Old School
Three disillusioned adult friends launch an unruly fraternity to reclaim their youth while battling a vindictive college dean.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raunchy
- witty
- lazy weekend
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the comedy uneven and derivative of Animal House, while acknowledging memorable comic moments and strong performances from Will Ferrell and Ellen Pompeo.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mitch, Frank, and Beanie establish a fraternity to reclaim their youthful party identities despite jobs, relationships, marriage, and parenthood.
The protagonists turn Mitch's house near a college campus into a new fraternity populated by students, misfits, and retirees.
The film combines raunchy college-party set pieces with an affectionate focus on three friends trying to preserve their bond and recover enthusiasm for life.
Dean Gordon Pritchard's personal grudge drives attempts to evict the newly formed fraternity from campus property.
Films like Old School, and why
Animal House
shares a college fraternity setting, outrageous male bonding, beer-fueled antics, and irreverent comedy
The Hangover
shares a crude, high-energy ensemble comedy style centered on arrested male adolescence and friendship
The Wedding Crashers
shares an adult male friendship story in which irresponsible partying collides with relationships and maturity
Movie Details
- Director
- Todd Phillips
- Release Date
- 2003-02-21
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (2202)
Cast
- Luke Wilson
- Will Ferrell
- Vince Vaughn
- Jeremy Piven
- Ellen Pompeo
- Craig Kilborn
- Perrey Reeves
- Sara Tanaka
- Juliette Lewis
- Elisha Cuthbert
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Old School about?
- Three disillusioned adult friends launch an unruly fraternity to reclaim their youth while battling a vindictive college dean.
- What is Old School like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Old School as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Old School violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Old School as mild.
- What did critics think of Old School?
- Critics generally found the comedy uneven and derivative of Animal House, while acknowledging memorable comic moments and strong performances from Will Ferrell and Ellen Pompeo.
- Which films are like Old School?
- Films with a similar feel include Animal House, The Hangover, and The Wedding Crashers.
- How long is Old School?
- Old School runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Old School?
- In United States, Old School streams on fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV.
