Storyline
Two first-year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.
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Harry Lloyd, Julian Wadham, Andrew Woodall, Michael Jibson, Freddie Fox, Amber Anderson, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Tom Hollander, Vincent Franklin, Max Irons, Holliday Grainger, Geraldine Somerville, Natalie Dormer, Samuel West, Matthew Beard, Olly Alexander, Gordon Brown, Anastasia Hille, Sam Claflin, Xavier Atkins, Douglas Booth, Mary Roscoe, Sam Reid, Ben Schnetzer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Patrick Barlow, Jack Farthing, Josh O'Connor, Rachel Redford, Teresa Churcher, Aki Omoshaybi, Shola Adewusi, Sarah Crowden, Joey Batey
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80
The Riot Club hands its audience a ticket, as well as a free pass to pour scorn over proceedings. That's a double-bill which should prove pretty irresistible.
80
Scherfig approaches the milieu with shrewd anthropological wit, amplifying Wade’s research with her own keen outsider insights — this on top of an expert grasp of tension and tone as the club’s initial allure turns to anxiety and disgust.
60
CineVue
It makes for entertaining viewing but its power is undermined by a ultimate lack of insight amongst the debauchery.
60
Some of the supporting performances are so hammily spiteful and giggly they let the side down, but the film is perfectly cast in its main roles.
60
Empire
Well played across the board, The Riot Club is an entertaining glimpse into the dark side of privilege. Yet it lacks the richness and insight to be anything more.
