Higher Learning
1995 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 6.3 · 50% critics
A college freshman on a track scholarship arrives believing his athletic talent will cover the cost of school, but he soon meets an older student who pushes back on his assumptions. As multiple students collide in a tense campus environment, questions about race, politics, and identity surface through everyday conflicts and friendships.
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-01-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (242 votes)
About
You’ll probably like Higher Learning if you want a campus drama that’s intensely focused on race and student life tensions, and if you’re open to uncomfortable debates like those in Do the Right Thing; Not for you if you dislike movies that lean on stereotypes or feel too frustrating and fast-moving, like some viewers said about Higher Learning.
Pros: thought-provoking themes; strong ensemble energy; notable lead performance | Cons: stereotypes feel heavy; characters underdeveloped; anger can feel manipulative
Themes
- race politics
- college
- racism
- date rape
- athletic scholarship
- black militant
- resentment
- school shooting
- lesbian
Cast & crew
Omar Epps
as Malik Williams
Kristy Swanson
as Kristen Connor
Michael Rapaport
as Remy
Jennifer Connelly
as Taryn
Ice Cube
as Fudge
Jason Wiles
as Wayne
Tyra Banks
as Deja
Cole Hauser
as Scott Moss
Laurence Fishburne
as Professor Maurice Phipps
Regina King
as Monet
Directed by John Singleton