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School Ties
“Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.”
6.5 / 10• 1992• 1h 46m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
Cast & Crew
Brendan Fraser
David Greene
Lead
Matt Damon
Charlie Dillon
Chris O'Donnell
Chris Reece
Randall Batinkoff
Rip Van Kelt
Andrew Lowery
McGivern
Cole Hauser
Jack Connors
Ben Affleck
Chesty Smith
Anthony Rapp
McGoo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Mandel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. School Ties is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
