Indignation
2016 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.3 · 80% critics
Set in 1951, a working-class Jewish student arrives at a small Ohio college and faces anti-Semitism, strict social rules, and emotional turmoil shaped by the ongoing Korean War. As he tries to navigate campus life, his struggles deepen through repression and a complicated romance.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-07-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (284 votes)
About
If you enjoy thoughtful, anger-tinged period dramas about identity and social pressure, Indignation may hit, but Not for you if you want a clear-cut, streamlined theme or fast, upbeat entertainment.
Pros: strong performances; tense classroom clashes; grounded period drama | Cons: theme feels unfocused; pacing can drag; story details confusing
Themes
- based on novel or book
- jewish life
- college
- korean war (1950-53)
- ohio
- 1950s
Cast & crew
Logan Lerman
as Marcus Messner
Sarah Gadon
as Olivia Hutton
Tracy Letts
as Dean Caudwell
Linda Emond
as Esther Messner
Joanne Baron
as Mrs. Greenberg
Ben Rosenfield
as Bertram Flusser
Philip Ettinger
as Ron Foxman
Pico Alexander
as Sonny Cottler
Noah Robbins
as Marty Ziegler
Danny Burstein
as Max Messner
Directed by James Schamus