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2009·PG-13

An education isn't always by the book.

DramaRomance1h 40m

🍅94%

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94%

Tomatometer

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80%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

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An Education | Official Trailer (2009)

An Education | Official Trailer (2009)

Details

DirectorLone Scherfig

ReleasedOct 29, 2009

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$10M

Revenue

$26.1M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

BBC Film

Wildgaze Films

Endgame Entertainment

Cast

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Jenny Mellor

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

David Goldman

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Danny

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Helen

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Miss Stubbs

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Jack Mellor

Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour

Majorie

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Sarah Goldman

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Headmistress

James Norton

James Norton

Student

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

Hattie

William Melling

William Melling

Small Boy #1

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Though the latter part of the film may not appeal to all, An Education is a charming coming-of-age tale powered by the strength of relative newcomer Carey Mulligan's standout performance.”

94% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Wendy Ide

RTThe Times (UK)Sep 18, 2023

Adapted by Nick Hornby from a memoir by Lynn Barber, this is an enjoyably bracing portrait of a romantic misadventure.

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Deborah Ross

RTThe SpectatorAug 30, 2018

This is a nostalgically elegant, comically restrained, cleverly scripted film which, in parts, is also extremely moving.

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Kate Stables

RTSight & SoundJul 6, 2018

One of the chief pleasures of Lone Scherfig's crisply confident and charmingly comic coming-of-age drama is in seeing a teenage girl kick against the pricks for a change.

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Kenneth R. Morefield

RT1More Film BlogFeb 2, 2026

It is important to me in valuing the film that Jenny learn something from her education and not simply be brought low by it. I think she has.

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Information

Title

An Education

Released

Oct 29, 2009

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Status

Released

Studios

BBC Film, Wildgaze Films

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