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A prep-school student (Ezra Miller) accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, then is asked to put together a memorial video.
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Critics Consensus

Antonio Campos'Afterschool is an intelligent, ambitious debut that boasts strong performances and plenty of ideas.

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Lisa Mullen Sight & Sound 07/06/2018
At its best this film is brave, cool and brimful of ideas, and if they're barely contained within the slightly flimsy story, that's down to Campos' decision to give himself the safety net of a well-worn genre. Go to Full Review Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 10/09/2009
It's both a supremely controlled exercise in form and tone and an intriguing exploration of the ways new technology intersects with age-old questions of dominance, control and individuality, particularly in the school setting. Go to Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 10/07/2009
B+
Anthony Campos (who was 24 when he made this jolting pic) captures the numbing psychic scramble that just might cause the YouTube generation to go morally haywire. Or become filmmakers. Go to Full Review Simon Miraudo Quickflix 09/23/2012
3.5/5
Antonio Campos' Afterschool plays like the creepy younger brother of Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/09/2011
B
The film examines such relevant issues as violence in school, voyeurism, and abuse. Go to Full Review William Goss Cinematical 12/17/2009
When not downright creepy, it's quietly damning of an administration willing to point all the wrong fingers and play up all the wrong angles before brushing the matter aside. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/27/2020 Afterschool was two wasted hours that I'll never get back. If you feel it dragging, stop now!! It doesn't get better! There is no a haha moment, no car crash just the fade in a WTF was that. See more 08/21/2020 Apparantly dialogue isn't in this filmmakers repertoire. ALL of the characters are depressed, unable to even speak... at all. So much silence and long pauses with nothing going on. This movie is just awful. Not clever, not interesting,... it truly is a "nothing" movie. See more 08/18/2020 This kid is a serial killer in the making. How he sat there and watched and suffocated the one twin that died in his arms. He appeared to have no sympathy nor feeling for those girls. In the end, someone was filming him as he stared at those pictures. Probably a "trophy" for him. He seriously needs to be watched. See more 10/05/2018 Antonio Campos' debut feature is an artsy, provocative film about teenagers in the 21st century. See more 11/29/2017 Antonio Campos debut is a risky and original great work See more 09/28/2016 The first Ezra's movie... And yeah, it's really interesting and freaking disturbing sometimes, like his character itself, but sometimes is really slow and ambiguous, with a strange but symbolic, end. See more Read all reviews
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Antonio Campos

Director

Ezra Miller

Robert

Jeremy Allen White

Dave

Emory Cohen

Trevor

Michael Stuhlbarg

Mr. Burke

Addison Timlin

Amy

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Afterschool

(L-R) Jeremy Allen White as Dave and Addison Timlin as Amy in "Afterschool." Addison Timlin as Amy in "Afterschool." (L-R) Jeremy Allen White as Dave and Ezra Miller as Robert in "Afterschool." Ezra Miller as Robert in "Afterschool." Ezra Miller as Robert in "Afterschool." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A prep-school student (Ezra Miller) accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, then is asked to put together a memorial video.
Director
Antonio Campos
Producer
Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
Screenwriter
Antonio Campos
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Borderline Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 2, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.6K
Runtime
2h 1m