A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.
Acting
Dylan Sprouse's unblinking, dead-eyed dedication to unhinged academia.
Writing
Tight script that makes 87 minutes feel like slow-burn dread.
Director
Benjamin Arfmann
Dylan Sprouse
Lucas Ward
Kent Osborne
Mr. Butler
Rae Gray
Becca Vaughn
Randall Park
Mr. Sheldon
Brooke Dillman
Valerie Lohman
Matthew J. Evans
Alex
Mark Kelly
Detective Speck
Mitchell Edwards
Chris
Victoria Zeutzius
Paige
Robert Longstreet
Paul Garrett
Rowan Smyth
Young Lucas
Jeanette Maus
Nancy
Chris Bauer
Mr. Ward
Leslie Thurston
Principal Fermont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Dylan Sprouse's first major post-Disney role, and he reportedly chose it specifically to break his child-star image with maximum aggression.
The film quietly critiques the 'model minority' pressure on high-achieving students, though it never fully explores how Lucas became this way—leaving his origin deliciously unexplained.
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