Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), King Corn (2007), Sister (2012), State of the Union (2019), Promises (2001), Sound and Fury (2000), Up the Yangtze (2007), What Is Democracy? (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Education movies.
Storyline: Anne (Eleonore Klarwein), age 13, lives with her divorced mother (Anouk Ferjac) and big sister Frederique (Odile Michel) in Paris, and cannot seem to grow up fast enough. She yearns to wear stockings, which her mother strictly forbids, and to enjoy the mature beverage of peppermint soda at a nearby cafe. As she becomes increasingly aware of boys, Anne takes to steaming open Frederique's letters so as to vicariously experience her sister's burgeoning and troubled romance.
Plot Keywords: youth, coming of age, female, school, sisters, friendship, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A simple Parisian's (John Malkovich) love of children involves him in a Nazi scheme to kidnap boys and train them as SS troops during World War II.
Plot Keywords: war, world war ii, nazi, germany, children, power, manipulation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A Pakistani boy tests weapons but wishes to go to school.
Plot Keywords: war, father-son relationship, coming of age, cultural conflict, tradition, modernity, education ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When Bangladeshi father Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay) becomes a conservative Muslim, he opts to send his son, Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu), to an Islamic school in order to shelter him from the worldly influences of the 1960s. Meanwhile, Anu's thoughtful mother, Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy), who isn't inclined toward zealotry, handles the changes in stride. As the country heads into turmoil, the rigid beliefs that Kazi adheres to and his son tries to understand may have a lasting impact on the family.
Plot Keywords: war, religion, family, coming of age, pakistan, history, conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An 1880s Brooklyn boy (Freddie Bartholomew) is summoned to England by his grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) and raised as a lord.
Plot Keywords: children, family, drama, classic, british, literary adaptation, coming of age ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The focus of this film rests on Avery Klein-Cloud, a teenage African-American girl living in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her Caucasian Jewish lesbian mothers and two brothers who are also of other races. When Avery decides to contact her birth mother, this development triggers a major identity crisis for the college-bound teen, leading to troubling behavior that threatens her promising academic career and her relationship with her adoptive family. Can Avery reconcile her roots with her everyday life?
Plot Keywords: documentary, family, race, adoption, identity, coming of age, african american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.
Plot Keywords: drama, family, music, coming of age, father-daughter relationship, self-identity, youth ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.
Plot Keywords: drama, crime, thriller, mystery, psychological, campus, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were held on an Indian Reservation, in Onondaga in upstate New York, the Capitol of the Iroquois Confederacy.—Chris Brewster
Plot Keywords: documentary, sports, cultural heritage, national pride, history, tradition, competition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Studying to become a teacher in Turin, Italy, Pietro (Francesco Giuffrida) is joined by his older brother, Giovanni (Enrico Lo Verso), who has moved up from Sicily. While Giovanni is a worker with no schooling, Pietro shows considerable promise in academics, prompting the elder sibling to seek employment to support his brother's academic pursuits. Unfortunately, things don't go well for Giovanni and Pietro, and they face significant hardships as they try to improve their lives.
Plot Keywords: brotherhood, immigration, family relationships, social class, coming of age, moral dilemma, italian cinema ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Musician Daryl Davis has an unusual hobby. He's played all over the world with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but it's what Daryl does in his free time that sets him apart. Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan -- something few black men can say. In his travels, he's collected robes and other artifacts from friends who have left the Klan, building a collection piece by piece, story by story, in hopes of eventually opening a "Museum of the Klan."
Plot Keywords: documentary, race relations, american society, racism, social justice, dialogue, tolerance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for brutally killing two black men who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother's, Danny Vineyard, narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Plot Keywords: racism, hate crime, redemption, prison life, violence, family dynamics, brotherhood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In his small North Carolina hometown, Ron Clark (Matthew Perry) leads a comfortable life as a successful elementary school teacher, earning the respect of the community. However, he knows there are students elsewhere who need him more. Following his inner calling, Clark uproots to New York City, hoping to make a difference for the disenfranchised youths the school system has left behind. Clark makes it his mission to turn around the worst students, even though he knows his job is on the line.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, education, inspirational, teacher, true story, american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The life of 11-year-old Billy Elliot, a coal miner's son in Northern England, is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. Before long, he finds himself in dance, demonstrating the kind of raw talent seldom seen by the class' exacting instructor, Mrs. Wilkinson. With a tart tongue and a never-ending stream of cigarettes in her hand, Mrs. Wilkinson's zest for teaching is revived when she sees Billy's potential.
Plot Keywords: dance, coming of age, family, dream, working class, england, ballet ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Lee Hirsch examines five cases of youths who endure vicious persecution at the hands of their peers. Ja'meye, 14, winds up in reform school after pulling a gun on the youths who tormented her for years. Cameras record the abuse suffered by 14-year-old Alex as he's beaten and teased on the bus. Star athlete Kelby, 16, is ostracized and worse after she comes out as lesbian. Most tragic of all, two boys, one 17 and one 12, commit suicide to escape the torture.
Plot Keywords: bullying, documentary, teenagers, violence, social issues, mental health, school ...
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