The Graduate

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The Graduate

1967 Directed by Mike Nichols

This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future.

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.

Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft Katharine Ross Murray Hamilton Buck Henry Brian Avery Walter Brooke William Daniels Elizabeth Wilson Norman Fell Alice Ghostley Marion Lorne Eddra Gale Richard Dreyfuss Arthur Tovey William H. O'Brien Frank Baker Elisabeth Fraser Elaine May

Director

Producer

Writers

Buck Henry Calder Willingham Charles Webb

Editor

Cinematography

Production Design

Richard Sylbert

Set Decoration

George R. Nelson

Composers

Paul Simon Art Garfunkel

Sound

Costumes

Patricia Zipprodt

Make-Up

Studios

Lawrence Turman Films, Inc. AVCO Embassy Pictures

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Alternative Titles

畢業生, Абсолвентът, El Graduado, 졸업, Le Laureat, Mezun, Mandomsprovet, Manndomsprøven

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Review by josh rosenthal ★★★★★ 16

i really, really, really loved this but i almost killed myself when Scarborough Fair started playing for the seventh time within ten minutes.
Review by karsten ★★★★½ 30

Almost forgot to post this but I recently rewatched this for my podcast and you can listen to my full thoughts here.
I was worried this wouldn’t hold up on a rewatch but it really does. Feels like the first time again every time I watch it. The cinematography is so beautiful, spaces are either too big or too small for Benjamin. Just wanted more Mrs. Robinson. And more than just just three Simon and Garfunkel songs that play over and over again. We get it, you’re going to Scarborough Fair.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 12

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"Are you thinking about graduate school?"
Listen, I'm not saying the moment where Benjamin and Elaine are speeding down a hellish, pitch-black freeway and screaming about their fears and doubts of the future is still relatable fifty fucking two years later, but it is.
Review by nick ★★★★ 2

now do you know what a milf is
Review by Jonathan White ★★★★★ 36

Mike Nichols, the multi-disciplined artist, passed away yesterday. When I read the news, I was amazed at how accomplished he was. Not only film, but stage and performance as well. He was one of the few who achieved the EGOT. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. In fact, he had more Tony’s than any other stage director. Although he helmed many memorable films, there was none more memorable for me than The Graduate.
I don’t know when I first saw The Graduate, but I know I had seen it quite a few times before I was 16, as that was the age when I met my first love, Cheryl. Our first kiss, the first time we met, was magic. Soon we…
Review by Mary Conti ★★★★★ 17

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

**Part of the Best Picture Project**
1967 Special introduction of: Extreme sexuality, the new generation, and Mrs. Robinson's Robinsons.
So instead of boring you folks (and myself) with the regular ol' "Such a classic!" kind of review where I talk about the film's great sense of screenplay structure, Nichol's approach (which rightfully won him Best Director) that allows him to manipulate us visually while letting content decide for us, and how Dustin Hoffman is clearly the best actor of his generation (because he is), I want to approach this film from a different angle.
Has anyone considered that Benjamin is the villain of the film?
And no, I don't mean in recognizing at the famous final scene that the two…
Review by maria ★★★★½ 5

if young dustin hoffman proposed to me while yawing, i would immediately accept
Review by kayla ★★★★½ 4

Sorry but I never want to hear another Simon and Garfunkel song ever again
Review by katie ★★★★★ 4

I can't believe I got to see this on the big screen. I can't believe it. I'm still crying. Holy fucking shit.
Review by katie ★★★★★ 2

The Saduate (1967) dir. Mike Nichols
Review by muriel ★★★★½ 1

oh to spend the summer with a milf...
Review by georgina ★★★★★ 1

— Do you find me undesirable?
— Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think, I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends

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