Honor Society (2022)
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An ambitious high school senior schemes to eliminate her competition for a prestigious recommendation letter, only to find herself entangled in a web of mutual manipulation.
The story
Honor Rose is an ambitious senior at George H. W. Bush High School who has dedicated her entire academic career to being accepted into Harvard University. To achieve this, she needs a letter of recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. She discovers that three other students are also in consideration for the letter: star athlete Travis Biggins, creative introvert Kennedy Park, and the academically brilliant Michael Dipnicky. Honor resolves to eliminate all of them from contention with the help of her friends, Emma and Talia, beginning a series of schemes to sabotage her rivals' grades and reputations.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Honor Rose, a high school senior aiming for Harvard, seeks a recommendation letter from her counselor, Mr. Calvin. She identifies three rivals—Travis, Kennedy, and Michael—and begins a campaign to sabotage them. She joins the theatre club to distract Kennedy and persuades Travis to join, hoping to ruin his athletic prestige. She also attempts to distract Michael by becoming his lab partner and inviting him over for study sessions. However, she finds herself genuinely attracted to Michael's kindness. After a series of events, including a kiss and a relationship, Honor realizes Michael is actually very wealthy and just as manipulative as she is; he duped her into falling in love to secure the recommendation for himself. Heartbroken, Honor breaks up with him. Meanwhile, she has formed genuine bonds with Kennedy and Travis, helping them come out of their shells. In a final move, Honor blackmails Mr. Calvin into giving the recommendation to Kennedy instead of Michael by playing a recording of his sexual propositions. She ultimately decides to enjoy her senior year with her new friends.
- First release year
- 2022
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Oran Zegman
- Writers
- David A. Goodman · writer
- Cast and characters
- Angourie Rice · Honor Rose; Gaten Matarazzo · Michael Dipnicky; Christopher Mintz-Plasse · Mr. Calvin; Armani Jackson · Travis Biggins; Amy Keum · Kennedy Park; Ben Jackson Walker · Gary; Kelcey Mawema · Talia; Avery Konrad · Emma
- Genres
- comedy; coming-of-age
- Themes
- ambition; manipulation; friendship; identity
- Tone and mood
- sophisticated; witty; reassuring; entertaining
- Premise and plot tags
- high school; caper; coming-of-age; academic rivalry
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the lead actors and described it as a compelling high school caper with wit and sophistication.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 66 · scale: 100
- Production trivia
- The film was greenlit in January 2022.; Production took place in Vancouver.; It was the most-watched title on Paramount+ during its first week of release.
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