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Movie Info

A troubled history professor takes a new job and struggles with an unsettled department chair, student apathy, and a new relationship.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Miles Doleac
Producer:

Miles Doleac, Ashleigh Nichols, Ryan H. Jackson, Mackenzie Westmoreland
Writer:

Miles Doleac
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 22, 2016
Runtime:

2h 4m

Cast & Crew

William Sadler
Valerian Hadley

Colin Cunningham
Chris Fletcher

John Cullum
Brigston Hadley

Glynnis O'Connor
Dean Jan Messer

Leticia Jimenez
Stacey Castillo

Miles Doleac
Ben Rhodes

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Critic Reviews for The Historian

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3)

[An] overlong and under-finessed look at the politics of academia.

January 1, 2015 | Full Review…

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Veteran actor William Sadler delivers a superb performance in this thoughtful if overly soapy drama set in the world of academia.

December 10, 2014 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
Despite low production values, "The Historian," unrelated to the Elizabeth Kostova novel, sustains curiosity over what, for a debut, is a long running time.

November 28, 2014 | Full Review…

Ben Kenigsberg
New York Times
As a filmmaker, Doleac can't reconcile all his story lines.

November 25, 2014 | Full Review…

Serena Donadoni
Village Voice
The Historian drags-I had to watch it in two sittings, tired from all the eye-rolling. The script is littered with such profundities as "I hate death. It sucks balls".

July 4, 2020 | Full Review…

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