The History Boys (2006)

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The History Boys on IMDb 6.9/10 18,822 votes

Released:
2006-10-02

Overview:
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Director:
Nicholas Hytner

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Richard Griffiths
    as
    Hector
  • Stephen Campbell Moore
    as
    Irwin
  • Dominic Cooper
    as
    Dakin
  • Samuel Barnett
    as
    Posner
  • James Corden
    as
    Timms