Rushmore

Name: Rushmore
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 11, 1998
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman

1998

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Touchstone Pictures | Release Date: December 11, 1998 | R

Starring: Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman

Summary: Max Fischer, a tenth grade scholarship student at Rushmore Academy, falls in love with Rosemary Cross, a widowed elementary school teacher, but his friendship with Herman Blume, an unhappy, wealthy industrialist, suffers when Blume falls for Miss Cross as well.

Director: Wes Anderson

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Stylistically fresh and full of sweetness that never cloys, this is contemporary Hollywood filmmaking at its near best. Read full review

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Murray, meanwhile, turns in a thrillingly knowing, unforced performance--an award-worthy high point in a career that continues, Max Fischer style, to defy the obvious at every turn. Read full review

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Frank Scheck

Anderson and Owen Wilson’s concise screenplay deftly avoids sentimentality but somehow manages to be touching anyway. The former’s astute direction displays an excellent knack for visual as well as verbal gags, and Robert Yeoman’s widescreen lensing is unusually beautiful and textured for a comedy. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Rushmore is an almost indefinable genre of its own. A comedy with a menacing edge? An ironic romance? Hard to call. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A true original: a film that stands apart from the crowd, goes its own way and all but dares you not to like it. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

A beautifully off-center movie. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

You can't have Rushmore without Max, and though Anderson obviously planned it this way, the kid is finally too off-putting to tolerate. Read full review

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ryancarroll88

Aug 27, 2010

It's hard to resist smiling through this movie. It's rarely laugh-out-loud funny, but there's an undeniable intrigue through the oddity of it all, and that's what gives the movie its strength.

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adamjones

Jul 28, 2014

This is a wonderful movie. Everyone in the world should see it because it's the best thing

10/10 and only just one of my all-time favorite films ever

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1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Tokyochuchu

Jul 8, 2012

Rushmore is a fantastic movie. It features all of Anderson's quirks and idiosyncrasies front and center. The film is funny, subtle and touching with terrific acting and sharp writing. Jason Schwartzman is a revelation here. Rushmore is a movie that just never gets old.

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Kaustav

Apr 7, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Schwartzman has never flexed his funnybones any further than this movie, with the exception of The Darjeeling Limited but that to me holds an altogether special meaning, as it probably is a Wes Anderson masterpiece which started off as a tribute to Satyajit Ray (The Man is a legend of film-making; You could Nayak of the year 1966 with subtitles or otherwise among other works of his to confirm my apparent hypothesis). Did I add how felt about Bill Murray's part in the movie? Well, it wouldn't come as a surprise to say that he is hilarious in Anderson-ic speech and awkwardness of character. His pained but undefeated grimace in the scene where he is beset upon by bees and then retaliates 'appropriately' is purely comedy gold (Check out the revenge montage of Rushmore even if you don't watch the movie. It might just convince to do otherwise).
Olivia Williams was a revelation for me in this movie because I had never seen before this one. And her character as stuck but beautiful damsel-in-distress woman who needs to be wooed by two friends who are separated by an age gap of 35 years or so is just... well, you get it, don't you?
This is not my favourite Wes Anderson work, in fact it would least favourite of the six movies of his that I avidly love but that is only because unspoken uncertainty in the movie that i couldn't over or there too many bits I loved in it than the whole it presented. But this last bit of criticism is a personal thing and it really shouldn't hinder people from watching it. Enjoy a high school filled with love and vengeance and facing-tomorrow like never seen with the paintbrush of Anderson's touch.… Expand

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Spangle

Apr 30, 2013

Rushmore is extremely funny at times and Anderson did a magnificent job directing, just as the cast did with their roles. At times, Max was certainly almost painfully awkward, but despite this, everything was good. Would definitely recommend.

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Tubie

Nov 2, 2010

Being a fan of so many Wes Anderson movies and Bill Murray I felt obliged to watch this film. I have to say I was not as thrilled or I simply didn't enjoy this movie as much as his other works. That is not to say this movie is not good, it is. very good movie and I would suggest it to anyoneBeing a fan of so many Wes Anderson movies and Bill Murray I felt obliged to watch this film. I have to say I was not as thrilled or I simply didn't enjoy this movie as much as his other works. That is not to say this movie is not good, it is. very good movie and I would suggest it to anyone looking for a cool movie to rent if bored one night.… Expand

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Habibiehakim

May 29, 2022

Rushmore is just a very silly love story about a 15 year old Max who have a crush with his own teacher, a very pretty and beautiful teacher that somehow someway attracted to an 80 year old Bill Murray more than Max, it's silly and i don't quite like that kind of concept, the movie did kindaRushmore is just a very silly love story about a 15 year old Max who have a crush with his own teacher, a very pretty and beautiful teacher that somehow someway attracted to an 80 year old Bill Murray more than Max, it's silly and i don't quite like that kind of concept, the movie did kinda a right thing in the middle of the film but then ended up in the way that i don't like half of it, means that i like that they do with that way to him but i don't like that they do that way to him if you get it, i like the style of the movie, i think this is the first movie that Wes Anderson started to use the usual "Wes Anderson style" even though it's still a little bit but i like it, like Bottle Rocket the movie fills with good music, i like each of the performances, i did enjoy the movie all the way through, and i laugh at some of the comedy scene, but again the story is somewhat more important than all of that and it is the biggest cons of the film for me, Rushmore is not a bad movie it's more of like a very silly movie but not in a good way.… Expand

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