Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- campy
- energetic
- fantasy movie night
- teen sleepover
What critics said
Critics broadly found the adaptation campy, overstuffed, underdeveloped, and too derivative of Harry Potter despite its appealing cast and fantasy premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sophie and Agatha are taken to a school that trains students to become fairy-tale heroes or villains.
Sophie and Agatha arrive at schools that assign them fortunes opposite to their expectations, creating the central conflict.
The Schools for Good and Evil, their faculty, and their fairy-tale training grounds are presented through colorful, theatrical fantasy design.
Agatha risks entering the treacherous fairy-tale world to remain with Sophie and protect their bond.
Films like The School for Good and Evil, and why
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
shared young adult fantasy school setting, magical training, friendship, and good-versus-evil mythology
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
shared whimsical fairy-tale world, adolescent protagonists, comedic fantasy adventure, and identity transformation
Into the Woods
shared revisionist fairy-tale premise, female friendship, colorful fantasy spectacle, and playful comedy
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
shared teen-oriented magical world, stylized fantasy adventure, and conflict between inherited destiny and personal choice
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Feig
- Release Date
- 2022-10-19
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1430)
Cast
- Sofia Wylie
- Sophia Anne Caruso
- Kerry Washington
- Charlize Theron
- Laurence Fishburne
- Jamie Flatters
- Earl Cave
- Holly Sturton
- Kit Young
- Freya Parks
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The School for Good and Evil about?
- Two inseparable outsiders are swept into a magical academy where fairy-tale destiny forces them to question who belongs among heroes and villains.
- What is The School for Good and Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The School for Good and Evil as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The School for Good and Evil violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The School for Good and Evil as mild.
- What did critics think of The School for Good and Evil?
- Critics broadly found the adaptation campy, overstuffed, underdeveloped, and too derivative of Harry Potter despite its appealing cast and fantasy premise.
- Which films are like The School for Good and Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Into the Woods, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
- How long is The School for Good and Evil?
- The School for Good and Evil runs 149 minutes.
- Where can I watch The School for Good and Evil?
- In United States, The School for Good and Evil streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
