Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
Scum has generally received very positive reviews.
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Scum was released in 1979 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 259 reviews, giving Scum (1979) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Scum than critics were.
With a score of 79%, Scum is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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