The Basics of Philosophy

Name: The Basics of Philosophy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-09-04
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Jack Huston, Sofia Boutella, Daniel Zovatto, Shiloh Fernandez, Dana Delany

The Basics of Philosophy (2026)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Watch film The Basics of Philosophy — "I need you to believe me."

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Release date

2026-09-04

Country

United States

Production

Carte Blanche, Convergent Media, Jeff Rice Films, Redline Entertainment, Sodium Fox, Talon Entertainment Finance, Paul Schrader Productions, Film Maudit, Seen Entertainment

Genre

Drama

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Revenue

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Director

Paul Schrader

Actors

Jack Huston, Sofia Boutella, Daniel Zovatto, Shiloh Fernandez, Dana Delany, Bill Pullman, Karl Glusman, Jamie Addison, Brandon Davis, Rufus Burns
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Scenario

Paul Schrader

Producer

David M. Wulf, Braxton Pope, Steven Demmler, Francis Chapman, Kyle Stroud, Martin Scorsese, Santosh Govindaraju, Jeff Rice, Franklin P. Laviola, Nicholas Laviola

Operator

Sean Price Williams

Composer

Eli Keszler

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Editing

Stephen Gurewitz, Kristifor Cvijetic, Christopher Y. Kim
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Short description

A repressed philosophy professor, Dr. John Jorissen, is employed at Ridgemont College, a small liberal arts school in the American Midwest. He teaches an introductory course and is writing a book on renowned Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Haunted by a long-buried transgression and the sudden return of its victim, he descends into a crisis of guilt, desire, and spiritual reckoning.