Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- earnest
- sentimental
- lazy sunday
- college movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the cast appealing and the central performances engaging, while viewing the homelessness storyline as clichéd and overly sentimental.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Monty’s Harvard law-school ambitions are repeatedly challenged by Simon’s outsider perspective and material hardship.
Monty, a privileged law student, exchanges food and shelter with Simon, a homeless squatter, in return for thesis pages.
Simon withholds Monty’s thesis pages and releases them one at a time as Monty provides accommodation and food.
Harvard law school, its students, professors, dormitories, and academic competition provide the story’s central environment.
Films like With Honors, and why
Dead Poets Society
shared comedy drama blend, campus setting, coming-of-age themes, and an unlikely friendship between socially different characters
The Paper Chase
shared college setting, idealistic young characters, warm ensemble chemistry, and pressure to meet institutional expectations
The Odd Couple
shared buddy comedy structure, mismatched companions, class differences, and sentimental personal transformation
Wonder Boys
shared coming-of-age drama, youthful friendship, academic environment, and earnest social themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Alek Keshishian
- Release Date
- 1994-04-29
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (235)
Cast
- Joe Pesci
- Brendan Fraser
- Moira Kelly
- Patrick Dempsey
- Josh Hamilton
- Gore Vidal
- Deborah Lake Fortson
- Marshall Hambro
- Melinda Chilton
- Harve Kolzow
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 With Honors about?
- A driven Harvard law student must trade food and shelter with a homeless squatter to recover his thesis, discovering an unexpected friendship along the way.
- What is With Honors like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of With Honors as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is With Honors violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in With Honors.
- What did critics think of With Honors?
- Critics generally found the cast appealing and the central performances engaging, while viewing the homelessness storyline as clichéd and overly sentimental.
- Which films are like With Honors?
- Films with a similar feel include Dead Poets Society, The Paper Chase, The Odd Couple, and Wonder Boys.
- How long is With Honors?
- With Honors runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch With Honors?
- In United States, With Honors is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
