The History Boys (2006)

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after The History Boys

• The Children Act (2017) — Same feel: thought-provoking, dramatic
• The Madness of King George (1994) — Nicholas Hytner directed both
• Starter for 10 (2006) — Same subject: scholarship
• Tristram Shandy (2005)
• Bright Young Things (2003) — Same feel: smart, dramatic
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987) — Alan Bennett wrote for both