The English Teacher
2013 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 5.5 · 42% critics
A small-town high school English teacher pours her heart into literature and routine life until a former student returns home discouraged about his writing. Determined to champion his work, she teams up with the drama department to stage an ambitious school production, only to find that good intentions can spark messy misunderstandings and unexpected consequences.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-05-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (374 votes)
About
If you enjoy quirky comedy-dramas about small-town routines colliding with big feelings and school theater chaos, this may click, especially if you liked The Last Word or Home Again; Not for you if you want a bold, powerful, or consistently light romp.
Pros: strong lead performance; witty, offbeat humor; lively school-theater setup | Cons: familiar, predictable beats; uneven tone shifts; some underdeveloped characters
Themes
- high school
- pennsylvania, usa
- teacher
- teacher student relationship
- high school teacher
- older woman younger man relationship
- english teacher
- high school play
Cast & crew
Julianne Moore
as Linda Sinclair
Michael Angarano
as Jason Sherwood
Greg Kinnear
as Dr. Tom Sherwood
Lily Collins
as Halle Anderson
Fiona Shaw
as Narrator
Norbert Leo Butz
as Vice Principal Phil Pelaski
Jessica Hecht
as Principal Trudie Slocum
Charlie Saxton
as Will
Nathan Lane
as Carl Kapinas
Nikki Blonsky
as Sheila Nussbaum
Directed by Craig Zisk