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The Class (2008) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Class

Movie2008·128 min

The Class

Directed by Laurent Cantet

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Laurent Cantet.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 38%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

729 ratings

About The Class

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, identity self discovery, coming of age, politics, high school campus, paris, mentor student, group found family, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Laurent Cantet
Language: French

Cast

François Bégaudeau, Arthur Fogel, Damien Gomes

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Int'l Feature (2008)

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How The Class Ranks

All movies

Top 38%

2000s movies

Top 32%

Drama movies

Top 39%

2000s Drama movies

Top 35%

★Laurent Cantet films#1 of 3

Laurent Cantet's highest-rated film in our catalog.

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The Class Vibe

What it feels like

measuredneutralmoderatelayeredlight-touchintimateheartfelt

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealsocial injusticeidentity self discoverycoming of ageoutsider misfiteverymanmentor studentgroup found familypoliticshigh schoolparis

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty