Rushmore
Directed by Wes Anderson
A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
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- John Revels5 February 2025Rushmore is Wes Anderson’s cinematic love letter to overachievers, underdogs, and anyone who’s ever mistaken unearned confidence for charm. The film is a masterclass in deadpan humor, meticulously symmetrical shots, and the kind of dialogue that’s both hilariously awkward and weirdly profound. Bill Murray delivers peak sad-sack energy, and the British Invasion soundtrack makes everything feel cooler than it has any right to. Rushmore is about ambition, heartbreak, and the painful realization that you’re not a genius—just really, really enthusiastic.
- George Bananza7 days agoTwo cigarettes at once.
- Richard Scott Long16 February 2026Great movie. 👍
- gmitris4 May 2026What a movie, what a soundtrack! 🎸
- Erik23 April 2026Classic
- thomasrogers75320 March 2026“I don’t give a shit about the barracudas, fuck it!”
- Darin Brignolo24 February 2026Maybe one of his best
- johnrodan17 January 2026Prototypical WA. Young love seems like a recurring theme
- Peter Bickford9 November 2025An earnest and heartfelt--if highly stylized--film about being talented and driven, and wanting things you can never have.
- mickerdoo12 July 2025Hilarious, dry and at times inappropriate. A beginning of common themes for Anderson. In his own style and with familiar faces.
Rushmore Trivia
Rushmore was released on 11 December 1998.
Rushmore was directed by Wes Anderson.
Rushmore has a runtime of 1h 33m.
Rushmore was produced by Paul Schiff, Barry Mendel.
A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
The key characters in Rushmore are Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), Herman Blume (Bill Murray), Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams).
Rushmore is rated 15.
Rushmore is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.
Rushmore has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
Rushmore had a budget of US$9M.
Rushmore has made US$17.1M at the box office.