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Apt Pupil
- Original title
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Apt Pupil
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 111 min.
- Country
 United States- Director
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- Screenwriter
Brandon Boyce. Novel: Stephen King - Music
John Ottman - Cinematography
Newton Thomas Sigel - Cast
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Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, David Schwimmer, Joe Morton, Jan Tríska, Michael Byrne, Heather McComb, Ann Dowd, Joshua Jackson
- Producer
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Phoenix Pictures, Bad Hat Harry Productions. Distributor: TriStar Pictures
- Genre
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Mystery | Crime. Nazism
- Movie Groups
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Stephen King Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Based upon the Stephen King novella of the same name, it's the story of a high school boy's fascination with the Nazi occupation of Europe and the atrocities they committed during World War II. He begins to believe his quiet neighbor is a former Nazi and when he finds out he is, he imprisons the man in his house and forces him to divulge his secrets about any atrocity he committed or had knowledge of, saying that once he has done so, he will be set free.
- Awards
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1998: Critics Choice Awards: Best Actor (Ian McKellen)
- Critics' reviews
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"Despite the riveting performances of Renfro and McKellen, we're left with classic horror-movie sociopaths, evil-doers without conscience, or much to say about the nature of evil"
Jack Mathews: New York Daily News
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"Perhaps the most disappointing thing about Apt Pupil is the lack of sustained tension generated by director Bryan Singer."
James Berardinelli: ReelViews
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"It's not perfect King, but it is jarringly close"
Marc Savlov: Austin Chronicle
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"McKellen is fine, of course, but the film as a whole offers about as much insight into evil as Ming The Merciless in a 'Flash Gordon' serial"
Keith Phipps: AV Club
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"A creepy, well-acted story of contagious evil"
Todd McCarthy: Variety
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