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The Freshman
1990
· Movie
· 102 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Every rating
50–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 86, everyone else 62.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A clumsy college freshman desperately tries to become popular by emulating a movie idol. His embarrassing attempts to join the football team and win the girl of his dreams lead to hilarious mishaps, but his good-heartedness eventually wins the day.
Details
- Director
- Andrew Bergman
- Writer
- Andrew Bergman
- Studio
- TriStar Pictures
- Released
- 20 July 1990
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian, German, French
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- PG
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Awards
1 win & 2 nominations total
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