Honor Society

"Getting to the top means taking down the competition."

2022 1h 38m EN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 461

Comedy

Synopsis

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Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

“Getting to the top means taking down the competition.”

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Cast

Angourie Rice
Honor Rose
Gaten Matarazzo
Michael Dipnicky
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Mr. Calvin
Armani Jackson
Travis Biggins
Amy Keum
Kennedy Park
Ben Jackson Walker
Gary
Kelcey Mawema
Talia
Avery Konrad
Emma

Credits

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Director: Oran Zegman
Writers: David A. Goodman
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America, Canada

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oran Zegman, shot by Topher Osborn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ben Zeadman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anita Brandt-Burgoyne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Angourie Rice and Gaten Matarazzo and Christopher Mintz-Plasse carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Getting to the top means taking down the competition.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oran Zegman directs. Topher Osborn behind the camera. Ben Zeadman scores. Anita Brandt-Burgoyne cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
4Directed by Oran Zegman, shot by Topher Osborn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ben Zeadman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anita Brandt-Burgoyne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Angourie Rice and Gaten Matarazzo and Christopher Mintz-Plasse carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Getting to the top means taking down the competition.".
9IMDB entry: tt16491324 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 23 themes, including "high school", "scholarship", "harvard university", "manipulation".