The Graduate

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$105M

Benjamin Braddock returns home to California after successfully completing college. He gets a hero's welcome from his parents but Ben isn't quite sure what to do with the rest of his life. He is soon seduced by Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's partner, who methodically pursues the inexperienced young man. Soon, they are meeting regularly in hotel rooms. Warned by her to stay away from her daughter Elaine, his father goads him into taking her out on a date. He finds he quite likes Elaine but when she learns he's been having an affair with her own mother, she'll have nothing to do with him. He's smitten however and pursues her.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 17 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director

Mike Nichols

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross

Released

21 December 1967

Runtime

1h 46m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

8 / 10

Votes

301,414

Metascore

83

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Box office

$104,945,305

Edition

Base