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2017 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.5 · 55% critics
A by-the-book teacher takes an ambitious new student under their wing, only to realize the drive for perfect grades can turn obsessive. As pressure mounts over a single mark, small warning signs grow into a tense battle of control that threatens the teacher’s career and home life.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (275 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a school-set psychological thriller about obsession and manipulation that builds to a more gripping final stretch; Not for you if you need realism, deep backstory, or a fully satisfying ending like Kristy.
Pros: tense late-game escalation; strong lead performance; engaging premise | Cons: slow early pacing; thin character depth; rushed, uneven ending
Themes
- high school teacher
- narcissist
- sadistic psychopath
- cold blooded killer
- blackmail victim
- bitter
Cast & crew
Dylan Sprouse
as Lucas Ward
Kent Osborne
as Mr. Butler
Rae Gray
as Becca Vaughn
Randall Park
as Mr. Sheldon
Brooke Dillman
as Valerie Lohman
Matthew J. Evans
as Alex
Mark Kelly
as Detective Speck
Mitchell Edwards
as Chris
Victoria Zeutzius
as Paige
Robert Longstreet
as Paul Garrett
Directed by Benjamin Arfmann