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The Emperor's Club (2002)

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Reviews Counted:125

Fresh:63

Rotten:62

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Though Kline is excellent in his portrayal of Hundert, the movie is too dull and sentimental to distinguish itself from other titles in its genre.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: At St. Benedict's prep school, the boys are disciplined, mannered, and ready to learn. But when a bad apple enters the classroom of the well-respected Mr. Hundert (Kevin Kline), chaos ensues.... [More]

Starring: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Steven Culp, Patrick Dempsey

Director: Michael Hoffman

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
2/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 30 2006 06:02 AM	Empire Magazine
2/5	Jamie Russell	A liberal drama that's so safe, the camera was probably wrapped up in cotton wool. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 05 2002 08:37 AM	BBC
N/R	Rich Cline	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 03 2002 08:37 AM	Shadows on the Wall
N/R	Felix Vasquez Jr.	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 29 2009 03:15 AM	Cinema Crazed
2/4	Michael Dequina	Prep school professor tries to mold his students into upstanding young men, in particular one problem student. Ho-hum. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 29 2009 02:46 AM	TheMovieReport.com
N/R	Urban Cinefile Critics	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 18 2008 05:07 AM	Urban Cinefile
3/5	Mark Halverson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 07 2008 03:16 AM	Sacramento News & Review
N/R	Robert Koehler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 24 2008 03:15 AM	Variety
C-	Jeffrey Overstreet	While it does trumpet good virtues and offer good lessons, it does so without grit, passion, or originality. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2004 05:12 PM	Looking Closer
N/R	Colin Covert	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 19 2004 08:16 AM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 01 2004 08:18 AM	FilmStew.com
3/4	David Nusair	...allows Kline to play the sort of cocksure character he specializes in. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 01 2003 08:17 AM	Reel Film Reviews
B	Steven D. Greydanus	William Hundert (Kevin Kline) isn't charismatic or cool… I like that about him. He isn't selling his own personality, authenticity, or commitment; he isn't selling education as self-actualization (Dead Poets Society)… Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 01 2003 12:59 AM	Decent Films Guide
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 04 2003 08:16 AM	Sydney Morning Herald
3.5/5	Shannon J. Harvey	Welcome to The Emperor's Club, close affiliate to the Dead Poet's Society and Mr Holland's Opus, where students arrive in limousines and wear ties to class. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 23 2003 11:14 PM	Sunday Times (Australia)
3/4	Kit Bowen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 17 2003 08:43 AM	Hollywood.com
4/5	James Rocchi	Kevin Kline's star turn as a good-yet-flawed prep school teacher is a very different take on private-school-flick cliches. ... Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 11 2003 04:01 PM	Netflix
3.5/5	John R. McEwen	...Teeters on the edge of over-sentimentality, occasionally just going ahead and falling in. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:40 AM	Film Quips Online
8/10	Andrew Manning	The generic standard of the super-teacher is only one piece of a larger, more satisfying story that runs counter to the overblown optimism of films like Dead Poets Society. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 13 2003 04:06 AM	Radio Free Entertainment
N/R	Bill Gallo	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 08 2003 08:48 AM	Dallas Observer

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