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.
Apt Pupil has generally received mixed reviews.
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Apt Pupil was released in 1998 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 472 reviews, giving Apt Pupil (1998) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 69%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 61%.
With a score of 60%, Apt Pupil is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like A Night at the Roxbury, Quest for Camelot and Half Baked.
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