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Directed by Tommy Lee WallaceGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Fantasy,
Horror,
CrimeThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Serial killer films,
Films about school violenceActors Harry Anderson,
Dennis Christopher,
Richard Masur,
Seth Green,
Annette O'Toole,
Tim ReidRating70%
Set in the town of Derry, Maine in the year 1960, six-year old Georgie Denbrough is lured to a storm drain when his paper boat drops down into it. When attempting to retrieve it, he encounters a strange man dressed in a clown costume who calls himself "Pennywise the Dancing Clown." The man tempts Georgie closer with promises of cotton candy and balloons, exclaiming that "they all float down" into the sewer. He says that Georgie can "float" too before revealing his true nature, grabbing him and viciously tearing his right arm off. His older brother, Bill, is overwhelmed with guilt for inadvertently sending Georgie to his death and is terrified when his picture comes to life and bleeds., 2h6
Directed by Denzel WashingtonOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Films about education,
Films about racismActors Forest Whitaker,
Nate Parker,
Jurnee Smollett-Bell,
Denzel Whitaker,
Denzel Washington,
John HeardRating74%
Based on a true story, the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University. This was their 47th annual debate team., 1h43
Directed by Justin ChadwickGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about educationActors Naomie Harris,
Vusi Kunene,
Nick RedingRating73%
Kenya, 2003: A radio DJ announces that the Kenyan government is offering free primary school education to all. Maruge (Oliver Litondo), an 84-year-old villager, hears this and decides he wants to educate himself. Arriving at his local school, with a newspaper clipping about this change in policy, he meets Jane (Naomie Harris), the school’s principal, and expresses his desire to learn. Her colleague Alfred (Alfred Munyua), in an effort to get rid of him, tells him all pupils need two exercise books and a pencil., 1h35
Directed by Jean-Pierre AmérisOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes Films about education,
Medical-themed films,
Films about religion,
Films about disabilities,
La cécité,
Personne sourde ou muette,
Sign-language films,
French Sign Language films,
Films about language and translationActors Isabelle Carré,
Brigitte Catillon,
Laure Duthilleul,
Ariana Rivoire,
Noémie Churlet,
Patricia LegrandRating74%
En 1897, un artisan modeste interne sa propre fille Marie Heurtin chez les Filles de la Sagesse parce qu'elle est sourde et aveugle de naissance et qu'elle est incapable de communiquer. Intriguée, la sœur Sainte-Marguerite s'occupe d'elle., 1h39
Directed by John N. SmithOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Biography,
CrimeThemes Films about education,
Films about music and musicians,
Hip hop films,
Gangster filmsActors Michelle Pfeiffer,
George Dzundza,
Robin Bartlett,
Courtney B. Vance,
Beatrice Winde,
John NevilleRating65%
LouAnne (Michelle Pfeiffer), a discharged U.S. Marine, applies for a teaching job in High School, and is surprised and pleased to be offered the position with immediate effect. Showing up the next day to begin teaching, however, she finds herself confronted with a classroom of tough, sullen teenagers, all from lower-class and underprivileged backgrounds, involved in gang warfare and drug pushing, flatly refusing to engage with anything. They immediately coin the nickname "White Bread" for LouAnne, due to her race and apparent lack of authority, to which LouAnne responds by returning the next day in a leather jacket and teaching them karate. The students show some interest in such activities, but immediately revert to their former behavior when LouAnne tries to teach the curriculum.Directed by Paul AaronOrigin USAGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes Films about education,
Films about disabilitiesActors Melissa Gilbert,
Patty Duke,
Diana Muldaur,
Anne Seymour,
Charles Siebert,
Titos VandisRating71%
Young Helen Keller (Melissa Gilbert)
, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan (Patty Duke) to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate. , 1h48
Directed by Joe JohnstonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Space adventure films,
Political filmsActors Jake Gyllenhaal,
Chris Cooper,
Laura Dern,
Chris Owen,
William Lee Scott,
Chad LindbergRating77%
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., 1h49
Directed by John G. AvildsenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes Films about educationActors Morgan Freeman,
Beverly Todd,
Alan North,
Robert Guillaume,
Ethan Philips,
Michael BeachRating73%
Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, is plagued with numerous problems, especially those dealing with drugs and gang violence. Furthermore, the students are receiving low scores on the state's basic skills test., 1h58
Origin ThailandeGenres Drama,
Biography,
ActionThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Films about school violence,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Sorapong Chatree,
Nong ToomRating70%
L'histoire est basée sur la vie de Parinya Charoenphol, dite Nong Toom, une boxeuse de muay-thaï katoï. Le film relate l'enfance de Nong Toom, enfant sensible, aimant jouer avec les filles et pour cela souffre-douleur de certains de ses camarades. Adolescente, alors encore considérée comme un homme, elle accepte le défi de participer à un combat de boxe qui lui montre que la volonté est plus forte que les aléas de la vie. Elle décide de s'entraîner sérieusement et, après bien des difficultés, progresse jusqu'à devenir championne, tout cela sans renier son identité de genre qui lui permet de se démarquer de ses adversaires à son avantage. Mais le désir profond qui l'anime est de transitionner, ce qu'elle fait au sommet de sa carrière., 1h43
Directed by Ramón MenéndezOrigin USAGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes Films about education,
Films about mathematics,
Gangster filmsActors Edward James Olmos,
Lou Diamond Phillips,
Rosanna DeSoto,
Andy García,
Estelle Harris,
Carmen ArgenzianoRating73%
Jaime Escalante becomes a math teacher at James A. Garfield High School in Eastern Los Angeles. The school is full of hispanic students from working class families who are way below their grade level in terms of academic skills and have a lot of social problems. Escalante seeks to change the school culture to help the students excel in academics. He soon realizes the untapped potential of his class and sets a goal of having the students taking AP Calculus by their senior year. Escalante instructs his class under the philosophy of "ganas", roughly translating into "desire" or "motivation". The students begin taking summer classes in advanced mathematics with Escalante having to withstand the cynicism of other faculty, who feel the students are not capable enough. As the students struggle with the lower expectations they face in society, Escalante helps them overcome the adversity and pass the AP Calculus exams. To his dismay, the Educational Testing Service questions the success of the students, insisting there is too much overlap in their errors and suggests the students cheated. Escalante defends his students, feeling that the allegations are based more on racial and economic perceptions. He offers to have the students retake the test months later and the students succeed in passing the test again despite only having a day to prepare, dispelling the concerns of cheating.