The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
755 audience votes
Key crew
- Bryan SingerDirector
- Brandon BoyceScreenplay
- John OttmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ian McKellenKurt Dussander
- Brad RenfroTodd Bowden
- Bruce DavisonRichard Bowden
- Elias KoteasArchie
- Joe MortonDan Richler
- Jan TřískaIsaac Weiskopf
- Michael ByrneBen Kramer
- Heather McCombBecky Trask
- Ann DowdMonica Bowden
- Joshua JacksonJoey
- David SchwimmerEdward French
- Mickey CottrellSociology Teacher
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Themes
high schoolbased on novel or booksecret identitytroubled teennazism1980sschool counselornazi war criminalgay theme