Review of The History Boys (2006) by Sean L — 19 Aug 2011

I'm not happy, but I'm not unhappy about it.

Take it, feel it and pass it on.

This review of The History Boys (2006) was written by Sean L on 19 Aug 2011.

The History Boys has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The History Boys

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Laura B (721) on 26 Jan 2017

The History Boys is a wonderful film written by Allan Bennett, it was a stage susses round the world with a great cast of know English actors…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By James Z (387) on 10 Nov 2012

The History Boys is a wonderful film written by Allan Bennett, it was a stage susses round the world with a great cast of know English actors…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Ted N (115) on 02 Aug 2013

Brilliant and (with one, possibly two exceptions) remarkably un-Yorkshire cast carries cloyingly sentimental play by unassailable national treasure…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Jess L (793) on 13 Jan 2013

Where do you start.... excellent acing, from an amazing British cast, witty and well written script…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 24 Feb 2014

In The History Boys, as in all of Bennett's work, irony is what the characters live and breathe - and I mean irony in its truest sense, of…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 14 Apr 2017

The material has crackle, but its vibrancy feels far off and muted, like a fireworks display going off in a neighboring town…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Kayleigh M (59) on 22 Feb 2013

Bright, bored boys are inspired by a maverick English teacher. When did this become a genre…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Lydia J (20) on 02 Jan 2015

Fantastic. Brilliant set of characters created by Bennett, who complement each other perfectly. Very easy viewing…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Feb 2015

The History Boys is an erudite, sharply written film with consummate performances, but its origins on the stage are all too obvious…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Suzette D (26) on 04 Aug 2012

A lovable bunch of pervs and misfits...trying to get into the best colleges in England...it's a funny, heartbreaking movie about the struggles…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Meet Joe Black (1998)

By Jack Kroll (152) for Newsweek (1,534) on 02 Nov 2009

Every once in a while a film comes along that's so inexplicably ghastly that there's just no point in making nice about it…

Read Review

Review of My Own Private Idaho (1991)

By Mad M (980) on 14 Oct 2013

Sin dudas lo peor que le he visto a san Sant…

Read Review

Review of Maria Full of Grace (2004)

By Paramilitary400 (19) on 16 May 2015

This movie is alright but it is nothing spectacular or riveting. The main actress is an unknown actress not an A list actress…

Read Review

Review of Monster (2003)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Sep 2007

Phony choppers and a startling resemblance to Jon Voight aren't enough to transform Theron into Wuornos, and I didn't buy either the performance…

Read Review

Review of Romeo + Juliet (1996)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Dec 1997

The result is embarrassing: quick cuts and shaky, hand- held camera work, bad acting and lots of attitude…

Read Review

Review of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

By Myron G (1) on 25 Jan 2016

Paul Newman is Brick. Brick has a habit of answering questions with questions. Brick was a football star. Brick had a pal named the Skipper…

Read Review

Review of Amadeus (1984)

By Nazgulero (109) on 05 Dec 2012

Simply awful. The acting is so bad, and Tom Hulce's performance in particular, this movie is unbearable to watch…

Read Review

Review of Beyond Silence (1996)

By Ryan T (1,220) on 25 Oct 2008

Vielleicht wÃ¼rde es geheiÃ?en, Jenseits des Kitsch, trotzdem war die Musik nicht schlecht…

Read Review

Review of Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

By Jessica Winter (193) for Village Voice (8,525) on 08 Dec 2010

Only silent Becks himself rises unstained from this reheated ethno-niche stew…

Read Review

Review of Desert Hearts (1985)

By Yannick M (12) on 14 Mar 2007

The love scenes were contrived and the ending left me ... limp? I don't know, just not into a lesbian rendition of My Fair Lady…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The History Boys

2006

67%630 Reviews

The Dreamlife of Angels

1998

75%78 Reviews

The Cat in the Hat

1971

54%21 Reviews

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

62%127 Reviews

He Got Game

1998

73%471 Reviews

Day for Night

1973

82%257 Reviews

The Dilemma

2011

47%621 Reviews

Philadelphia

1993

77%630 Reviews

Where the Truth Lies

1962

58%320 Reviews

Rachel Getting Married

2008

66%872 Reviews