
Benjamin Braddock returns home to California after successfully completing college. He gets a hero's welcome from his parents but Ben isn't quite sure what to do with the rest of his life. He is soon seduced by Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's partner, who methodically pursues the inexperienced young man. Soon, they are meeting regularly in hotel rooms. Warned by her to stay away from her daughter Elaine, his father goads him into taking her out on a date. He finds he ... (Full plot summary below)
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Benjamin Braddock returns home to California after successfully completing college. He gets a hero's welcome from his parents but Ben isn't quite sure what to do with the rest of his life. He is soon seduced by Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's partner, who methodically pursues the inexperienced young man. Soon, they are meeting regularly in hotel rooms. Warned by her to stay away from her daughter Elaine, his father goads him into taking her out on a date. He finds he quite likes Elaine but when she learns he's been having an affair with her own mother, she'll have nothing to do with him. He's smitten however and pursues her.
Leave your thoughts about The Graduate.
| The Big IssueEdward LawrensonWatching it today I can appreciate the historical significance of The Graduate, and Mike Nichols' direction is sharp and stylish. Yet I'm ambivalent about the film. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouRumsey TaylorSeen in its time, a decade of political identification (sexual, racial, etc.), The Graduate establishes clear pawns, and allows dualistic sympathy for either party in conflict. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayHilarious! some of Nichol's and Hoffman's best work. |
| BBC.comAlmar HaflidasonNichols provides a masterclass in using the widescreen frame to elucidate complex emotional situations with ease and understatement. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterIt's smart, witty, and troubling all at the same time. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserWhat's most fun is a brilliant, nasty, sad, defiant and overtly sexual performance by Anne Bancroft in her prime as Mrs. Robinson |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabMike Nichols' film makes such beguiling viewing largely because of Hoffman's performance as Benjamin, which combines humour, boredom and panic in equal measure. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe funniest American comedy of the year. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittDustin Hoffman gives the inspired performance that launched his movie career, and director Mike Nichols shows a gift for social satire that has never glistened quite so brightly since. [Review of re-release] |
| TV Guide MagazineEthan AlterThe Graduate is a flawlessly acted and produced film. [Review of re-release] |