Synopsis
An NYC Professor spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, his family is determined to make an around-the-clock effort to support their matriarch when she’s admitted to New York’s Presbyterian Hospital and is expected to die within a few days.
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Cast
- Fran DrescherDiane
- Justin LongJosh
- Richard SchiffJeff Cohen
- Kate BerlantJackie Cohn
- Dana EskelsonSherry Cohen
- Becky Ann BakerMary
- Lynn CohenAgatha
- Samrat ChakrabartiTerry
- Camrus JohnsonEugene
- Michael GodereDavid Cohn
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Time and again during After Class, Schechter makes pinpoint-accurate choices that are even more impressive when, after it’s done, you replay the movie in your mind, and you realize what an exceptional piece of work it is. - 75
The Playlist
Schechter’s ideas remain strong through all of the confusion, and Long’s performance stands out due to its subtlety. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
As in Schechter's previous movies, an unusually strong cast is key to making this touchy material work, with supporting players Lynn Cohen and Richard Schiff especially crucial. - 70
Los Angeles Times
We’ve seen many versions of this kind of story before, but there’s something so spot-on and involving about the film, written and directed by Daniel Schechter — and performed with such a lived-in rhythm by its talented cast — that it proves surprisingly refreshing. - 63
Movie Nation
There are laughs and moments of warmth. And there are annoyingly familiar confrontations that have a grounding in legitimate cultural grievances, but which a lot of funny shouting cannot resolve, during or After Class.
