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Hoopla
82
8.1
/1215727/
81
/33095/
79
/16688/
4.0
/2114834/
96
/203/
89
/19225/
75
/39/
cc age 12+

Catch Me If You Can (2002)
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
7.5
/21785/
73
/441/
71
/340/
3.8
/12559/
98
/114/
86
/471/
82
/31/

Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
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Kanopy
80
7.4
/38589/
73
/696/
70
/625/
3.8
/35366/
92
/38/
84
/523/
74
/17/
cc age 12+

Radio Days (1987)
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
poster
80
7.7
/769685/
75
/20129/
71
/12452/
3.7
/930003/
92
/260/
86
/10518/
81
/45/
cc age 16+

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
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Kanopy
79
7.3
/7173/
70
/155/
70
/142/
3.8
/9913/
100
/10/
87
/76/
83
/19/

Wild Reeds (1994)
As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.
poster
79
7.7
/9768/
74
/151/
74
/188/
3.9
/5435/
96
/46/
90
/269/
73
/22/

Not One Less (1999)
Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.1
/95089/
68
/1493/
66
/924/
3.6
/78773/
91
/156/
82
/5415/
85
/31/
cc age 16+

Half Nelson (2006)
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
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AMC+
78
7.4
/45812/
74
/1282/
74
/912/
3.9
/112128/
83
/12/
89
/520/

Thesis (1996)
While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured to death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student at her college...
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/354932/
74
/13060/
71
/6019/
3.8
/1097012/
92
/199/
64
/1335862/
82
/41/
cc age 10+

School of Rock (2003)
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
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Disney Plus
76
7.2
/329986/
75
/33071/
70
/12500/
3.3
/997136/
94
/340/
84
/3805/
77
/48/
cc age 6+

Finding Dory (2016)
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
poster
75
7.6
/21752/
76
/527/
74
/334/
3.6
/16052/
90
/29/
88
/769/
55
/8/
cc age 13+

To Sir, with Love (1967)
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
poster
75
7.1
/35267/
70
/1128/
69
/902/
3.6
/44545/
84
/205/
74
/127/
73
/31/
cc age 17+

Julieta (2016)
The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.
poster
73
7.7
/3458/
76
/107/
72
/57/
3.7
/1660/
93
/7/

The Elementary School (1991)
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very fair. His weakness though, is his interest in young women.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
71
7.1
/18363/
72
/1037/
72
/767/
3.4
/25358/
68
/78/
7.5
/103156/
cc age 11+

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
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Kanopy
70
7.7
/110279/
76
/2940/
76
/1912/
3.9
/201903/
59
/69/
74
/662/
52
/20/
cc age 17+

Detachment (2011)
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
poster
68
6.5
/23710/
66
/854/
62
/414/
3.4
/14140/
76
/109/
66
/437/
67
/30/

Sound of My Voice (2011)
A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
5.8
/3478/
64
/224/
65
/136/
3.0
/5335/
80
/30/
64
/39/
54
/10/
cc age 16+

Blame (2018)
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to "The Crucible".
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Amazon Prime Video
63
6.3
/2769/
65
/71/
58
/45/
3.4
/5389/
71
/14/
60
/75/
61
/17/

Mr. Jealousy (1998)
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.
poster
63
7.0
/18287/
69
/563/
65
/236/
3.3
/2901/
62
/106/
55
/943/
57
/25/
cc age 13+

Flash of Genius (2008)
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
poster
70
57
6.8
/3318/
69
/46/
64
/33/
3.3
/2000/
93
/14/
64
/51/

My Little Chickadee (1940)
While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.
poster
85
56
7.9
/1321/
84
/46/
81
/11/
3.8
/7490/
95
/22/
98
/44/

Tinā (2025)
A woman grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch earthquakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite private school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.
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Kanopy
68
56
6.5
/3308/
63
/221/
60
/296/
3.4
/6696/
100
/16/
56
/7/

School's Out (2018)
Pierre Hoffman joins a prestigious school as a substitute teacher and soon notices, among some of his students, an unjustified hostility and a spark of violence in their eyes. Is it because the unspeakable tragedy they have just experienced? Is it because they seem to be extraordinarily gifted children? Is it because they have lost all hope for the future? From curiosity to obsession, Pierre will try to unlock their secret.
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Amazon Prime Video
56
6.6
/26796/
68
/989/
66
/613/
3.2
/12361/
31
/26/
67
/569/
41
/15/

One Eight Seven (1997)
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).
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Netflix
55
5.9
/45580/
61
/3086/
64
/1013/
2.7
/137050/
58
/93/
71
/14/
50
/14/
cc age 15+

Cobweb (2023)
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
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Kanopy
52
6.6
/23838/
68
/704/
63
/269/
3.3
/12750/
57
/35/
58
/552/
30
/9/
cc age 13+

Summer School (1987)
A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some.
poster
73
50
7.1
/13057/
69
/191/
66
/133/
3.5
/11683/
90
/2/

Terkel in Trouble (2004)
6th-grader Terkel begins experiencing a streak of bad luck after sitting on a black spider. His teacher dies and is replaced by the strange Justin. At home, Terkel's Uncle Stewart erupts in sporadic fits of rage, and at school Terkel is bullied by two boys after they learn that fat Doris likes him. On a school camping trip, Terkel begins receiving death threats and must figure out who wants to kill him.
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The Roku Channel
50
6.1
/17829/
65
/759/
69
/530/
2.9
/11075/
42
/26/
41
/244/
41
/19/

The Substitute (1996)
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
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Netflix
50
5.7
/221478/
58
/7759/
56
/4865/
2.5
/185388/
46
/189/
36
/5784/
47
/38/
cc age 17+

Bad Teacher (2011)
A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.
poster
49
5.2
/9380/
60
/357/
57
/188/
2.7
/5440/
27
/15/
37
/239/

The Meteor Man (1993)
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
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Hoopla
48
5.7
/63974/
58
/1757/
58
/1076/
2.6
/39341/
26
/145/
44
/6184/
41
/31/
cc age 14+

Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
poster
72
47
7.1
/3375/
69
/50/
75
/148/
3.7
/9059/
73
/7/

Indian Summer (1972)
In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. His relationship with his partner Monica is in crisis and he spends most of the time with his new acquaintances and gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In classroom, he meets the gorgeous nineteen years old student Vanina Abati, who is Gerardo's girlfriend.
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Netflix
46
5.4
/23099/
63
/2503/
57
/1315/
2.2
/32313/
32
/106/
36
/4/
cc age 15+

Naked (2017)
Following a wild night out with his best man, Rob Anderson wakes up to find himself naked in an elevator on the morning of his wedding day and is forced to relive the morning over and over again.
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Kanopy
45
5.8
/11757/
60
/606/
59
/285/
2.7
/9896/
21
/19/
42
/135/
43
/13/

Miss Meadows (2014)
Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides a ruthless gun-toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary. For Miss Meadows, bad behavior is simply unforgivable.
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The Roku Channel
49
44
5.7
/4150/
56
/144/
58
/79/
2.8
/6032/
33
/6/
39
/67/

Lust for a Vampire (1971)
In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.
poster
77
42
7.2
/1101/
74
/109/
79
/266/
3.7
/3249/
87
/4/

Hachiko (2023)
This is the story of a puppy that touched hundreds of millions of people around the world. Hachiko is a cute Chinese pastoral dog. He met his destined owner Chen Jingxiu in the vast crowd and became a member of the Chen family. With the passage of time, the once beautiful home is no longer there, but Batong is still waiting where it is, and its fate is closely tied to its family.
poster
48
42
5.4
/3123/
60
/274/
57
/104/
2.3
/2314/
23
/31/

Seven in Heaven (2018)
Sixteen year old Jude discovers each and every one of his fears is true.
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Plex
55
40
5.8
/3553/
56
/67/
55
/67/
3.1
/1107/
47
/135/

The Substitute (2007)
6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And how does she manage to convince everyone's parents she is so great when the whole class knows she is really an alien?
poster
61
33
6.5
/2965/
61
/45/
60
/43/
3.4
/791/
52
/9/

Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake (2005)
14-year old Erik gets sent to live with his older brother, Henry, during the summer as his mother is dying in cancer. Henry starts dating Ewa, who is married to Berra. A few days after Ewa shows up battered and bruised from an altercation with Berra, he is found dead on a nearby parking lot.
poster
68
31
6.9
/948/
65
/10/
60
/9/
3.5
/900/
82
/95/

Gilda Live (1980)
Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketches that are sometimes more risque than when they appeared on television. During her breaks, the character Father Guido Sarducci takes the stage.
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Pluto TV
66
29
6.7
/1390/
72
/103/
59
/28/
67
/11/
cc age 8+

Christmas Angel (2012)
While working on a class assignment to write a paper on “My Impossible Christmas Wish,” Olivia Mead quickly takes note of unusual happenings. As her wishes come true, she is convinced the miracles are linked to a mysterious woman she believes is an angel.
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The Roku Channel
50
28
4.7
/2360/
61
/102/
58
/55/
2.5
/819/
34
/9/

Dirty Teacher (2013)
When a high school senior discovers her teacher is seducing her boyfriend, events turn deadly after the teacher tries to cover it up.
poster
66
24
6.7
/474/
67
/7/
63
/47/
3.5
/599/

Summerfield (1977)
When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance.
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Hoopla
56
23
5.6
/394/
54
/44/
57
/14/
57

Fallen Stars (2017)
A poignant drama that chronicles the unexpected friendship that develops between Cooper, a melancholy bartender, who at thirty-six still isn't sure what he wants to do with his life, and Daisy, an extremely bright but socially awkward girl in her early twenties.
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Plex
40
22
4.6
/1727/
44
/29/
47
/28/
2.7
/1285/
12
/109/

Blood of Dracula (1957)
A crazed teacher at a respectable girls' school draws power from a medallion she has obtained from the Carpathian Mountains, and uses it to experiment telepathically on the school's newest young pupil.
poster
54
20
5.6
/1120/
64
/7/
46
/20/
3.0
/306/
48
/36/

Killing Mr. Griffin (1997)
After being humiliated in English class by his teacher Mr. Griffin, High School student Mark Kinney and his friends plot their revenge. The prank goes wrong when Mr. Griffin dies from heart failure. Now, Mark and his friends must cover their tracks before they are accused of murder.
poster
42
19
4.3
/1370/
46
/57/
40
/39/
2.8
/521/
27
/26/

Zapped Again! (1990)
A new kid moves into school, making enemies with the affluent societies and joining the beleaguered Science Club. But when an old potion is discovered to confer telekinetic power he gets the chance to get his own back, as well as having a bit of fun on the side.
poster
55
14
6.0
/568/
51
/19/
53
/18/
3.4
/714/
43
/2/

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
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MGM Plus
41
10
3.8
/755/
41
/25/
36
/15/
2.7
/543/
35
/4/

Virgin High (1991)
When Christy Murphy comes home past midnight with her boyfriend, Jerry, her parents send her to the Academy of the Blessed Virgin, a Catholic school run by kind but very strict nuns.


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