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School Ties (1992)

School Ties poster
Directed by
Robert Mandel
Genre
drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film, American football film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 431 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish quarterback gets a scholarship to a fancy prep school. He hides his religion to fit in with his teammates, but the truth comes out and causes conflict.

tensepoignantgrittycharacter-drivenserioussocially consciousearnestemotionally charged

What happens

School Ties is a 1992 American drama film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser, Ben Affleck, and Anthony Rapp. Fraser plays the lead role as David Greene, a Jewish high school student who is awarded an athletic scholarship to an elite preparatory school in his senior year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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