An Education (2009)
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Reviews Counted:153
Fresh:144
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Though the latter part of the film may not appeal to all, An Education is a charming coming-of-age tale powered by the strength of relative newcomer Carey Mulligan's standout performance.
Rated: 12A [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:30-10-2009
Synopsis: Author Nick Hornby turns from novels to screenplays with this talent-driven drama. Carey Mulligan (BLEAK HOUSE) stars as Jenny, a young woman full of promise and intent to study at Oxford. But... [More]
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike
Director: Lone Scherfig
Reviews for An Education
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An Education offers plenty to enjoy and admire. It’s full of first-rate performances. Full Review |
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Danish director Lone Scherfig seems at home in Britain and the details of clothes, haircuts and so on are dead right. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A decent but unremarkable film with a big, unforgettable central performance. Carey Mulligan passes with First-Class Honours. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Danish director Scherfig and star Mulligan give the film considerable weight by surrounding this lightly played, strange romance with both an acute understanding of Barber’s endearing screen alter ego. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
It'll be a strange person who doesn't find An Education entertaining, and a stranger man still who denies it the success it's sure to enjoy. Full Review |
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5/5 |
This is a wonderful, life-affirming picture that deserves all the prizes it will undoubtedly win. I can’t call it the best British film of the year because it’s still only October. But I’d be amazed if a better one comes along. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A sad, painful comedy, and the lovely performance from Mulligan makes it a very enjoyable film. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A delightful, resonant film, a great advertisement for Scherfig’s self-effacing, but socially probing, directorial style, and a beguiling introduction to Mulligan. Full Review |
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A sly and sexy treat with both strong period detail and themes of innocence and betrayal. Full Review |
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4/5 |
What began as a tale of innocence lost ends with a sense of exciting discovery. Because the lesson to take away from An Education is that a new star has been found. Full Review |
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4/5 |
What makes An Education so memorable is that it's a study of a teenage girl that looks beyond face value. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Much more than a simple cautionary tale, An Education captures the giddy hopes and fears of adolescence, and the dawn of the most transforming decade in recent memory.
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4/5 |
The film's a gem - and [Carey Mulligan's] performance is an education in itself. Full Review |
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4/5 |
It sounds like a creepy tale of a teenage schoolgirl seduced by a pervert. But it’s also one of this year’s most captivating British dramas, with a breakthrough turn from an actress we’ll be seeing a lot more of. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Few films set in this period get the social furniture so right, and it's a refreshingly new look at a time pregnant with expectation. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A hit movie that's small in scale, but big in heart - the most charming British film of the year. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Veteran journalist Lynn Barber's memoir of a teenage romance makes a pleasing transition to the big screen. Yet, while it's well acted and tautly paced, you never quite shake the feeling you're watching a two-parter on BBC2. Full Review |
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5/5 |
An Education is a brilliant learning curve - one of the best British films of the year. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Gymslip love is a tricky subject to deal with, but director Lone Scherfig and screenplay writer Nick Hornby should be commended for generally getting the moral tone right. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Mulligan has a sit-up-and-watch talent. Full Review |
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