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Speak (2004), The Color Purple (1985), To Sir, with Love (1967), The History Boys (2006), The Chorus (2004), The White Ribbon (2009), Detachment (2011) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Speak (2004)

Speak (2004)

7.3/10 Drama

After a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda enters high school a selective mute. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.

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The Color Purple (1985)

The Color Purple (1985)

7.8/10 Drama

A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.

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To Sir, with Love (1967)

To Sir, with Love (1967)

7.7/10 Drama

Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.

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The History Boys (2006)

The History Boys (2006)

6.8/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.

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The Chorus (2004)

The Chorus (2004)

7.9/10 Drama, Music

The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.

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The White Ribbon (2009)

The White Ribbon (2009)

7.8/10 Thriller, Drama, History, Mystery

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?

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Detachment (2011)

Detachment (2011)

7.7/10 Drama

A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.

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Margaret (2011)

Margaret (2011)

6.4/10 Drama

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

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The English Teacher (2013)

The English Teacher (2013)

5.8/10 Comedy, Drama

An English teacher's life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York.

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Fame (2009)

Fame (2009)

5.0/10 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.

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Rushmore (1998)

Rushmore (1998)

7.7/10 Comedy, Drama

The extracurricular king of Rushmore Preparatory School is put on academic probation.

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The Piano Teacher (2001)

The Piano Teacher (2001)

7.5/10 Drama

A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.

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Freedom Writers (2007)

Freedom Writers (2007)

7.5/10 Drama, Crime, Biography

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.

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Lean on Me (1989)

Lean on Me (1989)

7.4/10 Drama

The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school and he is determined to improve by any and all means.

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Stand and Deliver (1988)

Stand and Deliver (1988)

7.3/10 Biography, Drama

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.

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Elephant (2003)

Elephant (2003)

7.2/10 Thriller, Drama, Crime

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

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Music of the Heart (1999)

Music of the Heart (1999)

6.8/10 Drama, Music

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

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Dangerous Minds (1995)

Dangerous Minds (1995)

6.5/10 Biography, Drama

An ex-Marine turned teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city school.

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