8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama • 1998 • 93 min • Adults (18+)
Rushmore (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
Overview
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Starring Cast
Jason Schwartzman • Bill Murray • Olivia Williams
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Starring Cast
Jason Schwartzman • Bill Murray • Olivia Williams
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film focuses on apolitical themes of individual growth, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies, thus earning a neutral rating.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The movie features primarily traditional casting, with its main characters being white and no intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative frames traditional identities neutrally, without any critical portrayal, and does not center around explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Rushmore does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and adolescent ambition, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within the film's storyline.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Rushmore does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on the lives and relationships of its cisgender protagonists, with no elements related to transgender identity or experience.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Rushmore is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installment for any character, meaning no established gender to be swapped.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Rushmore is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' races were established, making a race swap impossible by definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.0
8.7
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