 Finding
Forrester
(2001, Sean Connery, Rob Brown).
"A moving story of a grizzled recluse and an
inner-city teenager brought together by their shared passion for
writing" (RT). [ PG-13 ]
Read the
book by James Ellison
(Jpn).
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 Mr.
Holland's Opus
(1995,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Glenne Headly).
A high school teacher teaches generations of students
about music, love, respect, faith, and confidence. "You'll
laugh, cry, and feel inspired." [ PG]
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 Music
of the Heart
(2000,
Meryl Streep).
A teacher overcomes the skepticism of
everyone to teach violin to students in a tough inner-city
neighborhood, and the children rise to face a great
challenge." [PG ]
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 Stand
and Deliver (1988,
Edward James Olmos)
A
true-life story
of a Los Angles high school teacher who drives his students to
excellence, overcoming biases about disadvantaged kids.
[ PG ]
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 Conrack
(1974, John Voight)
A
young schoolteacher goes to an island off the coast of
South Carolina where he faces ignorance and poverty. He
brings a fresh style to teaching his African-American students
helping them gain self-respect.
Based on Pat Conroy's novel The
Water Is Wide.
[PG]
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 To
Sir With Love
(1967, Sidney Poitier. A new
teacher throws out standard lesson plans and takes control of
his unruly, teenage students in a London school by teaching them
essential lessons about real life instead of academics.
One of the best films of this
genre.
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 Up
the Down Staircase
(1967, Sandy Dennis). A young, idealistic
school teacher at an inner-city school in New York
nearly burns out but rejuvenates herself . "The
film has disturbing scenes, happy scenes, sad scenes,
and even some funny scenes." One of the best!
[PG]
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 Dead Poet's Society
(1989, Robin Williams).
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 Stanley
and Iris (1990, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda). "This is a very sweet . . . gem of a movie. Robert DeNiro, in a sharp departure from his typical tough-guy
role, plays the shy Stanley, who doesn't know how to
read. He meets Iris, played by Jane Fonda . . . who
teaches him reading as their friendship and love
blossom." (H. Reiner)
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