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The English Teacher

"Refuse to live life by the book."

Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil reenters her life after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, this dyed-in-the-wool romantic enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl to mount the work as the high school’s next and riskiest production.

Top Cast

  • Julianne Moore

    Julianne Moore

    Linda Sinclair

  • Michael Angarano

    Michael Angarano

    Jason Sherwood

  • Greg Kinnear

    Greg Kinnear

    Dr. Tom Sherwood

  • Lily Collins

    Lily Collins

    Halle Anderson

  • Fiona Shaw

    Fiona Shaw

    Narrator

  • Norbert Leo Butz

    Norbert Leo Butz

    Vice Principal Phil Pelaski

  • Jessica Hecht

    Jessica Hecht

    Principal Trudie Slocum

  • Charlie Saxton

    Charlie Saxton

    Will

  • Nathan Lane

    Nathan Lane

    Carl Kapinas

Overview

Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil reenters her life after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, this dyed-in-the-wool romantic enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl to mount the work as the high school’s next and riskiest production.

Rating

5.5 / 10
374 Reviews
2 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Reno
    Reno
    7 Jul 17, 2015

    > Does a former student count...! A perfect role for Julianne Moore. All the other characters were nicely arranged around her's. It was a story based on the high school teacher and her ex-student, joining together for a school project. In the middle part, a wonderful development in the story turns the convincing second half. Some people are not a good listener, they try to finish the sentence before the speech givers. Such small instance, sometime may create a big trouble. Not right away, but it takes time of its own. At some point the truth will meet and all the hell will break out. A movie with a good narration, but very familiar and predictable. Pleased performances, individually, but casts did not blend well together. Overall, a better movie than what I've heard about it, especially compared to so many overrated recent films. Easily just an above average, should have been better in the many parts, but the quality is there and entertains. In the end, it gives satisfactory for what it is. If you expect something more beautiful or powerful, this isn't the right film for you. 6.5/10

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