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Rushmore (1998)
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Rushmore (1998)

Comedy, Drama • 1h 33m

Overview

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Director: Wes Anderson

Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole, Luke Wilson, Dipak Pallana, Andrew Wilson, Marietta Marich, Ronnie McCawley, Keith McCawley, Hae Joon Lee, Adebayo Asabi, Connie Nielsen, Al Fielder, Colin Platt, George Farish, Francis Fernandez, McCauley Penderdast, Eric Weems, Dalton Tomlin, Wallace Wolodarsky, Kim Terry, Ella Pryor, Paul Schiff, Antoni Scarano, Brian Tenenbaum, Thayer McClanahan, Patricia Winkler, Manning Mott, J.J. Stonebraker, Donny Caicedo, Ali Ktiri, Michael Maggart, Robbie Lee, Morgan Redmond, Ed Geldart, J.J. Killalea, William Lau, Lucille Sadikin, Steve Eckelman, Eric Chase Anderson, Danny Fine, Kyle Ryan Urquhart, Kumar Pallana, Stephen Dignan, Alexis Bledel, Brandon Trost, Jason Trost, David Moritz

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Year of Induction: 2016

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2026: #683
2025: #683
2024: #687
2023: #711
2022: #711

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Review

Picture: 10, Audio: 8, Extras: 6

Length

93 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

8 months ago

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Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release
Format
UHD Blu-ray
UHD Tiers
Excellent
Criterion
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National Film Registry

Year of Induction: 2016

TSPDT
2026: #683
2025: #683
2024: #687
2023: #711
2022: #711
Criterion Forum
Review

Picture: 10, Audio: 8, Extras: 6

Length
93 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
8 months ago
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