- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 89 min
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Starring: Shannon Lucio, Riley Smith, Chris Marquette, Chris Lowell ... see all
- Director: Michael Mayer
- Plot: Four best friends plot to rob a bank during their high school graduation ceremony in order to help out one of the teen's sick relatives.
User Reviews
The actors make the movie.
Aug 24, 2008
MaWDio - imdb.com
Aug 24, 2008MaWDio - imdb.com
Four friends. One friend has a mom who will die without an operation (or whatever) which requires lots of money. The first idea that pops into their head is to rob a bank. It asks you to suspend all disbelief from... Full review
Funny story actually.
Aug 19, 2008
calebgambill - imdb.com
Aug 19, 2008calebgambill - imdb.com
I was in Guatemala for a missions trip this summer, and while I was there we went shopping there. Now, they don't have regular DVD's like the US has, everything is bootleg. Well, l bought a few of them, one of... Full review
Good teen bank heist flick
Aug 04, 2008
em89072002 - imdb.com
Aug 04, 2008em89072002 - imdb.com
This is a decent bank robbery movie where the characters are teenagers who plan the heist for the day of their high school graduation. There are several side stories surrounding the main plot, and everything comes together at the end. It's... Full review
My Review
Jul 22, 2008
joemamaohio - imdb.com
Jul 22, 2008joemamaohio - imdb.com
Four friends on the verge of graduation face a tough decision. One of their friends, Carl (Chris Marquette) has a mother who's battling cancer, and things look grim for her unless she gets a bone marrow transplant. They don't have insurance,... Full review
well worth the one dollar rental fee
Jul 11, 2008
nextblockbuster - imdb.com
Jul 11, 2008nextblockbuster - imdb.com
most of the movies i rent from red box DVD or DVD express i have come to find are B movies and they are so terribly i wonder how they ever got made into movies. in fact the last four movies... Full review
Emotional
Jun 29, 2008
kikosnaker - imdb.com
Jun 29, 2008kikosnaker - imdb.com
I just wanted to give an advise to those who are wondering if the movie is good enough.Yes, it is. Its actually the perfect combination of action and drama. On the one hand you have good looking young actors, who... Full review
Annoying teenage movie flop
May 26, 2008
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May 26, 2008- imdb.com
You can tell that this movie is going to be annoying right from the beginning. Not much buildup to make the viewers care about any of the characters. Do teenage kids really put their lives and future on the line... Full review
Pretty good
May 12, 2008
RBigs - imdb.com
May 12, 2008RBigs - imdb.com
I was so bored during my graduation ceremony, robbing a bank would've been really tempting! What a great story! This turned out to be a pretty good movie. I expected all action, typical bank robber stuff, but that's not what... Full review
Bravo!
May 12, 2008
choul - imdb.com
May 12, 2008choul - imdb.com
Well done! I was very pleased with this movie. I found it to be well written and executed. It was a little different from your usual bank robber type movie, as it involves pulling off the heist during your high... Full review
two thumbs up!
May 12, 2008
hareyT - imdb.com
May 12, 2008hareyT - imdb.com
This was a great heist movie. They found a way to keep it original and throw in some drama and romance.Shannon Lucio was great, everyone else was great as well. Love Chris Marquette! All in all, great movie.What a cool,... Full review
Critics Reviews
| May 02, 2008San Francisco Chronicle
Part of the film's problem is suggested by its Internet Movie Database entry, which, under "genre," lists the following:....But "Graduation" isn't some daring amalgam of traditional movie categories;.... ... Full Review
| May 01, 2008Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribun
Movie review: 'Graduation' a nifty little caper
The nicely plotted action caroms between the mechanics of the heist and character development as one of the plotters romances a punk teller, and two of the gang crush on each other.
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filmcritic.com
Still, you'll wonder how Graduation avoided going straight to DVD in the first place.....it'd spoil the movie....The premise of Graduation is stupid enough:.... ... Full Review
News
'Graduation'
sfgate.com –
2008-05-02
Drama. Directed and co-written by Mike Mayer. With Riley Smith, Shannon Lucio, Chris Marquette, Chris Lowell, Aimee Garcia, Adam Arkin and Huey Lewis. (Not rated. 89 minutes. ... Full Article
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rollingstone.com –
2007-07-25
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