Higher Learning
Question the knowledge.
African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college.Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
- Director
- John Singleton
- Worldwide
- $38M
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Cast
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What It's About
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African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
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Box Office & Release
Higher Learning returned 1.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $20M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $38M
- Release date
- Jan 11, 1995
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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