to me, but I was highly disappointed. I did manage to watch it to the end !!
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Surprisingly good...
Adapted from the Alan Bennett play of the same name. I was expecting a half-baked adaptation of the play that would betray the subtleties of Bennett's work... read more »
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Classic Alan Bennett
A classic Alan Bennett. Great acting. Full of pace this film brought original insight about education and its role whatever the background.
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The Boring Boys
O dear!! Well the criteria for writing a review says you have to have actually seen the film, so maybe I am disqualified as it was so unspeakably bad that I ... read more »
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Amusing and insightful
Entertaining, lighthearted and engaging whilst exploring a number of important social topics.
I can see that some could have wished for more but I ... read more »
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Top Class film about a Top Class
I was not sure when I first read the synopsis of this film, that I would enjoy it. I enjoyed it immensely and thought it was really clever, with a brilliant ... read more »
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Good and different
Really enjoyed this film. I can understand why it was a hit. To hear about it, it sounds like a pretty boring film with no real storyline, but it kept me ... read more »
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Enjoyably Witty!
If you're prone to watching the big action blockbuster movies then I doubt this movie is for you. The basic plot is of a class of intellectually astute male... read more »
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The History Boys
We love this film....have watched it many times over several years. Some strong performances by some of the actors. Sadly, we missed seeing the stage play by ... read more »
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Alan Bennett at his best!
As you would expect from Alan Bennett, the History Boys script is full of witty and excellent dialogue/wordplay. Having recently seen the stage play, the story ... read more »