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The Graduate (1967)

PG ★ 7.6/10 106 min Drama, Romance, Comedy United States English
Director: Mike Nichols
Screenplay by: Calder Willingham, Buck Henry
Novel: Charles Webb
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This is Benjamin. He’s a little worried about his future.

Description

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

Trailer

Top Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman Ben Braddock
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft Mrs. Robinson
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross Elaine Robinson
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton Mr. Robinson
William Daniels
William Daniels Mr. Braddock
Elizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson Mrs. Braddock
Buck Henry
Buck Henry Room Clerk
Brian Avery
Brian Avery Carl Smith

The Graduate Appears on 31 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #41
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Golden Globe Awards #58

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #544
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #17
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #286
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #796
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1349
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #594
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #279

Critic Curated

50 Greatest Films Of All Time By Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair #21
BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #55
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #32
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1960s
Paste Magazine #67
Popmatters 100 Essential Female Film Performances
PopMatters #42
Rolling Stone - Top 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time
Rolling Stone #16
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #30
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #71
The Guardians 25 Best Arthouse Films Of All Time
The Guardian #16
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #69
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #41

Filmmaker Curation

David Fincher's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #26
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #349
Wes Anderson's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #02

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1960-1969 Films
Letterboxd #88
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #91
Showdown Its Complicated
Letterboxd Showdown #02
Showdown Mommie Dearest
Letterboxd Showdown #20
Showdown Pitch Perfect
Letterboxd Showdown #05
Showdown Sixteen Candles
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown Wedding Bells
Letterboxd Showdown #05

Temporal Era Sets

100 Maverick Movies in the Last 100 Years by Rolling Stone Magazine
FilmSite.org #49

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