Higher Learning
1995 · 128 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 22,195 VOTES · DIR. John Singleton
Overview
African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,215 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:50 Fight! Fight! Fight!
00:09:39 The IRS audited him. My parents could barely afford to send me here.
00:14:25 Yeah.
00:18:44 You, brave soul, come forward.
00:24:01 I don't wanna hear you're lax in your studies or fucking up on the field.
00:29:32 - Hey, man. Say, where's the party? - Up here, man.
00:34:10 She's not here.
00:38:50 We need to get past just complaining about university security.
00:43:12 Right?
00:46:56 Or because you are a woman.
00:51:24 ...nor am I here to motivate you.
00:55:53 - Running f or your life. - So you be looking at me?
01:00:07 - Are you sure? - Yeah.
01:05:31 It's f or Students f or a Non-Sexist Society.
01:10:39 It's a waste of time. Instead, I fight with this:
01:17:18 You're trembling.
01:24:02 Excuse me? Why don't I get my shit and move out?
01:28:04 What happened?
01:32:00 Mr. Williams, Mr. White, good afternoon.
01:37:57 I'm telling you, man. Remy's right, man. It's their gang against our gang.
01:41:49 This is my blood, man. It's white blood.
01:47:26 Somebody's got a gun!
01:55:58 ...was one in how good things can go tragically wrong.
03:09:06 - Correct.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,215
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:02:50
Final line03:09:06
Production Record
DirectorJohn Singleton
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$38,300,000
IMDb votes22,195