8.6 Score

1998 • 1h 33min • R • Comedy, Drama

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"Love. Expulsion. Revolution."

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

IMDb 7.6

RT 90%

MC 87

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Wes Anderson

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Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson

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Jason Schwartzman

Max Fischer

Bill Murray

Herman Blume

Olivia Williams

Rosemary Cross

Seymour Cassel

Bert Fischer

Brian Cox

Dr. Nelson Guggenheim

Mason Gamble

Dirk Calloway

Sara Tanaka

Margaret Yang

Stephen McCole

Magnus Buchan

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