The History Boys
2006 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 21,868 VOTES · DIR. Nicholas Hytner
Overview
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,520 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:15 # Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye
00:06:03 And you alone are up for Oxford and Cambridge.
00:09:53 So, where did you go?
00:13:22 - (giggles) - (whistling)
00:17:14 The things I do for Jesus.
00:22:11 - Isn't it? - It's race-related. But not racist.
00:26:50 You really believe this, sir? Or are you just trying to make us think?
00:30:39 # He can laugh but I love it
00:35:14 Or are we it? Are we your life?
00:38:47 Not to be unhappy any more.
00:43:22 Though Dakin likes girls, basically.
00:48:25 The monks were farmers, clothiers, tanners, tailors...
00:53:06 - In the Renaissance... - Fuck the Renaissance!
00:58:36 But a holding back.
01:04:07 (wailing)
01:07:56 To you, th-the Holocaust is just another topic on which we may or may not get a question.
01:12:16 Then soft-pedal it, the acting side, anyway.
01:16:30 What degree did you get, sir? You never said.
01:20:56 Do you want somewhere with a shit degree but has toilets en suite?
01:26:54 of the lure of language and their love of words.
01:32:06 Mind you, I did do the other stuff like...
01:37:30 Just cos you got a scholarship
01:42:24 History is just one fucking thing after another.
01:47:10 Pass it on, boys - that's the game I want you to learn.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,520
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line01:47:10
Production Record
DirectorNicholas Hytner
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$13,401,952
IMDb votes21,868