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Graduate, The (1967) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Graduate, The (1967) a score of 3.3488 out of 4

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JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)

The Graduate is simply one of the most well known and beloved movies of all time. A shockingly young (as compared with today) Dustin Hoffman plays Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate struggling to find a place for himself in the real world. At ...read the complete Graduate movie review at JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)

DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" A lot of people were seduced by the charms of both "The Graduate" and "Easy Rider" in the late sixties, two very different films with similar themes about the alienation of youth. Of the two, ...read the complete Graduate movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Long Che Chan

By the end, I got the notion that this was a simple conventional love story made unconventional by all the sexual comedy. I think that is what The Graduate is. It is no masterpiece but it certainly is a heck of a film. The sardonic sexual coloring of the ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Long Che Chan

At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)

Mike Nichols' brilliantly filmed The Graduate once spoke more powerfully than it does today. It was made at a time when the generation gap was broader than it is now; nonetheless, as long as that context can be assumed, The Graduate can be quite ...read the complete Graduate movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

It launched a type of film that is with us even today. Think not? Look at the work of David O. Russell and Wes Anderson and think again. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

Time Out

Modish, calculated, but hugely popular film which, with the help of an irrelevant but diverting Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack, proved one of the biggest hits of the '60s. Hoffman, looking for the most part like a startled rabbit, got caught between the ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Time Out

Movie Magazine International

So here's to The Graduate, 30 years old and still looking good, though it all seems pretty innocent at this stage of pre-millenium, post-modern, worldweary civilization. The Graduate arrived just on the cusp of fullblown, late 60's counter culture, and ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Movie Magazine International

Movie Magazine International

"The Graduate" was the most successful independent film from 1967 through 1990, until the release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles": Indies which attract over $100 million in box office receipts are on a very short list. Admittedly, "The Graduate's" ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Movie Magazine International

Salon (Robin Dougherty)

to anyone seeing it for the first time, "The Graduate" must seem as dated as "Stagecoach." A boy, a Mrs. Robinson, something about plastics. Dustin Hoffman's unlined face. The cloyingly sweet Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack. What did these musty ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Salon (Robin Dougherty)

Jiminy Critic (Ben Delbanco)

It was 1968, and America was a country in turmoil. Torn apart by race riots in Detroit the preceding summer, and still reeling from the deaths of Martin Luther King and President Kennedy, Americans were becoming increasingly disillusioned with their ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Jiminy Critic (Ben Delbanco)

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Look fast for Richard Dreyfuss. He's the guy who wants to call the police. Buck Henry, who also co-wrote the screenplay, has a small part, as does Norman Fell. All three are funny. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Well, here *is* to you, Mrs. Robinson: You've survived your defeat at the hands of that insufferable creep, Benjamin, and emerged as the most sympathetic and intelligent character in ``The ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Boxoffice Magazine

Described as a "satire on the Los Angelesization of the world," Embassy's "The Graduate" is essentially a sex comedy concerned with an incredibly naive college graduate, who receives his sexual matriculation with the wife of his parents' best friend, ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

Audio Revolution

A few years ago, the story goes, Dustin Hoffman was jogging for exercise on the track at Pepperdine University in Malibu. He was spotted by a teacher in the film division, who asked him to speak at a class. Sure, said Hoffman. On the day of the class, ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Audio Revolution

not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)

In a party thrown to celebrate his recent graduation from college Benjamin Braddock (a name whose alliteration mimics a super-hero's) is delivered to his family's friends as a reluctant debutant. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)

DVD MovieGuide

Nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1967 and winner for Best Director, this "delightful, satirical comedy-drama" (Variety) is "wildly hilarious" (Boston Globe). Written by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, the film launched the career of two-time Oscar ...read the complete Graduate movie review at DVD MovieGuide

Film Frat

One of the most nerve-wrecking events in a man's life is meeting his fiancee's parents. Meet the Parents shows a worst-case scenario of a man making a bad impression on his future in-laws. Luckily, most men don't mess up as badly as Greg Focker did. The ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Film Frat

Movie-Vault.com (Alex Kocan)

The Graduate is a classic 60's romantic comedy drama. The plot centres on a young graduate returning home to California for the summer, after finishing college. Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, is about to turn 21. While he is at home he ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Alex Kocan)

San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

WHEN "THE GRADUATE" was released in 1967, it was a new kind of picture, part of a movement of dry-humored, hip, intelligent, anti-Establishment, slightly sneering films that would dominate the late '60s and 1970s. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

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