Highest-Rated Movies about 'College Professor'

A Single Man (2009), The Visitor (2007), Wonder Boys (2000), The Gambler (1974), Apartment for Peggy (1948), Night Into Morning (1951), The Professor (2018), The Male Animal (1942) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best College Professor movies.

#16. Smart People (2008)

Storyline: Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, who's been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage dad and the doctor's relationship, but Lawrence is good at that without help. Is there any way these smart people can get a life? Can happiness be pursued beneath layers of irony?

Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, family, romance, coming of age, intellectual, single parent ...

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#17. The Gambler (2014)

Storyline: Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance.

Plot Keywords: gambling, addiction, danger, self-destruction, redemption, crime, gangsters ...

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#18. Spinning Man (2018)

Storyline: Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished college, where his charm and reputation have made his philosophy class very popular. When a female student named Joyce goes missing, Evan's previous off-campus dalliances make his wife question his alibi. Gruff police Detective Malloy has even more reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in Joyce's disappearance. Suddenly, the questions Evan faces aren't merely academic - they're a matter of life or death.

Plot Keywords: mystery, thriller, crime, drama, psychological, disappearance, investigation ...

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#19. The Nutty Professor (1996)

Storyline: Brilliant and obese scientist Sherman Klump invents a miraculous weight-loss solution. After a date with chemistry student Carla Purty goes badly, a depressed Klump tries the solution on himself. Though he instantly loses 250 pounds, the side effects include a second personality: an obnoxiously self-assertive braggart who calls himself Buddy Love. Buddy proves to be more popular than Sherman, but his arrogance and bad behavior quickly spiral out of control.

Plot Keywords: comedy, science fiction, romance, family, fantasy, humor, transformation ...

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#20. It's My Turn (1980)

Storyline: A career-oriented math professor, Kate (Jill Clayburgh), begins a torrid affair with a married ex--New York Yankees baseball player, Ben (Michael Douglas), whom she meets at her father's wedding to Ben's mother. Kate isn't single herself. She too is in a long-term relationship to a real estate developer named Homer (Charles Grodin), who has always amicably given her the personal freedom she's professed to crave. But is that what she really wants?

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, female lead, independent woman, career woman, midlife crisis ...

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