History teacher movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant history teacher movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, feel good, humorous, crying and serious films and TV shows about / with history teacher, teacher, school, high school, youth, teenager, classroom, teenage boy, teenage girl and high school teacher plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Denmark and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as history teacher: The History Boys (2006), Waterland (1992), Bucket (2017), The Holdovers (2023), Red Dawn (1984), Serial Teachers (2013), Another Round (2020), Father Goose (1964), Mayor of Kingstown (2021), What Have You Done to Solange? (1972).

List of history teacher movies

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The History Boys (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their ...
Style: witty, melancholic, stylized, semi serious, inspirational ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teacher, coming of age, gay, youth, gay teenager, education, exam, lgbt, mentor, friends, lifestyle, anti conformity ...
Time: 80s, year 2006, 20th century, year 1983
Place: england, yorkshire, britain, northern england, europe
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 6.6
 2K
Waterland (1992)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, psychological, serious, offbeat ...
Plot: teacher, high school, haunted by the past, teachers and students, self discovery, power relations, couples, introspection, couple relations, friendship, father son relationship, mental illness ...
Time: 90s, 1940s, 70s, year 1992, 1920s ...
Place: england, pittsburgh, europe, london, germany
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 5.9
 208
Bucket (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying Fran feels obliged to accompany her on a road trip ticking off items on her bucket list.
Style: sitcom
Plot: history teacher, bucket list, road trip, dying, free spirit, mother daughter relationship, relationships, mother
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 8.0
 110K
The Holdovers (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy ...
Plot: boarding school, holiday, teacher, new year's eve, vietnam war, christmas, grieving mother, detention, teen angst, depression, mental institution, boy ...
Time: 70s, year 1970, year 1971
Place: boston, massachusetts, new england
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 6.3
 63K
Red Dawn (1984)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Style: intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: survival, propaganda, invasion, dystopia, cold war, politics, anti communist, high school, military, end of the world, communism, visceral ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century, future
Place: colorado, china, new mexico, soviet union, ussr ...
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Serial Teachers (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conventional means to raise standards at the school and he has no choice ...
Style: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: teachers and students, youth, high school life, high school, school, silly humor, teenage life, teenager, save the day, school teacher, phd, teacher ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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 7.7
 192K
Another Round (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.
Style: dark comedy, social, psychological, unusual plot structure, funny ...
Audience: adult
Plot: experiment, teacher, friendship, drunkenness, group of friends, alcohol abuse, midlife crisis, drinking, teacher student relationship, marriage, dancing, existential loneliness ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, year 2011, year 2013, 21st century
Place: copenhagen, denmark, eastern europe
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 7.3
 12K
Father Goose (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: During World War II South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
Style: witty, humorous, romantic comedy, sex comedy, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, island, destiny, wartime, radio, stranded on an island, sailing, dating, world war, jungle, children, imaginary friend ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1942
Place: persia, pacific ocean
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Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McClusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, crime thriller ...
Plot: prison, organized crime, corruption, business, corrupt politician, racism, political corruption, inequality, corrupt mayor, mayor, town mayor, conspiracy ...
Place: michigan
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What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: After several coeds are murdered at a college, a professor (Fabio Testi) who is involved with a student becomes a suspect, along with several other male and female teachers.
Style: slasher, detective, grindhouse, suspense, deep ...
Plot: serial killer, voyeurism, murder, obsession, sexual obsession, psycho killer, murder of a nude woman, infidelity, misogynist, lust, voyeur, brutality ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: italy, london
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Christmas Wonderland (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Heidi, who initially left her small town of Pleasant Valley with the dream of one day becoming a successful painter, has put her own art on hold to excel as an art gallery curator. Now, a week before the gallery’s big Christmas party, she must ...
Style: sweet, humorous, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: christmas, holiday, christmas romance, second chance, inspiration, choice, talent, love, starting over, art, christmas eve, relationship vs career ...
Place: new york, pennsylvania
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: 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.
Style: independent film, freeze frame, crying
Plot: interracial sex, teacher student sex, interracial rape, older woman younger man relationship, interracial, age difference, older woman younger man, exploring sexuality, janitor, caught having sex, rape, sexual harassment ...
Time: year 1979, year 1954, year 1956, 1950s, year 1955
Place: kansas
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 4.3
 15K
Yoga Hosers (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening their major party plans.
Style: parody, surreal, horror comedy, cult classic, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, yoga, female friendship, friendship, prejudice, family drama, gory, spoiled girl, yoga instructor, sister sister relationship, lesbian, nazi ...
Time: year 1945, 1930s
Place: canada
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Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Style: humorous, funny, melancholic, not serious, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: high school, bullying, teacher, friendship, nerd, youth, high school life, teenager, unlikely friendships, self defense, vengeance, protector ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 673 min.
TV show
Story: David Powlett-Jones has just returned to England from the trenches of WWI. He was injured and shell-shocked and, after a spell in hospital he gets a job teaching in a boys boarding school in S.W. England. He is not at all sure he can do the job, but ...
Style: historical drama, talky, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot: boys' school, world war two, writers, grief, boarding school, private school, preparatory school, shell shock, public school, teacher, battles, power relations ...
Time: 1910s, 1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: britain, england, europe
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Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: In the future, corporations have taken over the world and banned sex. A group of rebellious high school students devise a way to go back in time to the present day and try change history to prevent that from happening.
Style: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, slapstick, slapstick comedy, psychotronic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: time travel, erotica, dystopian future, sexual fantasy, revolution, sexual repression, first sexual experience, high school student, cross dressing, terminator, high school, distopia ...
Time: 2000s, year 2000, 2010s, year 1997, year 1994 ...
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We'll Live Till Monday (1968)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Ilya Semenovich Melnikov is a history teacher in an ordinary Soviet high school. He is a very good teacher and his students and colleagues treat him with a great deal of respect. However, Melnikov faces a lot of difficulties in his work. In ...
Style: captivating, touching, sentimental, intellectual
Plot: teacher, school teacher, unrequited love, teachers and students, school, fall in love, teaching the ways of the world, responsibility, coming of age, teacher student relationship, older man younger woman relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 20th century
Place: russia, soviet union
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American History X (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader ...
Style: dramatic, serious, cerebral, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: skinhead, prison, racism, gang, neo nazi, racial slur, nazism, character change, juvenile delinquency, rape, african american, racial prejudice ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place: los angeles, usa, california, america, north america ...
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The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
Style: teen, emotional, witty, realistic, touching ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: high school, adolescence, teenager, coming of age, teen angst, teenage girl, teen romance, female protagonist, best friend, friendship, teacher, nymph ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
Place: california, oregon
Is relevant ?
 4.3
 1K
Zombie High (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A woman goes to previously all-male boarding school on a scholarship. She begins to separate herself from her boyfriend in order to devote more time to her new environment...
Style: cult classic, independent film, scary, serious, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, college, zombie, teacher, conspiracy, student, monster, supernatural being, school, teacher student relationship, abducted woman, conspirator ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: usa, virginia
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Love at First Hiccup (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A high school romantic comedy about freshman Victor who has contracted a case of Anya-itis, (acute and incurable love passion for high school senior Anja.) And why shouldn't he?
Style: humorous, teen sex comedy, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: teenage love, high school, youth, love and romance, high school life, teenage life, social relations, popular girl, teenager, party, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Good Morning, Miss Bliss is an American teen sitcom that aired on the Disney Channel from 1988 to 1989, starring Hayley Mills as a teacher at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. The show was originally a pilot for NBC, ...
Style: sitcom, teen comedy
Audience: kids
Plot: middle school, school, teacher, high school life, love, female teacher, history teacher, junior high school, live action, classroom
Time: 80s
Place: indiana, indianapolis indiana
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Mamnou Fi Laylat El-Dokhla (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A young couple face hardships as they start their life together.
Plot: taxi, funeral, hotel, ghost, marriage, death, friend, swimming pool, mother, husband wife relationship, wedding, fiancee ...
Place: alexandria egypt
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 80
Fucha (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 63 min.
Story: International Critics’ Week - Cannes Festival 1985
Plot: renaissance, national identity, drunkard, grave, dignity, renovation, cemetery, history teacher, lie, heroes, coffin, headstone
Place: eastern europe
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 5.7
 3K
Clueless (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Clueless is a television series spun off from the 1995 teen film of the same name. The series originally premiered on ABC on September 20, 1996 as a part of the TGIF lineup during its first season. The show then spent its last two seasons on UPN ...
Style: sitcom, sweet, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night
Plot: high school, teenager, pretty girl, occupation, education, best friend, coming of age, youth, lifestyle, shopping, friends, shopping mall ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: beverly hills, los angeles, california, usa
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The Good Student (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspense, parody ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: high school, police investigation, sexual content, kidnapping, teenage love, love and romance, cheerleader, dark humor, dysfunctional family, teenage life, high school life, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant ?
 5.4
 2K
Book of Love (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.
Style: realistic, sincere, serious, melancholic, touching ...
Plot: older woman younger man relationship, adultery, older woman younger man sex, older woman teenage boy sex, cheating wife, menage a trois, unfaithful wife, crumbling marriage, betrayal, sexual relations, love triangle, male pubic hair ...
Place: cambodia
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Carte Blanche (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The true story of a high-school history teacher who decides to hide a progressive sight loss from everyone surrounding him - his colleagues, pupils, even the ones who really care about him, because of the fear of losing his job and trying to save ...
Style: captivating, touching, sincere, realistic
Plot: high school student, best friend, high school teacher, school trip, high school life, secret, middle aged man, love and romance, chance meeting, couples, friendship, blindness ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant ?
Riddles of the Sphinx (2008)
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An astronomer and a cryptographer uncover a series of ancient tunnels, unwittingly unleashing a deadly Sphinx. In order to trap the Sphinx back in its tomb and stop impending destruction, our explorers must solve a series of complicated and possibly ...
Style: captivating, exciting, suspense, entertaining
Plot: pyramid, sphinx, save the day, archaeology, good versus evil, deadly creature, riddles and clues, supernatural, danger, tomb, curses spells and rituals, ancient egypt ...
Place: egypt
Is relevant ?
 6.4
 69K
The Awakening (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: 1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.
Style: scary, gothic, suspenseful, twist ending, atmospheric ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, boarding school, afterlife, supernatural horror, haunted by the past, ghost child, supernatural power, twists and turns, investigation ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 2000, post world war one
Place: england, europe, britain
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