A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Detachment has generally received positive reviews.
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Detachment was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 453 reviews, giving Detachment (2011) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Detachment than critics were.
With a score of 71%, Detachment is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Bridesmaids, Super 8 and War Horse.
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