Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who has been abandoned by his divorced parents.

School Life

2016

English

7.3

♡ 3

Neasa Ní Chianáin Director

Dermot Dix as Self

Amanda Leyden as Self

John Leyden as Self

John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year careers are drawing to a close for the pair who have become legends with the mantra: “Reading! ’Rithmetic! Rock ’n’ roll!” But for pupil and teacher alike, leaving is the hardest lesson.

Blackboard Jungle

1955

English

7.4

♡ 6

74%

Richard Brooks Director

Chuck Hicks as Applicant

Horace McMahon as Detective

Robert Foulk as George Katz

Margaret Hayes as Lois Judby Hammond

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes.

The Rewrite

2014

English

6.3

♡ 25

67%

Marc Lawrence Director

J.K. Simmons as Dr. Lerner

Marisa Tomei as Holly Carpenter

Bella Heathcote as Karen

Allison Janney as Mary Weldon

An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.

Porky's II: The Next Day

1983

English

5.0

♡ 16

10%

religious fundamentalism

teaching

Bob Clark Director

Eric Christmas as Carter

Bob Clark as Klan Member

Cyril O'Reilly as Tim

Kaki Hunter as Wendy

When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along his flock of followers to pressure the school into shutting down the production.

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