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Educating Rita

1983·1h 46m·PG
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
15,853 votes
Metascore
54
Metacritic

An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.

Educating Rita is a 1983 drama comedy movie directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Michael Caine, Maureen Lipman, Julie Walters. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 15,853 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
Lewis Gilbert
Stars
Michael Caine
Maureen Lipman
Julie Walters
Michael Williams
Creators
Willy Russell
Details
1983-10-28
106 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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