Movies like Scandal in a Small Town
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Scandal in a Small Town (1988)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Leda Beth Vincent lives in the small town of Shiloh and works as a cocktail waitress there. She is not too well thought of as she is nothing of a blushing virgin. But she is far from a whore and brings up her daughter Julie, a high school student, as a loving responsible mother. So, when she becomes aware that Julie's very popular history teacher, Mr Baker, spreads antisemitic ideas among his pupils, Leda Beth decides to ask Mr Baker for an explanation. But she comes up against a wall. Nobody in town - Julie less than all others - wants to support her and it looks as if she will have to bring the Board of Education to court. The trouble is that a school dropout and a tramp of her kind does not count for much compared to the holders of knowledge and of morality.
Plot:
teacher, single mother, small town, exploitation, courtroom, court, racism, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, school teacher, teacher student relationship, high school, anti semitism, waitress, scandal, reputation, lawsuit, history teacher, bar, classroom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, sincere and captivating films with plots about teacher, high school, teacher student relationship, teenage girl, classroom, school and society mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Scandal in a Small Town: Cookies & Cream (2008), The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981), Conrack (1974), Inferno (2001), Teacher (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Duration: 61 min.
Story:
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Story:
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