The History Boys (2006)

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History. It's just one bloody thing after another.

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.

Released: 2006-10-02
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 49m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 223 votes

Directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Top cast

Richard Griffiths as Hector
Stephen Campbell Moore as Irwin
Dominic Cooper as Dakin
Samuel Barnett as Posner
James Corden as Timms
Russell Tovey as Rudge
Samuel Anderson as Crowther
Jamie Parker as Scripps
Andrew Knott as Lockwood
Sacha Dhawan as Akhtar

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Where to watch The History Boys

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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