The Graduate

1967 · directed by Mike Nichols

Rating

94/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, TSPDT 250, NFR

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

The Graduate (1967), directed by Mike Nichols, rates 94/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Dustin Hoffman
• Anne Bancroft
• Katharine Ross
• William Daniels
• Murray Hamilton
• Elizabeth Wilson
• Buck Henry
• Brian Avery
• Walter Brooke
• Norman Fell

Crew

• Robert Surtees — Director of Photography
• Sam O'Steen — Editor
• Buck Henry — Screenplay
• Calder Willingham — Screenplay

More from Mike Nichols

1. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) — 90/100 · hit
2. Wit (2001) — 79/100
3. The Birdcage (1996) — 74/100
4. Carnal Knowledge (1971) — 74/100
5. Catch-22 (1970) — 72/100
6. Working Girl (1988) — 71/100

How these numbers work: Methodology