A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Casts Laura Linney, Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, Michelle Duncan, Oliver Milburn, Tamsin Egerton, Nicholas Farrell, Jim Norton, Chandra Ruegg, Rose Keegan
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Counterparts
The Trap
Risky Business
Underground Aces
Swimming Instructor
The Man from the Embassy
It's Winter
Nathalie Granger
Cassandra's Dream
Good Morning, Miss Dove
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Import/Export
Girls in Uniform
Changing Skins
Forever Never Anywhere
An Angel at My Table
B. Monkey
In July
İffet
Desire
SIMILAR MOVIES
Counterparts
IMDB 5.8 | May , 2007
Teacher Anne and policeman Georg are thought of as the perfect couple. However, appearances are deceptive: one of them is covered with scars and bruises. But which one is the abuser?The Trap
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2007
Mladen and Marija are an ordinary and happy married couple of the "middle class" of the society in which they live as tenants. Mladen works as a civil engineer in a state company, and Marija is an English teacher in primary school. The couple finds joy in their only son, Nemanja. They discover that Nemanja has a rare heart disease and healing is possible with an operation in a foreign medical center, which costs €26,000.Risky Business
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1967
A teenage girl accuses her primary schoolteacher, Jean Doucet (Jacques Brel), of trying to rape her. The police and the mayor investigate, but Doucet denies the charges. Two other students come forward to reveal more of Doucet's misconduct – one confessing to be his mistress. Doucet faces trial and hard labor if convicted.Underground Aces
IMDB 4.4 | Jan , 1981
The escapades of a crew of zany parking lot attendants.Swimming Instructor
IMDB 5.6 | Mar , 1979
Marie, the charming daughter of Italian immigrants, has a dream : to become rich. In Roubaix, where she lives, she meets and marries small-time crooner Marcel Potier. Together they leave for the South of France where they live happily but poorly. Now, Marie hasn't forgotten her hopes of wealth and with this aim still in mind she pushes Marcel into becoming the swimming instructor of Achille Zopoulos, an oil tycoon.The Man from the Embassy
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2007
The unusual friendship between a German embassy employee and a twelve-year-old refugee girl helps both of them rediscover their joy in life, but also brings with it suspicion, corruption and violence.It's Winter
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2006
Unemotional, restrained cinematographic poem, situated in a wintry and poor suburb of Tehran. A man is dismissed and his lack of prospects for the future make him decide to seek his happiness abroad. He leaves his wife and child behind and for a long time nothing is heard of him. Then a stranger turns up, a car mechanic looking for a job. The attractive single mother can’t resist his attentions. Very subtly, a struggle ensues that reflects that of a whole generation of young doubting Iranians who may want to leave the country, but hardly know how to start.Nathalie Granger
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1973
With little or no embellishment, filmmaker Marguerite Duras offers a simple, often wordless chronicle of a woman's day. She and her friend are seen doing yard work, talking about their families and receiving the occasional visitor. The brightest spot in the day is when a washing machine salesman comes to call.Cassandra's Dream
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2007
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.Good Morning, Miss Dove
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1955
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor, who is a former student of Miss Dove's, comes to her aid. As many of her pupils, present and past, come to see her in the hospital, they reveal how Miss Dove has greatly impacted their lives over the years. These visitors include a police officer, a playwright, a banker, a convict, and an unmarried mother.The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 1969
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.Import/Export
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2007
A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a meaning in life...Girls in Uniform
IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 1958
A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she finds comfort in a kind teacher, stirring complex emotions within her.Changing Skins
IMDB 5.7 | Sep , 1997
Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.Forever Never Anywhere
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 2007
History professor Baisch, his depressive and tablet-addicted brother-in-law Anzengruber and a manic cabaret artist have a car accident on a remote country road after a party. Wedged between two trees they get stuck, doors and windows can no longer be opened, the windows made of bulletproof glass cannot be smashed. Injured and with no chance of escape, they wait for days for rescue. Their only provisions are a bowl of herring salad and a few bottles of Prosecco. Fits of rage and fear alternate with overwrought hilarity and desperate fits of crying. But it gets worse...An Angel at My Table
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1990
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.B. Monkey
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1999
When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworld. Charmed by Furnace's innocent and chivalrous ways, Beatrice resolves to reform. But to cash in on her first chance at real love, she must escape her former partner in crime, the ruthless Paul Neville -- and a dark past that seems to haunt her every step.In July
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2000
Daniel’s drab existence as a physics teacher takes an adventurous turn when he falls in love with a Turkish girl named Melek. He spontaneously decides to follow her to Instanbul by car. On the road across Europe, he picks up his free-spirited friend Juli, who is secretly in love with him.İffet
IMDB 4.6 | Jan , 1982
Iffet lives in a low income neighbourhood of Istanbul with her sister and father under the strict rules of her father. She can not even go visit her aunt since she is not allowed to leave home without permission. She nevethless falls in love with Cemil…Desire
IMDB 2.8 | Sep , 2000
An affair between a pianist and a teacher begins to disintegrate when girls from her school turn up missing.