Jerry, a new student at an elite Catholic prep school, must face the hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When teacher Brother Leon pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the Vigils, Archie, gets Jerry to reject selling for 10 days. However, Jerry decides to keep up the refusal past the original time frame, which pits him against the Vigils and the school staff.
The Chocolate War has generally received positive reviews.
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The Chocolate War was released in 1988 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 43 reviews, giving The Chocolate War (1988) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Chocolate War than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 65%, The Chocolate War is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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