Synopsis
Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.
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Cast
- Angourie RiceHonor Rose
- Gaten MatarazzoMichael Dipnicky
- Christopher Mintz-PlasseMr. Calvin
- Armani JacksonTravis Biggins
- Amy KeumKennedy Park
- Ben Jackson WalkerGary
- Kelcey MawemaTalia
- Avery KonradEmma
- Michael P. NortheyMarvin Rose
- Kerry ButlerJanet Rose
Recommendations
- 80
We Got This Covered
Ultimately, The Honor Society feels like a small-scale charm offensive featuring some genuinely engaging characters. If the worst thing audiences can say is that it feels derivative and shows too much love for John Hughes, then so be it. In the end, there may be few surprises on offer in this teen dramedy, but it is still guaranteed to make you smile. - 80
The Guardian
The ending chorus of conclusions wraps up a bit too neatly, though that doesn’t invalidate the enjoyably deranged ride before. - 80
Variety
This stylishly bouncy teenage romp mostly reaps the rewards of its fearless gambles, not least its willingness to treat teenagers as in-progress humans with a dark side. - 70
Wall Street Journal
Ms. Rice (“Mare of Easttown”) is the main attraction, and a revelation; her direct address of the camera grows less frequent as present-tense time catches up with her schemes, but she remains magnetic throughout. - 50
The New York Times
A twist whipsaws the movie into a darker place, one in the vicinity of Patricia Highsmith. But no murder takes place, and the movie’s resolution confirms what one may have suspected all along: Its dominant room tone is kinda-sorta that of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”
