With Honors

With Honors

If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.

Directed by Alek Keshishian

Produced by Spring Creek Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

1994103 min6.7 / 10

A warm-hearted comedy-drama about an unlikely friendship between a privileged student and a homeless man, built on the premise that real education comes from life experience, not credentials.

Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.

Questions people ask

  • Is With Honors one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Is With Honors scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is With Honors easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does With Honors end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is With Honors violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is With Honors sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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Love55

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