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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release1995

Runtime2h 8m

StatusReleased

Budget$20,000,000

Revenue$38,300,000

Production

New Deal Productions

Columbia Pictures

Movie

Higher Learning

1995

2h 8m

6.3

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

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