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Apt Pupil

Movie
1998
1h 47m
R
English
Drama, Thriller
User Score: 
6.5
Critic Score: 
52
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One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Apt Pupil Poster

Apt Pupil

R
Movie
1998
1h 47m
English
Drama, Thriller
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
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6.5
IMDB
Apt Pupil (1998) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
52

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Brad Renfro
Todd Bowden
Ian McKellen
Kurt Dussander
Bruce Davison
Richard Bowden
Joe Morton
Dan Richler
Jan Tska
Isaac Weiskopf
Michael Byrne
Ben Kramer
Heather McComb
Becky Trask
Ann Dowd
Monica Bowden
David Schwimmer
Edward French
Mickey Cottrell
Sociology Teacher
Michael Reid MacKay
Nightmare Victim
James Karen
Victor Bowden
Marjorie Lovett
Agnes Bowden
David Cooley
Gym Teacher
Grace Sinden
Secretary
Kevin Spirtas
Paramedic
Michael Artura
Detective Getty
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Written By: Stephen King (Novel), Brandon Boyce (Screenplay)

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Bradym03 says...
one year ago
Knowing who directed this and the suggestive material, makes it even more disturbing. Brad Renfro died way too young. It's painful to think, especially with young and talented performers, where their careers would be now if they were still here. It's sad to think about.
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Xtarter says...
8 months ago
Level "Entertaining" • 6 :heart: • You may or may not enjoy this.
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TvWatcha3 says...
4 years ago
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Apt Pupil’: 1. It’s difficult to enjoy a movie when the lead characters are extraordinarily unlikeable. 2. This is one of those films that inspire the oh-so-unfortunate post-screening thought: what was the point? Renfro’s character didn’t evolve into anything new. He was loony from the start. No journey there. I didn’t find their “outsmarting each other” relationship very compelling. I didn’t feel any stakes. I didn’t care about his grades. The girlfriend, the best friend... both basically filler. It just all felt a bit long and disconnected. 3. This probably works better as the novella it was intended to be, or even a single Twilight Zone episode.
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drqshadow
6/10  5 years ago
Ian McKellan is a Nazi war criminal hiding long-term in suburban America. Four decades after the war, a bright high school student with a fascination about WWII marks him on a bus ride and the two embark on a lengthy game of one-upsmanship. Oddly, the kid seems the more villainous of the two, though More
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