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Liberal Arts
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3110
- IMDb #2990
- Google retired #1609
- Rotten Tomatoes #2742
- Metacritic #2560
- Letterboxd #3993
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2623
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3394
- Metacritic Critics #2947
- Metacritic Audience #1804
- Criticker #2387
- Kinopoisk #2762
- AlloCiné #2500
- Trakt #3621
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Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A disillusioned thirty-something is invited back to his idyllic liberal arts college to honor a retiring professor. Immersed in the nostalgic campus atmosphere, he forms a connection with a bright but naive student. This encounter forces him to contrast the idealized world of academia with the complexities of adult life, re-evaluating his own path and maturity.
Details
- Director
- Josh Radnor
- Writer
- Josh Radnor
- Released
- 14 September 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $327.3K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Georgia Film Critics Association 2013 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Liberal Arts | Nominee |
| Valladolid International Film Festival 2012 | Golden Spike | Liberal Arts | Nominee |
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| Golden Spike | Liberal Arts | Nominee |