The History Boys (2006)

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Directed by: Nicholas Hytner

Cast: Richard Griffiths, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, James Corden, Russell Tovey, Samuel Anderson, Jamie Parker, Andrew Knott, Sacha Dhawan, Clive Merrison, Frances de la Tour

Genres: Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, History, Romance

Rating: 6.7/10

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