
Overview
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
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DirectorBryan Singer
WriterBrandon Boyce
Cast

Brad Renfro
Todd Bowden

Ian McKellen
Kurt Dussander

Bruce Davison
Richard Bowden

Elias Koteas
Archie

Joe Morton
Dan Richler

David Schwimmer
Edward French

Jan Tříska
Isaac Weiskopf

Michael Byrne
Ben Kramer

Ann Dowd
Monica Bowden

Heather McComb
Becky Trask

James Karen
Victor Bowden

Joshua Jackson
Joey

Mickey Cottrell
Sociology Teacher

Michael Reid MacKay
Nightmare Victim
Marjorie Lovett
Agnes Bowden
David Cooley
Gym Teacher
Blake Anthony Tibbetts
Teammate
Katherine Malone
Student
Grace Sinden
Secretary
Anthony Moore
Umpire
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Keywords
high schoolbased on novel or booksecret identitytroubled teennazism1980sschool counselornazi war criminalgay theme
Details
Budget
$14M
Revenue
$9M
TMDb Votes
718
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026











