School Ties

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School Ties

PG-13

1992

1h 47m

Drama

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When David Greene (Brendan Fraser) receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends (Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell) turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

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Critics Consensus

Led by an A+ cast, the road to School Ties is paved with good intentions that are somewhat marred by the honorable yet heavy-handed message against intolerance.

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

08/21/2019

Well-meaning and earnest, "School Ties" (citywide) moves through its measured paces with dogged predictability.

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Matt Mueller

Empire Magazine

10/15/2007

3/5

The boys put in fine performances but sadly the script lacks the depth of what could have been a challenging story.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

10/15/2007

This is a bewildering mixture of fairly accomplished storytelling, awkward contrivances in the script, and lies in the overall conception so egregious they undercut any pretensions the film might have to social seriousness.

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

08/21/2019

"School Ties" seems unlikely to capture the audience that made a hit of "Dead Poets Society."

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

08/21/2019

But why did the filmmakers relegate their story to the 1950s, as if such attitudes weren't still alive and dangerous?

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

08/21/2019

3/5

Sure, it has a serious message, but it is put over with a grasp of reality that gives it a better-than-average chance of getting through

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mohammed M.

@9mr_0 Feb 6

الفلم كاجراج و تصوير و موسيقى جيد الفلم اجوائه هادئه و سرد القصة كان متزن المخرج قدم الشخصيات بشكل جيد لكن ركز على البطل اكثر نسى بعض الشخصيات بعض الشخصيات كان ظهورها كارتوني ظهرت وختفت بشكل غير منطقي. القصة الجزء الاهم و الذي يقوم عليه الفلم البداية جيده لكن تحولها كان مقرف دائما هم يظهرون بالشخصيات الملائكية و الاشخاص المثالين عكس ما نراه في الواقع . دائما هم يتعرضون للتميز من قبل كل الاشخاص و كل المجتمعات ودائما هم الضحية عكل الواقع و افعالهم المشينة. الفلم لم يجعلني اتعاطف مع البطل ولو لجزء من الثانية بالعكس كننت ارى ان الشخص السيء في الفلم هو الضحية الحقيقية. بختصار هو فلم بداء بشكل جيد لكن تحوله كان مزعج جدا وهذا التقيم هو لجهد الممثلين الاخرين و الاخراج الجيد و التصوير اما القصة فهي لم تعجبني.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 28

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Andrew C

Mar 11

This is one of those movies that stuck with me growing up, I was immediately drawn to Brendan Fraser's character and was seriously pissed when they started tormenting him. Great story, great acting, great film.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life 02/24/2025

An absolute favorite of mine. A wonderful cast of characters and a wonderful story about friendship and relationships. Tim Treakle

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. 09/17/2024

I know it's formulaic, but really well done.

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Sedrick S

08/24/2024

Great story of personal struggle and fickleness of popularity and human nature.

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Robert Mandel

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Brendan Fraser

David Greene

Matt Damon

Charlie Dillon

Chris O'Donnell

Chris Reece

Randall Batinkoff

Rip Van Kelt

Andrew Lowery

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Synopsis

When David Greene (Brendan Fraser) receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends (Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell) turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

Director: Robert Mandel
Producer: Sherry Lansing, Stanley R. Jaffe
Screenwriter: Dick Wolf, Darryl Ponicsan
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.5M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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