
Max Fischer is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where he's the king of extracurricular activities - from being in the beekeeping society to writing and producing plays, there's very little after school he doesn't do. His life begins to change, however, when he finds out he's on academic probation, and when he stumbles into love with Miss Cross, a pretty teacher... (Full plot summary below)
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Max Fischer is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where he's the king of extracurricular activities - from being in the beekeeping society to writing and producing plays, there's very little after school he doesn't do. His life begins to change, however, when he finds out he's on academic probation, and when he stumbles into love with Miss Cross, a pretty teacher of the elementary school at Rushmore. Added to the mix is his friendship with Herman Blume, wealthy industrialist and father to boys who attend the school, and who also finds himself attracted to Miss Cross. Max's fate becomes inextricably tied to this odd love triangle, and how he sets about resolving it is the story in the film.
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| NetflixJames RocchiOne of the best films of 1998, possibly one of the best American comedies since The Graduate or Annie Hall. |
| New York Daily NewsDave KehrOne of the freshest, richest, most original films to come out of Hollywood in a very long time. |
| Baltimore SunAnn HornadayDespite cute moments, nothing about Rushmore begs to be liked, which makes this modest comedy all the more satisfying. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarIf happiness is finding something you love to do and doing it forever, one of my somethings might just be watching this oddly uproarious little flick. |
| New YorkerAnthony LaneSchwartzman is cautious but stubbornly optimistic, while Murray is possessed by the mania of near-despair... They make the best and most disconcerting odd couple that American movies have produced in a long while. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceIt's hard to qualify what's best about this unprepossessing gem -- the sly script, the laugh-out-loud gags and parodies or the peculiar, but charming, fantasylike atmosphere. Then there's the vintage '60s soundtrack... |
| TNT RoughCutBrian M. RafteryThe scene-stealer here is Bill Murray, who, after 25 years of near-hits, finds his most fully realized character yet. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumStylistically fresh and full of sweetness that never cloys, this is contemporary Hollywood filmmaking at its near best. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMurray, meanwhile, turns in a thrillingly knowing, unforced performance--an award-worthy high point in a career that continues, Max Fischer style, to defy the obvious at every turn. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWith its dry, throwaway humor and constant stream of chuckles, it creates its own category of stealth comedy. |