# School Ties (1992)

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**Runtime**: 106 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Robert Mandel
**Written by**: Darryl Ponicsan, Dick Wolf
**Starring**: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser

> *Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Gossip Girl" if set in the Eisenhower era. A star athlete at a New England prep school conceals his Jewish heritage from classmates. The film simmers as that secret slowly unravels, testing the bonds of friendship and exposing hidden prejudices.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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