Teaching movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant teaching movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, feel good, inspirational, dramatic, sincere and serious films and TV shows about / with teaching, teacher, mentor, school, storytelling, power relations, teacher student relationship, destiny, school teacher and teachers and students plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Biography genres shot in USA, Germany, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as teaching: The Man Without a Face (1993), Kindergarten Cop (1990), To Sir, with Love (1967), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Summer School (1987), A Child Is Waiting (1963), Major Payne (1995), Dangerous Minds (1995), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), Coach Carter (2005).
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sincere, realistic, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, mentor, teacher, friendship, injustice, social misfits, teaching the ways of the world, false accusation, teaching, boyhood, disfigurement, children ...
Time:
60s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, detective, crying ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
teacher, fish out of water, children, kindergarten, small town, elementary school, school, witness protection, bullying, working undercover, drug dealer, police ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
astoria oregon, california, oregon, los angeles, north america
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.
Style:
inspirational, touching, educational, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
high school, teacher, teaching, dedicated teacher, coming of age, teenager, mentor, new teacher, cockney, gym teacher, slum, death of mother ...
Time:
60s, year 1967, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, east end london, europe, united kingdom, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, imagination, scientist, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend, mathematician ...
Time:
year 2001, 60s, 1940s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
harvard university, boston, new jersey, detroit, persia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
funny, laugh out loud, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, summer, summer school, high school, teacher student relationship, teenage girl, gym teacher, teenager, teaching, dyslexia, underage drinking, chainsaw ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
california, hawaii
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for mentally retarded children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
teaching, school, teachers and students, mentally challenged, human spirit, dedicated educator, hopes, psychiatry, youth, medical, american football, adoption ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, 60s, year 1959
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds ...
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, manly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
children, military, war veteran, foul language, african american, sarcasm, military training, military life, soldier, underdog, african american protagonist, teacher ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south america
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, sexy, hood ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teacher, school teacher, profanity, hopes, coming of age, hip hop, school, teaching, ghetto, mentor, gangster ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, bay area, usa, san francisco, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
high school, music, classical music, mentor, composer, school, musician, teacher, teaching, honest, high school teacher, sign language ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 60s, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
oregon, portland oregon
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190K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Style:
inspirational, touching, motivational, hood, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
basketball, teacher, mentor, teachers and students, underdog, athlete and trainer, high school, athlete's life, dedicated educator, sport team, life philosophy, college ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, new jersey, usa, san francisco, sacramento california ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take ...
Style:
retro, funny, clever, feel good, political ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vietnam war, radio, violence, military, radio dj, satire, teaching, bicycle, friendship, soldier, great war, politics ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1965, 80s
Place:
vietnam, asia, saigon, indochina, iraq
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Danny DeVito plays an advertising man who is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job; Teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that ...
Style:
humorous, touching, emotional, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, teachers and students, unemployment, shakespeare, self discovery, underdog, instructor, soldier, teaching, honest, justice, misfit ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
brooklyn new york city, detroit, australia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teacher, childhood, single parent, life philosophy, death, boy, good deed, disfigurement, addiction, abusive husband, childhood trauma, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place:
tibet, usa, nevada, las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Rita, a 26 year old Scouse hairdresser with a sharp wit, is married to her childhood sweetheart, the feckless Denny. He wants a baby, she doesn't. She wants to discover herself, so she joins the Open University. Dr. Frank Bryant Is a ...
Style:
talky, touching, witty, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
working class, troubled marriage, teacher student relationship, teacher, literature, teaching, mentor, professor, self discovery, university, infidelity, social differences ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, ireland, europe, dublin ireland ...
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this ...
Style:
romantic, uplifting, realistic, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
boys' school, teacher student relationship, teaching, school teacher, boarding school, world war two, teacher, education, love, vacation, youth, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 1930s, year 1969
Place:
italy, greece, pompeii, europe, london ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, lifestyle change, racism, teenage life, strong female lead, mentor, school teacher, bonding, idealism ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, year 1961, year 1999, year 2006 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, long beach california, usa
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52K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, controversial, talky, psychological ...
Plot:
scientist, gay, lgbt, sexuality, lgbtq, gay interest, sexology, research, sex scene, psychology, nudity, college ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 1940s, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, romantic, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
feminism, teacher, college, coming of age, art, art history, feminist, gender, life philosophy, teachers and students, dedicated educator, boarding school ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 2003, post world war two, 20th century ...
Place:
massachusetts, boston, california, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set in 1940's France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Style:
touching, inspirational, uplifting, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, teacher, childhood, music, teachers and students, abuse, musician, children, boarding school life, friendship, boss, orphan ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2004
Place:
france, new york, switzerland, europe, paris france ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
depressing, independent film, emotional, talky, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teacher, drug addiction, teachers and students, drug, loneliness, addiction, drug abuse, friendship, student, ghetto, school, existentialism ...
Time:
year 2006, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, touching, contemplative, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, dedicated educator, coming of age, boarding school life, ethics, school teacher, schoolboy, boarding school, teachers and students, youth, hardcase students, boys' school ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 70s, 2000s, future
Place:
washington d.c., pennsylvania, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
sincere, melancholic, psychological, realistic, talky ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
teachers and students, high school life, adolescence, dedicated educator, high school, ethnic diversity, mentor, life philosophy, social relations, workplace, self discovery, teaching ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, morocco, caribbean ...
Is relevant?
110K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
psychological, depressing, bleak, thought provoking, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, depression, suicide, teachers and students, dedicated educator, school, unhappy, social problems, high school life, teen angst, human relationship, social decay ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, hood, realistic, political ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids
Plot:
african american, teenager, high school, teacher, black, mentor, school, urban, teaching, school teacher, violence, teenage pregnancy ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century, 60s
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
philosophical, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
teacher, suicide, poetry, coming of age, poet, mentor, teenager, literature, teachers and students, friendship, philosophy, dedicated educator ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1989, year 1959
Place:
vermont, new england, usa, harvard university
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story:
One hundred thousand years ago, the Heavenly Lan Clan reigned over the cultivation world, and all the disciples of the clan were proud and invincible. In order to break through the cultivation level and ascend as soon as possible, Xu Yang, the only ...
Style:
tense, entertaining, captivating, exciting, 3d animation ...
Plot:
martial arts, male protagonist, battles, mixed martial arts, master warrior, cult leader, fight, teaching, training, teacher, sect, teacher student relationship ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Style:
clever, feel good, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
writers, teacher, justice, single parent, college life, fall in love, teaching, power relations, writer's life, unlikely couple, professor, forbidden love ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york state, usa, california, new jersey, new york
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151K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, kids, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, ballet, working class, father son relationship, dancing, audition, gay, childhood, friendship, follow your dream, lgbtq, poverty ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2000, 90s, year 1985 ...
Place:
england, london, northern england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, emotional, sentimental, intellectual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
mathematics, genius, professor, prodigy, life, life philosophy, psychology, philosophy, mentor, psychotherapy, university, life lesson ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s, 2010s
Place:
boston, harvard university, america, persia, massachusetts ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Matthew Perry is real-life inspiration Ron Clark, a passionate and innovative teacher who leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to this students, Clark must use unconventional methods, ...
Style:
serious, emotional, uplifting, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
dedicated educator, teacher, human spirit, changing lives, hardcase students, hopes, teachers and students, teacher student relationship, new job, profanity, school teacher, obstacle ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1994, year 1998
Place:
harlem, usa, north carolina, new york, manhattan new york city
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