The Perfect Score
Seen it?2004 | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved A Shot in the Dark, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: slapstick violence. Probably too much for younger kids.
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
15% on Rotten Tomatoes, 35 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 73K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brian Robbins
- Chris EvansKyle
- Bryan GreenbergMatty Matthews
- Scarlett JohanssonFrancesca Curtis
- Erika ChristensenAnna Ross
- Darius MilesDesmond
- Leonardo NamRoy
- Matthew LillardLarry
- Tyra FerrellDesmond's Mother
- Vanessa AngelAnita Donlee
- Bill MackenzieLobby Guard