6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The History Boys (2006)
The History Boys (2006)
Overview
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the multifaceted nature of education, contrasting humanistic and pragmatic teaching methods without explicitly endorsing a single ideological solution. Its focus on intellectual debate, character development, and the complexities of mentorship positions it as neutral.
The film features a predominantly white and male cast, consistent with its setting in a British grammar school in the 1980s, without explicit race or gender-based recasting. Its narrative explores themes of education and sexuality through its characters but does not explicitly critique or portray traditional identities negatively.
Secondary
The film offers a nuanced and generally affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, particularly through the complex and dignified depictions of gay students like Dakin and Posner. Their identities are explored with depth rather than being a source of ridicule or inherent tragedy, despite the inclusion of a problematic teacher whose actions are distinct from the inherent worth of queer identity.
The film portrays Posner's Jewish identity with sensitivity and nuance, making it an integral part of his sympathetic characterization as an intelligent, emotionally vulnerable outsider. His background contributes to his unique perspective without any negative stereotyping, positioning the audience to empathize with him.
The film "The History Boys" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative primarily explores education, history, and male homosexuality within a British grammar school setting in the 1980s, without touching upon transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The History Boys" is an adaptation of Alan Bennett's play. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The film adaptation of "The History Boys" features a cast whose racial portrayals align with the original play's characters, including Akthar, whose name implies South Asian heritage and is played by an actor of Indian descent. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.6
Critic Ratings
6.6
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