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Rushmore

Rushmore

1998
Comedy
Drama
1h 33m
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Avg Percentile 66.59% from 7907 total ratings

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Rated 14 Aug 2007
94
99th
I love this movie because it effectively creates its own world, both ridiculous and yet remarkably faithful to human behavior. It's funny, brilliant and touching, I could watch it 100 times in a row and not get sick of it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
91st
Funny, clever and charming. Rushmore is really enjoyable, everything about the film is colourful and imaginative.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
91
99th
If we all had been living in Anderson universe, life would have been more fullfiling. Scale shifts in the movie are flawless, cast is well-cast and performances are ambitious. Only problem might be in the tone as the movie becomes more down to earth at the end. Still it is a deliberate choice. Rushmore acts as a caricaturization lens that doesn't filter out the details. Max Fischer is another breed of a character, not the usual inverted genius. Trademark for the Am. Indep. Cinema.
Rated 01 Nov 2008
87
83rd
Seeing this again only serves to solidify my appreciation for what Wes Anderson does so well--take lonely and self-absorbed characters, and through their trials and our laughter, bring them to a place where they begin to see something of the world outside their own concerns. Rushmore is one of his best films in this regard.
Rated 08 Sep 2007
95
99th
A hilarious comedy that's quite intelligent without ever being smug about it. Murray and Schwartzman are absolute gold.
Rated 01 Apr 2021
88
78th
This was the last Wes Anderson picture that wasn't full of his future twee cartoonish atmospherics. Which also means it's the last work he directed that I outright love. The movie is indebted to The Graduate and Harold & Maude--making it the 90's indie film version of those 60's/70's New Hollywood coming-of-age works. But this one gets kudos for becoming darker as it goes on, culminating with these lonely people finding hope in one another. Highly recommended and worth the praise.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
95
99th
Jason Schwartzman puts in an brilliant and iconic performance as Max Fischer. Schwartzman's chemistry with the legendary Bill Murray is fantastic, and as their characters peculiar friendship unfolds you can't help but be swept along. Typical of Wes Anderson, "Rushmore" is very funny, with a snappy script and very easy on the eye with a great soundtrack. A wonderful story of love, betrayal, youth and adulthood. Sublime.
Rated 25 Jul 2012
90
92nd
Bill Murray watching the play at the end.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
93
98th
Anderson's best in my opinion. It balances the quirkiness and comedy almost perfectly and is both very funny and rather emotionally affecting as well.
Rated 01 Mar 2008
11
99th
If you don't love this, we will never be friends.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
9
92nd
Wonderful and arguably Wes Anderson's best in terms of both direction and writing. Enjoyable as much as a film can be. Song choice is spot on a long with the acting. Bill Murray especially impresses.
Rated 09 Feb 2009
100
98th
Can't really pin down why I like Rushmore so much. It's just funny stuff. A slacker movie with brains.
Rated 26 Jul 2012
85
76th
One of Anderson's most straight-forward presentations, though it's not without it's bizarre charm and self-obsessed characters.
Rated 12 Feb 2014
100
99th
Schwartzman and Murray are perfect as a pair of self-centred love rivals, one schoolboy and the other business magnate. The script is wonderful not only in its abundant humour but also in how it makes its objectionable characters so utterly lovable. Combining this with an accomplished supporting cast of eccentric and memorable figures, a top-notch soundtrack, inventive editing and a heart-warming ending makes for a piece that Anderson will struggle to ever surpass in quality.
Rated 14 Aug 2010
9
90th
Hilarious film, Anderson's script oozes with atmosphere and wit, without a doubt his most accomplished and accessible (non-animated) feature (I really owe TRTs a rewatch). Schwartzman's great as the love struck, self-aware, cocky Max Fischer, but Murray even more so, being the highlight once again of every film he's in. Loved it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
88th
Wes Anderson's films are always a treat to watch, with this film as no exception. Schwartzman and Murray play off of each other perfectly, bringing a whole mess of chuckles to the table.
Rated 03 Sep 2009
95
98th
Wes Anderson's first true masterpiece. Max Fischer, while kind of a dick at first, is still maybe the most well-rounded character in any of his movies overall, and the framing is once again fantastic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
91st
The first Wes Anderson film I saw still seems like the best (probably). To me, Anderson is an excellent director who has yet to completely fulfil the promise suggested by his very obvious talent. On the other hand, he hasn’t made a bad film either, and the pleasures given by his work greatly exceed those of the vast bulk of contemporary cinema. A kind of resistance to that work also seems to have developed in certain quarters: almost a resentment about his success, perhaps.
Rated 20 Jan 2012
87
89th
Somehow manages to be one of the funnier films I've ever seen while still being emotionally involving. The writing, acting, music and direction are all pretty much perfect. I also think all of the character's outfits are amazing.
Rated 02 Aug 2013
90
82nd
Wes Anderson creates a set of exaggerated but believable characters and links them in a set of flawed relationships, telling a resonant story that's still funny and a visual standout as well.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
96th
Excellent, hilarious, intriguing film. A wonderful movie full of the best Wes Anderson-ish styles of humor and drama.
Rated 22 May 2007
93
96th
A hilarious comedy that always manages to bring a smile to my face and is my favorite Wes Anderson film. Tender, honest, and hilarious, many times at once. Bill Murray Oscar snub #1 occurs here. #2 happens five years later with Lost in Translation.
Rated 14 Jul 2007
90
92nd
Wonderful, original, and touching comedy marked by Wes Anderson's charmingly eccentric and sweet worldview. Jason Schwartzman is immortalized as Max Fischer, who---MARK MY WORDS!---will go down in cinematic history.
Rated 06 Dec 2008
91
96th
Horribly awkward at times, but in the wonderful Wes Anderson way.
Rated 23 Nov 2013
10
96th
The movie for every vaguely motivated slacker everywhere, made all the better by Bill Murray and Wes Anderson's sense of cinematic style.
Rated 10 Jan 2016
78
89th
Early Anderson film is still his best, made before the quirk became shtick. There is an authenticity and tenderness to this film that is lacking from the ones that followed--excluding Moonrise Kingdom--and Anderson's direction is far less self conscious. Max Fischer is a great character and Schwartzman plays him with just the right amount of strength and vulnerability, while Murray is the clear standout as his melancholy millionaire rival who hates his life.
Rated 01 Apr 2018
84
92nd
Sweet. Touching. Meticulous. Funny. Clever: Anderson once again creates a dollhouse world with human feelings. One of my favorite Bill Murray performance along with Schwartzman. Anderson's worlds are free from complications of reality and in a sense closer to dreams than even many surrealist films. His work also has an almost OCD quality to it which I am not sure how exactly gels with his stories or more appropriately fantasies.
Rated 16 Jul 2018
90
74th
Brought to us by Wes Anderson, hot off the heels of his directorial debut "Bottle Rocket", "Rushmore" is a more subdued snapshot of suburban surreality than his later efforts, and all the better for it.
Rated 11 Oct 2012
70
70th
The good thing is that this movie has Olivia Williams who is captivating as usual. The bad thing is Jason Schwartzman who was annoying, but the war with him and Bill Murray is somewhat entertaining. The plot and script are pretentious and sometimes stupid. There is some creativity but not much spark in the telling of the story. I can recommend it mostly for Olivia, as for the rest, just tolerable.
Rated 30 Dec 2013
100
87th
I decided to go to this rather then to a party after my junior prom. I've never regretted that decision.
Rated 11 Jun 2015
9
89th
Offbeat and featuring an oddly precocious cast of young players, 'Rushmore' has a perfect touch of sobering character moments thrown into the mix that makes the world grounded in a visceral way while keeping things hilariously peculiar.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
100
97th
The perfect balance between the early promise he showed and the rigid style he developed throughout the years.
Rated 21 Jan 2007
95
91st
"They're OR scrubs" "O, R they?"
Rated 04 May 2014
80
80th
This is probably the most toned down Wes Anderson film I've seen, which is not surprising considering it is one of the first he's done. The film just has some great actual laugh out loud moments and the characters are all just great. "I saved latin. What did you ever do?"
Rated 05 Jul 2020
75
82nd
An unmistakably Anderson take on the Bildungsroman with Schwartzman as a convincing child-man and Murray as an equally persuasive man-child. Anderson here is really starting to realise his distinctive style (both visually and narratively).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
99th
One of my all-time favorite movies. The soundtrack, the cast, the classic Wes Anderson touches. Anyone who likes this movie, I label as "intelligent".
Rated 28 Jan 2009
93
90th
Lightning in a bottle. Did for Murray what Pulp Fiction did for Travolta. A movie so good, Anderson has been remaking it ever since.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
74
90th
I think FitFortDanga nailed this and Anderson in a nutshell. He seems to thrive on making you enjoy if not outright root for characters you kinda despise.
Rated 31 Oct 2008
80
77th
Witty writing, dazzling visuals and solid performances. What classics are made of.
Rated 19 Aug 2019
85
85th
For some reason, I have the first DVD release of this, despite not buying it until the 2010s. It's supposed to be in 2.35:1 aspect ratio, but it felt even more condensed than that. This has nothing to do with the film, but I feel like I needed to write that. Also, did you know DVDs used to have recommendations as a special feature? Maybe it was just this one. But, you should really check out Brassed Off.
Rated 13 Nov 2008
90
87th
loved it
Rated 04 Feb 2015
90
97th
The less Anderson feels so self-consciously Anderson, the better. And this is it.
Rated 02 Feb 2021
3
72nd
Olivia Williams in the 90s was a beauty to behold.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
72nd
An altogether very funny and great drama.
Rated 04 Jul 2012
100
99th
Probably my favorite Bill Murray role and one of my favorite movies of all time. It's hilarious and features one of my favorite gags in movie history (While Murray is talking on the phone he runs over to a little kid playing basketball and swats him). I like every part of this movie and it's impossible for me to encapsulate it in only 500 characters.
Rated 08 Jul 2007
18
97th
One of Murray's best roles, I think, and a brilliant example of Anderson's impulsive, music-driven direction. I found that it didn't quite suck me in as much as The Royal Tenenbaums, that I didn't feel quite as strong a connection with the precocious Max as I did with the Tenenbaum family: nevertheless, Rushmore is a charming and enjoyable film.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
84
90th
Wicked, strange and still heartbreaking, Rushmore is the ultimate indie feature of 1998 and it's been very imitated ever since. Here, Anderson manages to create a world of its own -- one that is strictly designed --, with weird characters and even weirder lines. Darkly speaking, it was a joy to live in it for 93 minutes.
Rated 17 Apr 2017
4
70th
Interesting to finally see Wes Anderson's breakthrough all these years later, as he's burrowed deeper and deeper into fussy artifice in later films. Ironically, this had the effect of making Rushmore feel fresh and novel, more natural and spontaneous and every bit as funny and charming as his later work, if perhaps not quite as polished or emotionally affecting as my favorites of his.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
92
96th
I adore Wes Anderson's cinematic sensibilities: the aura of melancholy, the careful framing, the color palettes, the choice of music, and so forth. The last 30 seconds of Rushmore before the credits roll are heart-achingly perfect. On the other hand, the character of Max Fischer is such a despicable little shit that it's very hard to root for him. But maybe that's the beauty of the film; by the end, I'm rooting for him despite myself.
Rated 28 Mar 2012
91
98th
Wes Anderson weaseled his way into my heart with young Max.
Rated 28 Jun 2010
83
84th
Really nice movie. Murray is awesome (ofcourse) and the play at the end is epic as hell.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
79
84th
Wes Anderson's: Angst at School!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
73rd
I couldn't stop laughing at Bill Murray
Rated 23 Sep 2007
5
96th
This movie is waaaay too good. I love the characters, the plot, the aesthetic, and the humor. Perfect comedy.
Rated 12 Mar 2012
95
84th
One of the best sophomore films from a director ever (up there with Pulp Fiction). Wes Anderson is one of the only filmmakers who can make his audience root for characters one kind of despises. Max is a dick, but I couldn’t help but feel for him. I think it’s because human nature and condition is captured so well in Anderson and Wilson’s writing and Schwartzman’s amazing performance. Riotously hilarious at times, very bleak and heartfelt at others. I love this movie.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
100
96th
My Favourite comedy. Has a very special quirky charm to it.
Rated 01 Apr 2009
96
97th
Don't get me started on this film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
92nd
So good!
Rated 25 Jan 2011
100
85th
6 Shaqtaculars
Rated 19 Aug 2018
75
69th
It's very funny. I don't quite get it being one of the greatest of all time though. Maybe it gets better with time
Rated 16 Nov 2011
80
85th
"Rushmore" is initially indifferent, but as it progresses, it blossoms into something almost inexplicably affecting. The plot may seem pointless, but the script's eccentric flourishes are occasionally near-brilliant, Anderson's visual style is unique, the performances resonate and there's a great deal of sentiment to go along with the oddities. Although there are humdrum stretches during the first half, the ending is absolutely heart-warming, and for no apparent reason.
Rated 14 Nov 2013
80
89th
Rushmore is a great film. It does so many things correctly and I can't think of any area where it missteps enough to be worth a mention. It has complex characters, good topics of discussion, interesting dialogue, strong performances, beautiful cinematography, and it doesn't drag for even a moment. This is the type of film that you watch and then re-watch because it's so good. Rushmore is definitely something that you need to see, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Rated 08 Aug 2012
76
53rd
"I always wanted to be in one of your fuckin' plays."
Rated 26 Oct 2008
75
46th
Rewatching now, it's not so unbearable to me like before. Hell, I can even say I like it somehow. Maybe I'm getting sentimental over the years...
Rated 12 Sep 2007
91
85th
Still his best flick. The quirk in his movies kept swelling with each passing movie, pushing aside believable characterization and plot, but Rushmore manages all of Anderson's oddity, while maintaining ground with solid performances from Murray and Schwartzman.
Rated 01 Dec 2016
86
96th
Murray's first and best performance with Anderson, coupled with a great turn by Schwartzman, make this funny, touching story all the more unmissable.
Rated 28 Aug 2007
100
90th
Wes Anderson's best film to date features newcomer Jason Swartzman in a wonderfully produced film about a bizarre love triangle involving a schoolboy, a teacher and a lonely businessman.
Rated 26 May 2015
99
89th
Rushmore is funny, romantic, and a beautifully made film. Wes Anderson never fails.
Rated 06 Jul 2021
84
77th
It's fun when a film can get such a hateable character so right, with Anderson's dialogue, Schwartzman's acting, and even the snappy editing make him a fully realised asshole -- and, disturbingly, the film still manages to make you feel for him. Perhaps he can hold on to all his lofty ambitions, whilst he chips away at his inhuman arrogance.
Rated 15 May 2008
85
72nd
Fun movie and killer soundtrack. O-R they?!
Rated 09 Dec 2011
100
98th
I really love everything about this movie. The idea of being one of "those" Wes Anderson fans has always bothered me a bit, but Rushmore really is absolutely perfect. The high school experience, distilled through the mind of a creative. The writing is so unbelievably sharp and Bill Murray really hasn't ever been better than he is here. Also, it puts a huge smile on my face and sometimes, that's really all I want my movies to do. A masterpiece. (three times)
Rated 16 Aug 2010
73
20th
Boring. Rarely funny.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
93
84th
Wes Anderson has yet to top this amazing sophomore film, where glimpses of his attention to detail and interesting characters are more enjoyable and less suffocating, and most of all less "Wes Anderson".
Rated 15 Sep 2012
10
4th
Self-indulgent stinker.
Rated 10 Apr 2007
88
90th
Anderson's directorial style works well with Murray and Schwartzman who deliver great performances.
Rated 07 Jul 2018
40
8th
I didn't like it. I don't know if it's just the mood I was in when I watched it but I could not get invested in it and didn't find it funny. I think I laughed once, I hardly smiled. The Anderson awkwardness/quirkiness didn't get me this time, which I think is something he risks whenever he makes a movie (at least from what I've seen).
Rated 16 Feb 2022
90
79th
Might fuck around and bring back Latin. Such a quirky and funny movie really led by Schwartzman. I give 9 red berets out of 10.
Rated 02 Aug 2007
4
84th
best of anderson b/c its not that much of a quirky shitfest like his other movies.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
99th
wes anderson is what greene was to poetry and what jeff buckley was to song. beauty in cinema, with comedy, music and great actors.
Rated 13 Jul 2009
90
92nd
Funny and touching. Bill Murray is superb.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
91
90th
Remember when Owen Wilson was interesting? He wrote this quality.
Rated 21 Sep 2018
95
96th
Confession: my favorite movie. Launched careers for a reason.
Rated 02 Sep 2009
100
97th
My favorite film of all time (at least for awhile), my favorite Wes Anderson film, and probably one of the few films I feel as if I have almost memorized. This film always cheers me up. Though a lot of people criticize Wes Anderson for his deadpan style, I find the film to be hilarious, rich in style and substance, very creative in character development and humor style, and just about everything. Definitely one of the most underrated films of the 90's. Brilliant.
Rated 23 Aug 2016
88
80th
I love Wes Anderson. I love him so much. The wittiness of the dialogue, the whimsy of the world, the blurring of the boundaries of child and adult - these elements that seem to permeate all of his work are found in Rushmore and to such a beautiful effect. Jason Schwartzman (Max Fischer), Bill Murray (Herman Blume), and Olivia Williams (Rosemary Cross) all give fantastic performances that bring together the wonderful script by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson.
Rated 13 Feb 2020
70
53rd
Max Fischer: "I saved Latin. What did you ever do?"
Rated 21 Jan 2013
95
89th
Anderson's second film is really fun and gives a good idea of what Anderson would end up putting out after this. The light hearted feel is unmatched by most films.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
82nd
Funny and at times, brilliant. A new kind of movie from an inventive mind.
Rated 27 Jun 2012
97
83rd
Wow.
Rated 26 Dec 2012
99
93rd
Wes Anderson's coming-of-age film, Rushmore is a simple yet brilliant film. Amazing cast, soundtrack, EVERYTHING. this film has left such a huge impact on me and my life.
Rated 15 Jun 2012
99
96th
Fantastic
Rated 16 Mar 2020
70
54th
My least favourite Wes Anderson film so far, but I cannot bear to give his movies anything less than a 70.
Rated 07 May 2013
93
93rd
A comedy that is consistently funny throughout, while still handling a more dramatic and melancholy element very very well. Jason Schwartzman really sells Max Fischer - he's a dreadful person who gets the audience behind him on pity. The same goes for Bill Murray too, although he's the same as Max it helps that Max is a very confused teenager - I love how the movie constantly changes your perception of goodie/baddie. Magnus is a great character too - gets a lot of the best lines, not overused.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
90
78th
Tons of fun, characters you care about. Style serving the story perfectly.
Rated 26 Jun 2007
90
79th
Brilliant film about coping with death.
Rated 20 Jul 2010
90
81st
Wes Anderson's best film, though his others hardly pale by comparison.
Rated 14 Nov 2014
70
42nd
It's interesting to see how Anderson's distinctive style manages to empower his every production, regardless of budget or genre. But when I compare Rushmore to, say, Moonrise Kingdom, I become increasingly annoyed with the self-absorbing universe and the non-existence of any connections to my own perception of reality. While the film's occasionally good for a laugh, I became bored about halfway in, lacking any sense of development. At least I enjoyed the ending.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
90
93rd
Bill Murray. Oh gods, Bill Murray.
Rated 15 Nov 2021
90
93rd
I feel it in my bones.
Rated 25 Feb 2007
35
21st
A comedy that's really not very funny. That's a pretty big problem. There are a few awkward laughs here and there but nothing really memorable.
Rated 22 Aug 2013
80
80th
Exceptionally strange, funny drama. The pacing was extremely quick, but didn't sacrifice understanding. The plot was all over the place, which was fine most, but not all, of the time. The music was pretty good.

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