Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Casts Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Sam Jules, Samrat Chakrabarti
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When Jeff Tried to Save the World
IMDB 5.7 | Apr , 2018
When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.To Sir, with Love
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1967
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.The Unholy Three
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1930
A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.He Who Gets Slapped
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1924
After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.Utakata no omoi
IMDB 2 | May , 1999
Koizumi, a high school track and field coach, was enthusiastic about the talent of marathon runner Shizuo and his dreams of becoming an international runner. However, after graduating from high school, Shizuo, who failed to take the entrance examination, became an office clerk in Tokyo, while being loved by a male customer. Koizumi went to Tokyo and resumed Shizuo's training. Koizumi confessed his feelings for Shizuo, and the two thereafter began a love affair.An Actor's Revenge
IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 1963
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.Bhola Shankar
IMDB 4 | Aug , 2023
A reformed gangster now taxi driver unwittingly draws the vengeance of a crime syndicate after aiding the police in busting a smuggling operation. Fueled by a burning desire for justice and to protect his adopted sister, he embarks on a relentless quest to hunt down the mobsters responsible.The Accused
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1949
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.The Champ
IMDB 7 | Jul , 1979
Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of T.J. since his wife, Annie, left the family years ago, her return prompts a new struggle for the former fighter. Determined to hold on to his son, Billy gets back into the ring to try and recapture his past success.Hide and Seek
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2013
A school girl visits a house to take a koto lesson. She meets her teacher and her son and they seem to be playing "HIDE and SEEK" in the house. Koto lesson starts but the girl soon realizes that there's something very odd about the teacher.It All Starts Today
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1999
In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of his students.Bustin' Loose
IMDB 6.1 | May , 1981
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.Do Útero Ao Túmulo
IMDB 9.3 | Dec , 2022
Gurov and Anna
IMDB 4.8 | Oct , 2014
With his marriage to Audrey almost at an end, Ben begins a torrid affair with Mercedes, a young French student in his writing class. The affair soon spins out of control, their emotions and Ben and Audrey's family hanging in the balance.Chalk
IMDB 5.1 | May , 2007
Three rookie teachers and one unenthusiastic assistant principal face a rambunctious student body, a cantankerous set of colleagues, embarrassing rumors, equipment malfunctions and various absurdities at Harrison High, a typically provocative and volatile (although fictional) public school in Austin, Texas. The documentary-style comedy won several awards, including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival.Nothing to Hide
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2018
To spice up a dinner party, old friends agree to share every private message that pops up on their phones -- with disastrous results.Butterfly
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1999
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.The Wave
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1981
A teacher conducts an experiment in an American high school where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany.Too Busy to Work
IMDB 4 | Dec , 1932
A hobo searches the countryside for the daughter he lost when his wife left him...On the Beach
IMDB 6.2 | May , 2000
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.