The Kindergarten Teacher
2018 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.6 · 83% critics
A quietly dissatisfied kindergarten teacher becomes fixated on a young student’s surprising gift for poetry. As she tries to protect and develop that talent, her involvement crosses professional boundaries and begins to threaten her family life, her judgment, and her future.
Based on The Kindergarten Teacher
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (387 votes)
About
If you enjoy uneasy, character-driven dramas that build tension slowly and leave you thinking, this may work for you, especially if you liked 99 Homes; Not for you if you want fast pacing or clear-cut heroes.
Pros: unsettling slow-burn tension; strong lead performance; thought-provoking themes | Cons: very slow pace; uncomfortable subject matter; some find it unbelievable
Themes
- poetry
- kindergarten
- child prodigy
- teacher
- remake
- little boy
- teacher student relationship
- poetry reading
- staten island, new york city
Awards & recognition
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic · 2018
Cast & crew
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Lisa Spinelli
Parker Sevak
as Jimmy Roy
Gael García Bernal
as Simon
Michael Chernus
as Grant Spinelli
Rosa Salazar
as Becca
Ajay Naidu
as Nikhil Roy
Anna Baryshnikov
as Meghan
Daisy Tahan
as Lainie Spinelli
- SJ
Sam Jules
as Josh Spinelli
Samrat Chakrabarti
as Sanjay Roy
Directed by Sara Colangelo