Apt Pupil (1998)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
- Released: 1998-10-23
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 761 votes
Directed by Bryan Singer.
Top cast
- Ian McKellen as Kurt Dussander
- Brad Renfro as Todd Bowden
- Bruce Davison as Richard Bowden
- Elias Koteas as Archie
- Joe Morton as Dan Richler
- Jan Tříska as Isaac Weiskopf
- Michael Byrne as Ben Kramer
- Heather McComb as Becky Trask
- Ann Dowd as Monica Bowden
- Joshua Jackson as Joey
Where to watch Apt Pupil
- United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: watch free on Crave; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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