Indignation

Indignation is set in 1951 and follows Marcus Messner, the son of a kosher butcher from Newark, New Jersey, who leaves home to study at a small college in Ohio. A working-class Jewish student, he hopes to avoid being drafted into the Korean War, but at his new school he encounters casual and open anti-Semitism, a repressive atmosphere around sex, and mounting friction with Dean Caudwell. He also becomes involved with Olivia Hutton, a fellow student, and that relationship, along with his clashes with the dean, puts his plans for the future at risk. The film is based on Philip Roth's 2008 novel of the same name.

James Schamus directed and wrote the screenplay, and produced with Anthony Bregman and Rodrigo Teixeira. It was his first time in the director's chair after a long career as a screenwriter and producer. Logan Lerman plays Marcus, with Sarah Gadon as Olivia, Tracy Letts as Dean Caudwell, Linda Emond as Esther Messner, Joanne Baron and Ben Rosenfield in supporting roles, among a credited cast of 33.

Released in July 2016, the film earned about 4 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.7 from roughly 13,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.4 from around 290 votes. A critics' rating of 7.3 from 135 reviews places it above both audience scores.