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Debators: Review and Summary

A debate club’s prep goes a little off rails when their advisors get passionate about the subject matter.

ByAmari Allah Hours Posted onApril 26, 2025 5:49 PMMay 3, 2025 6:47 AM Hours Updated onMay 3, 2025 6:47 AM
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  • "Debators" Film Details
  • Summary
    • Starring
      • Ted Robbins (Kenneth Lonergan)
      • Bethany (J. Smith-Cameron)
  • Review
    • Highlight(s)
    • Overall
  • What To Check Out Next
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“Debators” Film Details

Runtime: 10 Minutes
Release Date: January 30, 2025
Initially Available On/Via: Film Festival – Sundance Film Festival
Advisory Film Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Comedy, Young Adult
Distributor(s): Sundance Film Festival
Director(s): Alex Heller
Writer(s): Alex Heller

Summary

It’s 6 AM at William Taft High School and the congressional debtors have the topic of minimum wage. Mr. Robbins and Ms. Bethany are tasked with monitoring and challenging and in this school, no one wants to do opposed and thanks to Ms. Bethany, you see why.

Starring

Ted Robbins (Kenneth Lonergan)

Bethany (J. Smith-Cameron)

  • The actor is also known for their role in “White Wedding.”

Review

Highlight(s)

  • A Passionate Subject Matter [83/100]
  • It Would Make For An Excellent Series [86/100]

Overall

Our Rating (84/100): Positive (Worth Seeing)

Similar to many comedies that are episodic, you can imagine Debators taking on a topic weekly, then challenging the kids to think, maybe live outside their bubble, and win. In some ways, it could be the high school version of The Carmichael Show and with the right cast and back stories, could be star making.

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Related Tags: Alex Heller, Comedy, Film Festival, J. Smith-Cameron, Kenneth Lonergan, Not Rated, Sundance Film Festival, Young Adult

Amari Allah

Amari is the founder and head writer of Wherever-I-Look.com and has been writing reviews since 2010, with a focus on dramas and comedies.

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