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The Graduate

1967

Mike Nichols

Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels ...

7.5

50,113

Romance. Drama In the mid-1960s, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a confused college graduate, is pulled in myriad directions by his wealthy family, friends, and associates just days after receiving his degree. Seduced by alcoholic and a neurotic Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), an older friend of the family and the wife of his father's law partner, Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter, Elaine (Katharine ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It is funny, not because of sight gags and punch lines and other tired rubbish, but because it has a point of view (...) 'The Graduate' is a success (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"One of the best seriocomic social satires we've had from Hollywood since Preston Sturges was making them (...) Devastating and uproarious"
		A.D. Murphy Variety	"A delightful, satirical comedy-drama (...) An excellent screenplay by Calder Willingham and comedy specialist Buck Henry (...) Richard Sylbert’s production design is outstanding"
		John Mahoney The Hollywood Reporter	"A brutally funny look at contemporary youth (...) Both tuned and attuned to its subject and on target for most of its course (...) Miss Bancroft is outstanding"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Hoffman and Bancroft are as irresistibly watchable as ever (...) [It] remains a hugely pleasurable experience (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tom Cox Telegraph	"'The Graduate' is actually a very nasty film, and a very, very funny one (...) Along the way, iconic image follows iconic image (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kathleen Carroll New York Daily News	"[It] has two standout performances (...) [Nichols] has cut his film with a masterful touch. It is always cinematic."
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"A brilliant screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham (...) 'The Graduate' has always been distinctly acid-tinged. That’s its particular and enduring genius."
		Kate Muir The Times	"What a treat it is to see the bronzed Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock (...) Plus the cinematography is flat-out fantastic, like David Hockney’s pool paintings made live (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ian Nathan Empire	"Benjamin Braddock is a startling creation (...) Cruel comedy with a delicious light touch (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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