A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.
Tea and Sympathy has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
By Michael E. Grost (280) for Classic Film and Television (280) on 25 Aug 2006
Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
By Sarah M (1,063) on 03 May 2007
Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Review of Tea and Sympathy (1956)
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Tea and Sympathy was released in 1956 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 17 reviews, giving Tea and Sympathy (1956) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Tea and Sympathy than critics were.
With a score of 73%, Tea and Sympathy is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1956, which stands at 59%.
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