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Indignation

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A Jewish college student (Logan Lerman) falls for a young woman (Sarah Gadon) while clashing with his dean (Tracy Letts) in 1951 Ohio.
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Indignation proves it's possible to put together an engaging Philip Roth adaptation -- and offers a compelling calling card for debuting writer-director James Schamus.

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Danny Leigh Financial Times Dec 27, 2016
3/5
The period detail is reverent, every sweater and side-parting just-so. Yet the stifling design makes a good fit for the airless world in which Marcus is marooned, and the reminders of darkness and death at the edge of the film relieve the prettiness. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Dec 27, 2016
4/5
A compelling drama. Go to Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Nov 20, 2016
3/5
I'm glad Indignation exists. In its own, quietly explosive way, it leaves a very human stain. Go to Full Review Matt Oakes Silver Screen Riot Oct 14, 2026
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Delicate and hard-hitting, James Schamus’ Indignation is a dramatic and philosophical examination of Korean War-era American values bolstered by wordy comic zest, romantic aches and a challenging moral imperative. Go to Full Review Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film Aug 9, 2024
4/5
Schamus’s film is a particular kind of a film which is heart-breaking in individual scenes and bitter-sweet in its overall presentation Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine Jan 18, 2023
Schamus can at least uncontroversially claim the mantle of having made the only at-least-partially-successful, generally acclaimed Roth adaptation to date. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Meri S @mschroeder Jul 13, 2026 Ok story. I couldn’t remember if I’d seen this before; some scenes seemed familiar. But kind of a weird ending. Not sure I’d recommend. See more Alain E @AlainE Oct 21, 2025 It is worth viewing although I am not sure that the movie makes clear what happened to the protagonist. The conclusion presumably is: don’t try to control the world. A thing that Jewish mothers are supposed to excel on. Almost every body would have been happier if the mother left the two young people love each other and she got her divorce and tried to rebuild her life the best way she could. Photography is good and there is good classical music in the soundtrack. Acting is convincing. See more phil d @Clavius337 Oct 10, 2025 This is a very good movie I enjoyed it. See more Jay L @RT08331621 Aug 30, 2025 The movie is such a far cry from what the book is. The movie is a diluted version of what the book was about and you get no feel for the motivations or feelings of the characters by watching it. Do yourself a favor and read the book - it's not War And Peace. Once you finish, go back and watch the movie - if you can stomach what the screenwriters made of it. See more CG B @RT57471310 Feb 17, 2025 I read many of these reviews and I cannot believe that none mentioned the unintended consequences especially of the mother's ultimatum to Marcus. Due to his mother's meddling, Marcus was expelled from the college and never graduated to live the life she wanted so much for him and he met his end in exactly the way she most dreaded instead of letting Marcus and Olivia have lives that should have been well lived and loved, See more Georgan G @RT98616417 Mar 3, 2024 An honest coming-of-age tale set in the early 1950s. The conservative college our protagonist gets to attend by scholarship is strict in the extreme. After a relationship with a fellow female student is ended by his mother, he tries to continue. However, he is expelled which means he is drafted & ultimately killed. See more Read all reviews
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James Schamus

Director

Logan Lerman

Marcus

Sarah Gadon

Olivia Hutton

Tracy Letts

Dean Hawes Cauldwell

Linda Emond

Esther Messner

Ben Rosenfield

Bertram Flusser

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(L-R) Sarah Gadon as Olivia Hutton and Logan Lerman as Marcus in "Indignation." A scene from "Indignation." (L-R) Sarah Gadon as Olivia Hutton and Logan Lerman as Marcus in "Indignation." Logan Lerman as Marcus in "Indignation." Logan Lerman as Marcus in "Indignation." (L-R) Logan Lerman as Marcus and Sarah Gadon as Olivia Hutton in "Indignation." Logan Lerman as Marcus in "Indignation." Sarah Gadon as Olivia Hutton in "Indignation." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A Jewish college student (Logan Lerman) falls for a young woman (Sarah Gadon) while clashing with his dean (Tracy Letts) in 1951 Ohio.
Director
James Schamus
Producer
Anthony Bregman, James Schamus, Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter
James Schamus
Distributor
Roadside Attractions, Summit Entertainment
Production Co
FilmNation, Roadside Attractions, Likely Story, X-Filme Creative Pool
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4M
Runtime
1h 50m
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