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Apt Pupil
“If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn”
6.5 / 10• 1998• 1h 47m•R• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Cast & Crew
Brad Renfro
Todd Bowden
Lead
Ian McKellen
Kurt Dussander
Bruce Davison
Richard Bowden
Elias Koteas
Archie
Joe Morton
Dan Richler
David Schwimmer
Edward French
Jan Tříska
Isaac Weiskopf
Michael Byrne
Ben Kramer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bryan Singer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Apt Pupil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
