Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
Educating Rita has generally received positive reviews.
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Educating Rita was released in 1983 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 218 reviews, giving Educating Rita (1983) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 64%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Educating Rita than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Educating Rita is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1983, which stands at 58%.
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