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Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (--)eFilmCritic.com (--)
Few movies about the plight of the young have any sort of lasting, immortal cohesion. Check THE BREAKFAST CLUB, for instance. Good movie, doesn't hold up so well over time. THE GRADUATE, however, cannot be lauded enough, and though it's steeped so ...read the complete Graduate movie review at eFilmCritic.com (--)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)
Benjamin Braddock is a little confused about his life..... Benjamin has just graduated college, and is home for the summer, until he starts Graduate School the following term. At a celebration for his graduation, Benjamin comes across his father's best ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)
The Graduate is a phenomenal film that remains as entertaining today as the day it was released. I would have liked to see a little more ancillary content and a more complete restoration job on the film itself but these are minor points. The bottom line ...read the complete Graduate movie review at DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orbital Reviews Orbital Reviews
Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) is a "little worried about his future," the film's tagline reads. He has just graduated from college on the East Coast and returned to Los Angeles, where his parents throw him a party, but invite all of their friends ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Orbital Reviews
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
It used to be film revivals were common. In the 1940s and '50s, "Gone With the Wind" would be re-released every 6 to 8 years. In the 1970s, "Fantasia" made its rounds now and again. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
Is The Graduate the Great American Movie? Well, no, but this 1967 flick certainly sums up its era (late 1960s) better than most movies of that period. It is witty, sad and, above all, intelligent. It is director Mike Nichol's finest achievement. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Whoa. I ain't no babyboomer, but man, I have no problem understanding why this film is dear to the heart of so many. I can't think of another comedy that insightful about the worries of a young man. A very young but already very talented Dustin Hoffman ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
A social force of cinema that influenced the generation gap, THE GRADUATE was a tour de force for newcomer Hoffman and made him an overnight sensation. Hoffman plays Ben Braddock, a pensive and somewhat shy youth of wealthy Southern California suburbia. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Alison Macor)Austin Chronicle (Alison Macor)
By December of 1967 when director Mike Nichols' sophomore effort The Graduate opened in theatres, a number of American films such as Bonnie and Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, and In Cold Blood already had created a stir that year with audiences and critics alike. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Austin Chronicle (Alison Macor)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
"The Graduate" was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Actor, Actress and Supporting Actress, but the film only won for Best Director. This is one of those famous movies that I never got to see, and I thought it was very entertaining. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Bosley Crowther)New York Times (Bosley Crowther)
Makes you feel a little tearful and choked-up while it is making you laugh yourself raw. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The post-college burnout feeling that continues to resonate with audiences today. A comedy of tragedy, in which a man's youthful idealism is dealt its inevitable deathblow. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
"You'll never be young again," purrs Anne Bancroft to Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate". While that's true enough, the movie is fresh and young again, thanks to a beautiful DVD release. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Few films capture a specific moment in time like The Graduate. When it was released in 1967, Mike Nichols's superb comedy of manners hit a nerve with young audiences, who identified with anti-hero Benjamin Braddock's confusion and soul-searching in the ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Reel.com
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
A rare, introspective masterpiece about a recent college grad (Dustin Hoffman) and his jaded outlook on life... which leads him into an ill-advised fling with the older, married Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). A true classic and the spawn of the ...read the complete Graduate movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman) was a normal college graduate when he came home for his last vacation from school. His parents throw a nice bash in his honor and everyone wants to know his plans for the future. But the problem is that Benjamin, like most ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"The Graduate," the funniest American comedy of the year, is inspired by the free spirit which the young British directors have brought into their movies. It is funny, not because of sight ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
I first saw The Graduate in theatrical release in 1968 as a non-Christian, counterculture teen, and remember connecting strongly with its rebellious, anti-establishment message. The following year, shortly after I'd given my life to Jesus, I saw it again ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for David LandersDavid Landers
THE GRADUATE, a terrific movie that paved the way for the careers of Dustin Hoffman and Mike Nichols, whose only previous directorial experience was in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRIGINA WOOLF?, will long be remembered in the years to come. THE GRADUATE follows ...read the complete Graduate movie review at David Landers
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
When still blinking, inexperienced, wet-behind-the-ears, virginal - however you might choose to describe it - what young man doesn't quite fancy the idea of having a willing older woman arrive on the scene to show him the ropes? Certainly Benjamin ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
The Graduate (1967) is one of the key, ground-breaking films of the late 1960s, and helped to set in motion of new era of film-making. The influential film is a biting satire/comedy about a recent nebbish, East Coast college graduate who finds himself ...read the complete Graduate movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Long Che ChanLong 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)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 (--)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salon (Robin Dougherty)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Magazine International 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Jiminy Critic (Ben Delbanco)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Audio Revolution 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Alex Kocan)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)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)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Film Frat 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
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
The Graduate opened in December 1967, the same month the first successful human heart transplant was performed. It was a few weeks after the premiere of Bonnie and Clyde and about three months before the launching of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Among the ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Movie Addict (John Ulmer)Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Like Benjamin, [the film] just kind of sits there staring at you -- self-absorbed, lazy. After forty years of sulking, that is what proves clearest. ...read the complete Graduate movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Graduate, The (1967) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for <webmaster@themovieaddict.com> <webmaster@themovieaddict.com>
Furthermore the characters have little depth. Benjamin falls in love with Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine, in what seems an instant. Their abrupt decision at the end of the picture (which I won't spoil) is now laughable, because in 1967 it offered an ...read the complete Graduate movie review at <webmaster@themovieaddict.com>
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Graduate, The (1967) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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