If....

If....

1968

Teenage rebel Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) returns to his upper-crust English public school, caught between the sadistic older boys known as the Whips and the first-year students, known as Scum, who are forced to do their bidding. The petty thefts and anti-social behavior of Travis and his two henchmen, Johnny (David Wood) and Wallace (Richard Warwick), soon attract the attention of both the Whips and the school's out-of-touch administration, and lead to an unexpected showdown.

Which side will you be on?

JBscale
87
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Drama
Length
1 hr. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 9, 1969
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc Criterion Collection & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
English: PCM Mono
Studio
Criterion
Released
August 30, 2011
Acquired Date
December 2, 2015
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
March 18, 2022

Actors

Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
Christine Noonan
Christine Noonan
Richard Warwick
Richard Warwick
David Wood
David Wood
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Anthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Robert Swann
Robert Swann
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
Graham Crowden
Graham Crowden

Directors

Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Anderson

Producers

Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Anderson
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin

Writers

David Sherwin
David Sherwin

Special Features

Commentaries
  • film critic and historian David Robinson and actor Malcolm McDowell
Documentaries
  • Thursday's Children
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.18.2022 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh
90%
Tomatometer
49 votes
RT Fresh Certified
87%
Popcornmeter
887 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.4/10
25,680 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media