A Teacher
2013 · Movie · NR · 76 min · ★ 4.6 · 41% critics
A high school teacher in Austin is pulled into an affair with one of her students. As their situation becomes harder to ignore, she tries to pause it—though her desire keeps pulling her back, with the relationship growing more reckless over time.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.6/10 (100 votes)
About
You may like A Teacher if you want a tense, provocative character study focused on the emotional unraveling of an adult in a taboo relationship; Not for you if you need more character backstory or expect the story to feel exciting, and it may not satisfy if you disliked Submission or Dirty Teacher.
Pros: tense, thought-provoking tone; subtle character focus; strong performances | Cons: lacking character development; flat pacing for some; disturbing topic may upset
Themes
- high school
- texas
- teacher
- teacher student relationship
- austin, texas
- woman director
- female teacher
Cast & crew
Lindsay Burdge
as Diana Watts
Will Brittain
as Eric Tull
Jennifer Prediger
as Sophia
Jonny Mars
as Hunter Watts
Julie Dell Phillips
as Jessica
Chris Doubek
as Eric's father
- MW
Michael J. Wilson
as Sophia's brother
Hannah Dannelly
as Eric's Date to the Dance
- MG
Matthew Genitempo
as Dan
Directed by Hannah Fidell