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Feature film — 2006

The History Boys (2006)

6.61h 49mDrama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 225 votes.

DNA Films / UK Film Council / BBC Two / National Theatre

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Director: Nicholas Hytner

On screen

Cast & crew

Richard Griffiths as Hector

Richard Griffiths

Hector

Stephen Campbell Moore as Irwin

Stephen Campbell Moore

Irwin

Dominic Cooper as Dakin

Dominic Cooper

Dakin

Samuel Barnett as Posner

Samuel Barnett

Posner

James Corden as Timms

James Corden

Timms

Russell Tovey as Rudge

Russell Tovey

Rudge

Samuel Anderson as Crowther

Samuel Anderson

Crowther

Jamie Parker as Scripps

Jamie Parker

Scripps

Andrew Knott as Lockwood

Andrew Knott

Lockwood

Sacha Dhawan as Akhtar

Sacha Dhawan

Akhtar

Clive Merrison as Headmaster

Clive Merrison

Headmaster

Frances de la Tour as Mrs. Lintott

Frances de la Tour

Mrs. Lintott

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