Class

29%

Tomatometer

14 Reviews

50%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy) bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip (Rob Lowe), who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen (Jacqueline Bisset), who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

Where to Watch

Critics Reviews

View All (14) Critics Reviews

Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

Director Laurent Cantet has pulled together a story that feels startlingly authentic, using Mike Leigh-like methods of extensive improvisation with a cast of real inner-city kids and a real teacher. To paraphrase the Buck Owens/Beatles hit, all they had

Jun 13, 2009

Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Class is a prep-school retread of The Graduate that knows some of its scenes are funny and some are serious, but never figures out quite how they should go together.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

Full Review

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 2/5

Sep 3, 2004

Full Review

Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

The result is a rather wishy-washy prep school version of The Graduate, but the comparison is merely a pale echo, trapped inside a banal resolution with troubling misogynist tendencies.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 9, 2020

Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the movie benefits from the affable work of its various performers.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 21, 2020

Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 22, 2005

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (197) audience reviews

Dave C I am unsure what so many people missed, watching this. I note that a number of reviews mark it down on the content of the trailer... one reason I'm glad I don't usually watch them, and that I didn't watch one for this movie. The cast is brilliant - so many names! It's a coming-of-age story with a tryst that represents sexual awakening and prowess, as well as lust, longing, desire, and frailty. Juxtaposed with the pressures of achieving, succeeding, and managing the expectations of others, it also highlights some of the complexities of friendships and relationships. What helps make this perhaps more engaging and entertaining than some c-o-a movies I've seen, is its slightly dark, sardonic humour Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B The plot was so liked me Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Cees T 7/10 - Better than Risky Business. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Audience Member While elements of the plot & dialogue haven’t aged well, much of the comedy & drama surrounding McCarthy & Lowe’s friendship, as well as McCarthy & Bisset’s romance, feels sincere, credible, & even endearing. Many familiar faces here. #nitrosMovieChallenge Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/26/22 Full Review david f This Eighties film about two college roommates from different classes where one ends up bedding the other's mother is actually better than you might think it would be. Classic Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Class

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Lewis John Carlino Director Jacqueline Bisset Ellen Rob Lowe Skip Andrew McCarthy Jonathan Cliff Robertson Mr. Burroughs Stuart Margolin Balaban

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Movie Clips

View All videos

Class

Class: Official Clip - Your Dead Roommate