The History Boys
~History. It's just one bloody thing after another.
Overview
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Genres
- Drama
General Information
Release Date: 2006-10-02
Budget: $4000000
Revenue: $13401952
Runtime: 109 min
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