Dead
Poets Society 1989 Rating:
PG
An unconventional English teacher in an
exclusive New England preparatory school.
Starring:
Robin Williams
Directed by:
Peter Weir
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Mr. Holland's Opus 1995
Rating: PG
The year is 1965, and Glenn Holland, a composer convinced he is
destined to write an historic opus.
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss
Directed by: Stephen Herek
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Music of the Heart 1999 Rating:
PG
Roberta Guaspari, a
divorced mother who creates a music
program in a troubled inner-city school.
Starring: Meryl Streep
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Lean On Me 1989 Rating: PG-13
A tough disciplinarian
hired to run the worst school in Paterson, New Jersey.
Starring: Morgan Freeman
Directed by: John
Avildsen
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Dangerous Minds Rating:
PG-13
One
teacher's struggle to have a positive effect on her students'
lives.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer Directed by:
John N. Smith |
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To Sir With Love 1967
Rating: Not Rated
A
black high school teacher struggles to connect with his classroom
of all white British students.
Starring: Sidney Poitier
Directed by: James Clavell
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The Man Without A Face
1993 Rating: PG-13
an
unlikely friendship between a reclusive ex-teacher and a
12-year-old fatherless boy. Based on the acclaimed novel by
Isabell Holland.
Directed by: Mel Gibson
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October Sky 1999
Rating: PG
With the inspiration of a
school teacher, they persevere and never lose hope in the dreams.
Starring:
Laura
Dern
Directed by: Joe Johnston |
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Stand and Deliver 1988
Rating: PG
A dedicated teacher rescues
poor Latino students
from delinquency by turning them into math whizs.
Starring: Edward James Olmos
Director: Ramon Menendez |
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The Principal 1987 Rating:
R
A
down-on-his-luck high school teacher is "promoted" to
principal at a high school where kids major in
streetfighting and gang intimidation.
Starring: James Belushi Director:
Christopher Cain |
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In and Out 1997 Rating:
PG-13
A
Hollywood star salutes his drama teacher, who is gay. The trouble
is that as far as the teacher and his fiancee of three years knows,
he isn't gay.
Starring: Kevin Kline Director:
Frank Oz |
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187 1997 Rating:
R
A determined Brooklyn high school
science teacher heads west for a fresh start.
Starring: Samuel L.
Jackson Director: Kevin Reynolds |
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The Substitute 1996 Rating:
R
A substitute
teacher who decides to fight back.
Directed by: Robert Mandel |
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Kindergarten Cop 1990 Rating: PG-13
To trap an elusive criminal a veteran cop is forced
to go undercover as a pre-school teacher.
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Directed by: Ivan Reitman |
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
Rating:
G
Follows the teaching career of a Latin professor at an
English boys' school.
Starring: Peter O'Toole
Directed by: Herbert Ross |
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Blackboard Jungle 1955 Rating:
Not Rated
White
navy veteran Richard Dadier is eager to start a new career as a
high school teacher and his military training might come in
handy.
Starring:
Glenn
Ford
Directed by:
Richard
Brooks
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 Rating: PG
An
inspirational, controversial teacher at an exclusive girls school
in Scotland.
Starring: Maggie Smith Directed by:
Ronald Neame
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Teachers 1984 Rating:
R
Irresponsible high school
administrators graduate an illiterate teen, and are confronted
with a major lawsuit.
Starring: Nick Nolte
Director: Arthur Hiller |
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The Breakfast Club 1985 Rating:
R
Five students from different backgrounds come together in a
special detention, learning about each other and forming
friendships in the process.
Starring: Emilio Estevez
Directed by: John Hughes |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 Rating: PG-13
Ferris'
nemesis, high school principal Ed Rooney, is determined to bring
the truants to justice.
Starring: Matthew Broderick Director:
John
Hughes |
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Butterfly
1999 Rating: R
Set in the
winter of 1936, it tells of the unique relationship between eight
year-old Mocho and his kindly teacher, Don Gregorio.
Starring: Fernando
Fernan Gomez Director: Jose
Luis Cuerda |
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