Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.
Up the Academy has generally received mixed reviews.
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Up the Academy was released in 1980 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 25 reviews, giving Up the Academy (1980) an average rating of 41%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 68%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 42%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Up the Academy than critics were.
With a score of 41%, Up the Academy is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1980, which stands at 58%.
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