The Graduate

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  • Opened December 21, 1967 
  • 1 hr 45 min
  • PG
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. More on child suitability

  • Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson demanded he stay away from, her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). Full synopsis

  • Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Murray Hamilton
  • Director: Mike Nichols
  • Genres: Comedy

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Benjamin Braddock: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands. Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well,...

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TV Guide
| Ethan Alter

The Graduate is a flawlessly acted and produced film. [Review of re-release] Read full review

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Christian Science Monitor
| David Sterritt

Dustin Hoffman gives the inspired performance that launched his movie career, and director Mike Nichols shows a gift for social satire that has never glistened quite so brightly since. [Review of re-release] Read full review

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| Roger Ebert

The funniest American comedy of the year. Read full review

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The Graduate is a delightful, satirical comedy-drama about a young man's seduction by an older woman, and the measure of maturity which he attains from the experience. Read full review

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