Movie

With Honors

1994 · 103 min

A gentle, earnest drama that mixes easy humor with a slow-building emotional punch, leaving you reflective about kindness and second chances.

Tagline: If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.
Overview: Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, class, redemption, grief
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
class
redemption
grief
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild