“Sometimes students make the best teachers.”
Liberal Arts
6.5
577 votes·2012
·1h 37m
·MovieRomanceComedyDrama
Overview
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.
Keywords
age differenceliteratureclassical musiccollegeletterretirementeducationnostalgiaagingcampuscoming of agegrowing up
Cast
Josh Radnor
Jesse Fisher
Elizabeth Olsen
Zibby
Richard Jenkins
Professor Peter Hoberg
John Magaro
Dean
Zac Efron
Nat
Allison Janney
Professor Judith Fairfield
Elizabeth Reaser
Ana
Kate Burton
Susan
Robert Desiderio
David
Kristen Bush
Leslie
Ali Ahn
Vanessa
Ned Daunis
Eric
Gregg Edelman
Robert
Michael Weston
Miles (uncredited)
Chelsea Chrostowski
Smiling Woman (uncredited)
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