Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 5.5 · 27% critics
A top high-school student’s future is thrown into doubt after a harsh teacher accuses her of cheating and threatens to ruin her standing. A desperate confrontation spirals into a tense standoff, as the teens try to fix their mistake while the teacher plays ruthless mind-games that strain friendships and trust.
Also known as Killing Mrs. Tingle
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-08-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 27/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (366 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darkly comic teen suspense story with a memorable, hateable authority figure and escalating trouble; Not for you if you need realism, consistent tone, or fully likable teens.
Pros: standout villain performance; tense, twisty setup; dark teen humor | Cons: uneven tone shifts; implausible choices; weak, rushed ending
Themes
- pornography
- scholarship
- parent child relationship
- class
- bed
- graduation
- final exam
- exam
- bastille
- teen movie
- tears
- gym
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Helen Mirren
as Mrs. Tingle
Katie Holmes
as Leigh Ann Watson
Barry Watson
as Luke Churner
Marisa Coughlan
as Jo Lynn Jordan
Michael McKean
as Principal Potter
Jeffrey Tambor
as Coach Wenchell
Liz Stauber
as Trudie Tucker
Molly Ringwald
as Miss Banks
Vivica A. Fox
as Miss Gold
- JW
John Patrick White
as Brian Berry
Directed by Kevin Williamson