When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Rushmore has generally received very positive reviews.
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Rushmore was released in 1998 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 865 reviews, giving Rushmore (1998) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 84% and users giving an average score of 85%.
With a score of 82%, Rushmore is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like The Big Lebowski, American History X and Stand and Deliver.
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