The English Teacher

Watch: The English Teacher

5/16/20131h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Refuse to live life by the book. ~

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.

Director:

Craig Zisk

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$104,810.00

Key words:

high school
pennsylvania, usa
teacher
teacher student relationship
high school teacher
older woman younger man relationship
english teacher
high school play

Cast

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

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Reviews (1)

Reno
Written 9 year(s) ago
7

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