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Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
, 1h48
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about education, Transport films, Time travel films, Films about automobiles, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Alternate history films
Actors Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan

On October 5, 1985, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown arrives in his flying time machine and persuades Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to come back to the future with him to help their future children. Biff Tannen witnesses their departure. They arrive on October 21, 2015, where Doc electronically knocks out Jennifer and leaves her asleep in an alley, explaining that she should not have too much knowledge of future events. He has Marty pose as his own son to refuse an offer to participate in a robbery with Biff's grandson, Griff.
The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club (1985)
, 1h37
Directed by John Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Teen movie
Actors Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Gleason, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy

On Saturday, March 24, 1984, five students report at 7:00 a.m. for all-day detention at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois. While not complete strangers, each of them comes from a different clique, and they seem to have nothing in common: the beautiful and pampered Claire Standish, the state champion wrestler Andrew Clarke, the bookish Brian Johnson, the reclusive outcast Allison Reynolds, and the rebellious John Bender.
October Sky
October Sky (1999)
, 1h48
Directed by Joe Johnston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Space adventure films, Political films
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg

The film is set in Coalwood, West Virginia in October 1957. The coal mine is the town's largest employer and almost every man living in the town works in the mines. John Hickam (Chris Cooper), the mine superintendent, loves his job and hopes that his boys, Jim (Scott Miles) and Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal), will one day join him in his mine. When it appears that Jim will receive a football scholarship to attend college, this leaves Homer to fulfill his father's dream, although his mother, Elsie (Natalie Canerday), hopes for more for her son.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
, 1h42
Directed by John Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Films about education, L'action se déroule en une journée, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Charlie Sheen, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey

High school senior Ferris Bueller skips school by fooling his parents into thinking he is sick. He then persuades his depressive best friend Cameron Frye to join him. Ferris coaxes Cameron into taking his father's prized 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder out for a spin. Sympathy spreads throughout his school and the community for Ferris' faked illness, inspiring a campaign to "Save Ferris." His absence is called into question by his sister Jeannie and the school's dean of students, Edward Rooney, who believes Ferris is truant, which Rooney believes jeopardizes his own ability to effectively govern the student body.
The Chorus
The Chorus (2004)
, 1h36
Directed by Christophe Barratier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, L'enfance marginalisée, Musical films
Actors Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Jacques Perrin, Marie Bunel

In 1999, Pierre Morhange, a conductor performing in the United States, is informed that his mother has died before a concert. After the performance, he returns to his home in France for her funeral. An old friend named Pépinot arrives at his door with a diary which belonged to their teacher, Clément Mathieu. They proceed to read it together.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In (2008)
, 1h55
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Vampires in film, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Elif Ceylan, Peter Carlberg, Tom Ljungman

Oskar, a meek 12-year-old boy, resides with his mother Yvonne in the western Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1981 and occasionally visits his father Erik in the countryside. It is not clear why Erik is living apart from Yvonne, but on one such visit, when Oskar and Erik are enjoying a cosy night playing games, a drunken neighbour arrives and Erik starts to drink heavily with him, breaking up the cosy father/son evening. Oskar collects clippings from newspapers and magazines about grisly murders and pictures of hunting knives. He keeps a knife under his mattress.
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
, 1h45
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Veronica Cartwright

Former college classmates Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn) open a private school for girls. Martha's Aunt Lily (Miriam Hopkins), an aging actress, lives and teaches elocution at the school. After an engagement of two years to Joe Cardin (James Garner), a reputable obstetrician, Karen finally agrees to set a wedding date. Joe is related to the influential Amelia Tilford (Fay Bainter), whose granddaughter Mary (Karen Balkin) is a student at the school. Mary is a spoiled, conniving child who bullies her classmates, particularly Rosalie Wells (Veronica Cartwright), whom she blackmails when she discovers her in possession of a student's missing bracelet.
Nanban
Nanban (2012)
, 3h9
Directed by S. Shankar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Buddy films
Actors Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan, Sathyaraj

Venkat Ramakrishnan (Srikanth), Sevarkodi Senthil (Jiiva) and Panchavan Parivendan aka Pari (Vijay) are three first year engineering students who share a room in the hostel of Ideal Engineering College (IEC), Chennai. Venkat studies engineering to pursue his father's wishes over his own wish – to become a wildlife photographer, while Senthil studies engineering to get his family out of poverty. Pari, on the other hand, studies engineering for his simple passion for machines and devices. He believes that one should follow excellence, not success, as success will take care of itself if excellence is followed. However, this approach to studies is sneered upon by the dean of the college, Professor Virumandi "Virus" Santhanam (Sathyaraj). Virus and the faculty favour Pari's classmate, an NRI student Srivatsan aka "Silencer" (Sathyan), who believes in mindless rote learning over understanding to reach his goals of corporate status. Pari constantly spars with Virus and Silencer due to their differences in their educational approaches.
To Be and to Have
To Be and to Have (2002)
, 1h44
Directed by Nicolas Philibert
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Documentaire sur une personnalité

Dans une toute petite commune rurale d'Auvergne, l'école primaire est assurée par un unique instituteur, Georges Lopez, qui accueille dans sa classe une quinzaine d'enfants dont le niveau va de la maternelle au CM2. Le documentaire s'intéresse aux conditions d'enseignement et de vie dans ce cadre particulier, aux relations qui se tissent entre les élèves et leur professeur, ainsi qu'au rapport entre l'enseignant et les parents d'élèves. L'approche pédagogique de l'instituteur est mise en avant.
Gentleman
Gentleman (1993)
, 2h35
Directed by S. Shankar
Origin Inde
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Arjun Sarja, Madhoobala Shah, Charan Raj, Goundamani, Subhashri, Prabhu Deva

A story begins with a swashbuckling thief, also a master of disguise, who not only targets jewellers but also government agencies is being tracked down by Azhagar Nambi (Charan Raj), an efficient Police officer, who takes things a bit too personal. The story cuts to Krishnamoorthy alias Kicha (Arjun), a respected citizen who runs a home-based pappadam business.
The Elementary School
The Elementary School (1991)
, 1h40
Directed by Jan Svěrák
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Jan Tříska, Zdeněk Svěrák, Libuše Šafránková, Rudolf Hrušínský, Eva Holubová, Petr Čepek

The film is set shortly after the World War II (1945 and 1946) in one of the suburbs of Prague (it was shot in Michle). The main character Eda Souček (Václav Jakoubek) attends a boys' elementary school where he belongs to a class with a complete lack of discipline. After their teacher Maxová (Daniela Kolářová) goes insane during one of her classes, the schoolmaster (Rudolf Hrušínský) has to implement special measures. He employs a new male teacher Igor Hnízdo (Jan Tříska), who is said to be a great war hero. Authoritative Hnízdo immediately introduces corporal punishment which, as he explains, is not normally allowed but the school has received an exception from the Ministry of Education as a result of their dreadful behaviour. Despite his strict methods, the boys soon become charmed by the man. They love his battlefront stories and the fact that he is always armed and wears a uniform. Eda sees him as the very opposite of his own father (Zdeněk Svěrák) whom he considers to be too cowardly. Hnízdo makes the same positive impression on all people he meets (including Eda's mother portrayed by Libuše Šafránková). Nevertheless, his persona is also surrounded by many controversies. For example his war heroism is disputed as he is unable to provide any accurate information about his military service. There is even an unconfirmed rumour that Hnízdo was only guarding goats during the war. But the boys from his class ignore all negative comments and even fight those who are spreading the rumours. Hnízdo's reputation suffers after he is accused of having a sexual relationship with local twins who attend a girls' school in the same area. He is forced to leave because this is not the first time he has been involved in a similar affair. The formerly unmanageable boys begin to defend Hnízdo and call for his return. The accusation is finally withdrawn and Hnízdo comes back to the class. He states that the way they were dealing with the accusation is a proof that the physical punishments are no longer necessary.
Homework
Homework (1989)
, 1h26
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Origin Iran
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about education
Actors Abbas Kiarostami

The films consists almost exclusively of interviews with a number of pupils and two fathers of pupils at Shahid Masumi school who are asked to give their opinion on the traditional teaching practice of assigning homework. Issues such as some parents' illiteracy and their inability to help their children with the homework are raised. The children don't always succeed in hiding the more embarrassing aspects of their family life (corporal punishment, poverty, etc.).