Ariadna discovers that her grandfather has been searching for the remains of his father, who disappeared during the Civil War. Determined to help him, she travels to Burgos, where a mass grave is being excavated, and where he could be buried. During her stay there, she will learn the story of Antoni Benaiges, a young teacher from Tarragona who was her grandfather's teacher before the war. Through an innovative pedagogical method, Antoni inspired his students and made them a promise: to take them to see the sea.

Wetherby

1985

English

6.5

♡ 10

67%

David Hare Director

Ian Bleasdale as Neurotic Teacher

Tom Wilkinson as Roger Braithwaite

Ian Holm as Stanley Pilborough

Joely Richardson as Young Jean Travers

The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.

Teachers

1984

English

6.1

♡ 8

61%

Arthur Hiller Director

Allen Garfield as Carl Rosenberg

Lee Grant as Dr. Donna Burke

Richard Mulligan as Herbert Gower

Morgan Freeman as Lewis

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

English

7.9

♡ 9

81%

86%

boys' boarding school

Sam Wood Director

Nigel Stock as John Forrester

Robert Donat as Mr. Chips

Austin Trevor as Ralston

Patrick Ludlow as (uncredited)

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.

The Sect

1991

Italian

6.0

♡ 5

Michele Soavi Director

Carla Cassola as Dr. Pernath

Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Martin Romero

Kelly Curtis as Miriam Kreisl

Herbert Lom as Moebius Kelly

A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A lonely schoolteacher almost runs over an elderly man and takes him in, unbeknown to her the man has plans for her – plans that involve a permanent future with the Satanic cult.

There Was a Father

1942

Japanese

7.5

♡ 4

100%

82%

Drama

father son relationship

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Kenji Ôyama as

Reikô Tani as

Chishû Ryû as Shuhei Horikawa

Shin Saburi as Yasutaro Kurokawa

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

2002

English

7.4

♡ 9

79%

1900s

19th century

based on novel or book

Stuart Orme Director

Christopher Fulford as Metcalf

Martin Clunes as Mr. Chipping

Henry Cavill as Soldier Colley

Harry Lloyd as Young Rivers

In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise when, on a walking holiday, he meets and marries the vivacious Kathie,who becomes his helpmate at the school but sadly pre-deceases him. Just before World War One insensitive new headmaster Ralston tries to edge Chipping out but the boys rally and Sir John Rivers, an old pupil of Chipping's and now head of the board of governors, invites him to stay and,when the war breaks out and Ralston joins up, Chipping becomes the new head.

The King and I

2018

English

8.0

♡ 9

Action

based on play or musical

Gary Halvorson Director

Kelli O'Hara as Anna

Arthur Lee as Ensemble

Ruthie Ann Miles as Lady Thiang

Ken Watanabe as The King of Siam

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

Pay It Forward

2000

English

7.2

♡ 41

39%

77%

Action

candlelight vigil

child's point of view

Drama

exotic dancer

extra credit assignment

good deed

schoolteacher

Mimi Leder Director

Jay Mohr as Chris Chandler

Eugene Osment as Cop Who Gives Directions

Bob McCracken as Creepy Middle-Aged Man

Jim Caviezel as Jerry

Tina Lifford as Principal

Haley Joel Osment as Trevor McKinney

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

Wet Season

2019

Chinese

6.8

♡ 4

82%

teacher student relationship

teacher student sex

Anthony Chen Director

Christopher Ming-Shun Lee as Andrew

Shi Bin Yang as Father-in-law

Yann Yann Yeo as Ling

Jia Ler Koh as Weilun

Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.

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