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The History Boys (2006)

6.6/10 (214 votes) 1h 49m Movie
Drama

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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Cast

Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Hector
 Stephen Campbell Moore
Stephen Campbell Moore
Irwin
 Dominic Cooper
Dominic Cooper
Dakin
 Samuel Barnett
Samuel Barnett
Posner
 James Corden
James Corden
Timms
 Russell Tovey
Russell Tovey
Rudge
 Samuel Anderson
Samuel Anderson
Crowther
 Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker
Scripps

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