School Ties

School Ties

Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.

PG-13 1992 · 106 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

Directed by Robert Mandel · Written by Dick Wolf

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Brendan Fraser David Greene
Matt Damon Charlie Dillon
Chris O'Donnell Chris Reece
Randall Batinkoff Rip Van Kelt
Andrew Lowery McGivern
Cole Hauser Jack Connors
Ben Affleck Chesty Smith
Anthony Rapp McGoo
Amy Locane Sally Wheeler
Peter Donat Headmaster Bartram
Željko Ivanek Mr. Cleary
Kevin Tighe Coach McDevitt

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