Overview
In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJames Schamus
WriterJames Schamus
Cast
Logan Lerman
Marcus Messner
Sarah Gadon
Olivia Hutton
Tracy Letts
Dean Caudwell
Linda Emond
Esther Messner
Joanne Baron
Mrs. Greenberg
Ben Rosenfield
Bertram Flusser
Philip Ettinger
Ron Foxman
Pico Alexander
Sonny Cottler
Noah Robbins
Marty Ziegler
Danny Burstein
Max Messner
Susan Varon
Mrs. Dadidovich
Bryan Burton
Ben
Steven Kaplan
Anker
Richard Topol
Mo Greenberg
Isabel Keating
Miss Clement
Eli Gelb
David
Margo Kazaryan
Student
Doris McCarthy
Church Volunteer
Melanie Blake Roth
Student
Andrew S. Thompson
Student
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Keywords
based on novel or bookjewish lifecollegekorean war (1950-53)ohio1950s
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$4M
TMDb Votes
283
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026