Old School (2003)

Old School rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 256K votes

Rotten Tomatoes60%

Metacritic54%

TMDb6.628/10· 2K votes

With 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Old School

Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.

Cast of Old School

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  Luke Wilson

  as Mitch Martin

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  Will Ferrell

  as Frank Ricard

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  Vince Vaughn

  as Bernard "Beanie" Campbell

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  Jeremy Piven

  as Dean Gordon Pritchard

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  Ellen Pompeo

  as Nicole

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  Craig Kilborn

  as Mark

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  Perrey Reeves

  as Marissa

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  Sara Tanaka

  as Megan

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  Juliette Lewis

  as Heidi

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  Elisha Cuthbert

  as Darcie

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  Jerod Mixon

  as Weensie

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  Patrick Cranshaw

  as Joseph "Blue" Pulaski

Old School facts

Budget

$24M

Box office

$87.1M

Our take on Old School

Todd Phillips's 2003 comedy follows three friends who try to reclaim their carefree youth by starting a fraternity near their old college, dragging middle-aged responsibilities into a world of parties and adolescent chaos. The humour springs from the gap between grown-up burnout and reckless nostalgia, mixing broad gags with a wistful streak about clinging to freedom you've outgrown. It's loose, raunchy and unapologetically silly, coasting on the easy rapport between its leads. This suits viewers wanting a rowdy, low-effort comedy for an undemanding night rather than sharp satire. If you enjoy early-2000s frat-house humour and don't mind its crudeness, it hits a reliably good-natured groove.