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Released
2009 · FILM

An Education

A bright and ambitious 16-year-old schoolgirl in 1961 London forms an intense, dangerous bond with an older man who uses charm and music to manipulate her, threatening to upend her future and freedom.

“An education isn't always by the book.”

Directed by
Lone Scherfig, Chris Burgess
Written by
Lynn Barber, Nick Hornby
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
100 min
Drama

Synopsis

Jenny is a teenager with a promising future, known for her intelligence and ambition, as well as her dream of attending Oxford University. Her sheltered life is disrupted when David, a charismatic and significantly older man, enters her world in a stylish car, introducing her to a glimpse of adult life that leaves a lasting impression.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 204+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Barney PillingShot by John De BormanScored by Paul EnglishbyDesigned by Andrew McalpineSound by Gareth BullCostumes by Odile Dicks MireauxVFX by Stephen Elson

Box Office

2009 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$26.1M

Budget$10.0M
Worldwide gross$26.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $12.6M — 48% of worldwide · International: $13.5M (52%)

Opening weekend: $159K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $239K — 2% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • An Educationde
  • Una educaciónes
  • Une éducationfr
  • (Festival Title)Sedução
  • (Bulgarian)Съзряване
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 18, 2009
  • GermanyFeb 11, 2009
  • AustraliaJun 14, 2009

Companies

ProductionBBC Film, Finola Dwyer Productions, Wildgaze Films

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