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An Education

2009 · Movie · 95 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer93%as of 2024-11-08
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.9/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic85/100as of 2025-10-17

What it is

An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on an article by journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David, the charming man who seduces her.

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Genres
Drama
Original language
English

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