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Kanopy
90
8.1
/76222/
81
/1411/
82
/1162/
4.4
/133439/
100
/52/
93
/871/
100
/19/

Tokyo Story (1953)
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
poster
87
8.1
/26759/
80
/575/
77
/340/
4.1
/11715/
99
/69/
94
/817/
82
/25/

The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
poster
Criterion Channel
86
7.8
/7228/
78
/153/
75
/153/
4.1
/12950/
100
/24/
91
/75/

The Music Room (1958)
An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.2
/40990/
80
/652/
78
/465/
4.3
/59998/
98
/82/
93
/368/

Pather Panchali (1955)
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.1
/21982/
81
/563/
78
/410/
4.4
/113171/
100
/11/
91
/86/

Where Is The Friend's House? (1987)
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/59806/
78
/867/
79
/901/
4.4
/83069/
96
/46/
93
/674/

Andrei Rublev (1966)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
poster
The Roku Channel
85
8.1
/72522/
78
/1286/
79
/1049/
4.2
/80528/
95
/88/
93
/869/

Diabolique (1955)
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
poster
85
8.3
/227612/
81
/2435/
79
/1260/
4.0
/87738/
93
/14/
96
/2312/
cc age 13+

Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
poster
MGM Plus
84
8.1
/34953/
79
/602/
76
/444/
4.0
/19157/
93
/28/
91
/649/
75
/8/
cc age 12+

Inherit the Wind (1960)
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
poster
84
8.0
/49474/
84
/1197/
81
/1004/
4.3
/190028/
94
/50/
95
/763/
80
/25/

Central Station (1998)
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
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Kanopy
84
7.6
/7490/
77
/209/
73
/324/
3.9
/11675/
100
/8/
88
/127/
cc age 9+

My Father's Glory (1990)
Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.
poster
84
8.4
/472427/
83
/5269/
80
/2578/
4.1
/167952/
100
/15/
93
/2217/
67
/4/
cc age 13+

3 Idiots (2009)
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
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Kanopy
83
8.3
/400182/
81
/7905/
81
/4537/
4.3
/497768/
92
/131/
93
/1069/
77
/30/

The Hunt (2012)
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.9
/38842/
76
/792/
74
/462/
4.0
/20955/
93
/45/
95
/1698/
77
/20/
cc age 17+

Once Were Warriors (1994)
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.4
/9293/
74
/220/
70
/179/
3.9
/12804/
96
/23/
90
/163/
79
/18/

An Angel at My Table (1990)
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
poster
82
7.7
/16828/
76
/240/
73
/195/
3.8
/5704/
96
/25/
92
/329/
cc age 12+

Kolya (1996)
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.
poster
82
7.6
/6836/
74
/87/
71
/150/
3.9
/6704/
90
/21/
86
/132/
cc age 13+

Small Change (1976)
The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.
poster
Disney Plus
82
8.0
/420618/
79
/21378/
81
/11042/
3.9
/2039827/
95
/361/
88
/2047/
83
/55/
cc age 8+

Soul (2020)
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
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Kanopy
82
7.6
/1637/
77
/75/
71
/40/
3.8
/1642/
100
/30/
86
/19/
75
/10/
cc age 16+

Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
An intimate portrait of Matthew Shepard, the gay young man murdered in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history. Framed through a personal lens, it's the story of loss, love, and courage in the face of unspeakable tragedy.
poster
82
7.8
/8923/
73
/221/
73
/136/
3.9
/10713/
96
/79/
90
/341/
83
/27/

Bus 174 (2002)
Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to shoot all the passengers. Transmitted live on all Brazilian TV networks, this shocking and tragic-ending event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the scariest examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.
poster
82
7.5
/37325/
71
/648/
69
/698/
3.7
/25169/
95
/158/
82
/1385/
92
/31/

The Class (2008)
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/117907/
75
/2693/
75
/1830/
3.9
/80082/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.4
/16324/
71
/234/
70
/236/
3.8
/9401/
97
/87/
88
/297/
86
/25/

Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.4
/37297/
73
/479/
71
/409/
3.6
/17159/
97
/142/
87
/1568/
87
/39/
cc age 17+

Maria Full of Grace (2004)
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.7
/220363/
76
/7168/
76
/3585/
4.1
/611369/
93
/232/
90
/213/
79
/34/
cc age 14+

Another Round (2020)
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
poster
MGM Plus
83
81
8.1
/21901/
79
/337/
79
/325/
3.9
/14490/
96
/27/
88
/400/
83
/7/
cc age 10+

The Miracle Worker (1962)
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.6
/29692/
74
/642/
74
/419/
3.9
/33145/
96
/76/
87
/492/
82
/16/

Marty (1955)
Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.8
/24640/
77
/535/
76
/379/
4.1
/36830/
88
/50/
92
/723/
80
/29/

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.
poster
81
8.0
/58253/
79
/878/
77
/780/
4.1
/25629/
82
/34/
95
/975/
73
/21/

Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17-year-old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.8
/241587/
78
/10693/
74
/3808/
3.8
/542076/
90
/61/
87
/35009/
67
/10/
cc age 8+

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
poster
Hulu
80
7.0
/6509/
69
/306/
68
/111/
3.8
/44122/
96
/115/
91
/18/
87
/18/
cc age 15+

Blue Jean (2023)
Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.
poster
80
7.8
/109498/
78
/2800/
77
/1358/
3.8
/128475/
90
/72/
88
/3009/
71
/23/
cc age 10+

October Sky (1999)
Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However, in October 1957 everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, goes into orbit. When Homer sees the Soviet satellite streak overhead, he becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With the help of his friends, and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town, and especially Homer's father, thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars.
poster
80
7.4
/65489/
73
/1123/
73
/1019/
4.0
/106424/
88
/147/
86
/2062/
81
/34/
cc age 18+

Bad Education (2004)
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
poster
MGM Plus
80
7.4
/224108/
73
/6679/
73
/4138/
3.9
/766449/
94
/81/
77
/8904/
86
/21/
cc age 15+

Carrie (1976)
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
poster
Kanopy
80
8.1
/522830/
80
/10269/
78
/4842/
4.0
/251580/
84
/191/
92
/5901/
71
/35/
cc age 14+

Warrior (2011)
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.7
/767085/
75
/19931/
71
/12367/
3.7
/896345/
92
/261/
86
/10517/
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.
poster
81
79
8.1
/12950/
79
/369/
76
/221/
4.0
/12986/
Popcorn
90
/48/

Day of the Wacko (2002)
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
IMDb 33
7.5
/253522/
72
/13117/
73
/2477/
3.6
/2164007/
93
/386/
85
/3217/
81
/48/
cc age 17+

Weapons (2025)
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
poster
Hulu
79
8.1
/624477/
82
/16055/
83
/12080/
4.3
/2700335/
85
/66/
92
/13615/
79
/15/
cc age 13+

Dead Poets Society (1989)
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.5
/8113/
77
/338/
74
/210/
3.7
/16331/
98
/62/
87
/42/
76
/13/

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)
A teacher, in search of inspiration, travels to the most remote school in the world, where he ends up realizing how important his job is and appreciating the value of yak dung.
poster
79
7.7
/9739/
74
/146/
74
/185/
3.9
/5238/
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.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.6
/10453/
76
/302/
74
/238/
3.8
/22072/
96
/25/
91
/219/
69
/23/

Butterfly (1999)
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.6
/12617/
76
/297/
73
/115/
3.8
/6642/
97
/137/
83
/706/
cc age 8+

Spellbound (2002)
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.2
/54220/
72
/2170/
73
/1249/
4.0
/396626/
85
/41/
77
/410/
75
/10/

Possession (1981)
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.1
/94873/
69
/1468/
66
/917/
3.6
/76160/
91
/157/
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.
poster
79
7.7
/44420/
77
/1597/
76
/932/
4.0
/58978/
81
/16/
88
/553/

Confessions (2010)
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
poster
Netflix
78
7.4
/28648/
72
/1218/
72
/631/
3.8
/113095/
96
/146/
70
/79/
82
/21/

The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/11744/
74
/346/
69
/140/
3.3
/4577/
89
/122/
84
/1315/
81
/31/
cc age 12+

Waiting for "Superman" (2010)
Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.


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