The Professor
Seen it?2019 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Saltburn or A Serious Man, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, emotional (bring tissues).
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A world-weary college professor is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak and a touch of madness.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 132K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wayne Roberts
- Johnny DeppRichard Brown
- Rosemarie DeWittVeronica Sinclair-Brown
- Odessa YoungOlivia Brown
- Danny HustonPeter Matthew
- Zoey DeutchClaire
- Devon TerrellDanny
- Ron LivingstonHenry Wright
- Linda EmondBarbara
- Matreya ScarrwenerRose
- Siobhan Fallon HoganDonna