Apt Pupil (1998)

1998 · 107 min · Drama, Thriller

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas and Joe Morton.

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