Drama
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
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IMDB 6.7 | May , 1984
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IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 1966
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2024
Reece tries to find the courage to come out to his family and friends.Marty
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1955
Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.Juice
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 1992
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.The Wood
IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1999
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IMDB 4.3 | Mar , 1973
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IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 2002
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IMDB 5.6 | Mar , 2009
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IMDB 4.1 | May , 2021
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IMDB 10 | Jun , 2023
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IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 2005
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IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1987
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IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1970
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2019
Two conflicting high school friends get paired for a school project, leading them to unexpected encounters in their lives.The Half of It
IMDB 7.1 | May , 2020
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.CERT
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2024
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IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2015
XI "A" follows the story of Lina - a former dancer, who goes in for her dream job, namely to become a literature teacher.Farlig kurva
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1952
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IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 2024
Iris, a woman abroad in Seoul, teaches French and English in an idiosyncratic fashion that allows her to pursue her own philosophical and personal interests. Through four encounters over a single day, Iris probes students and strangers for information about poetry, their own histories, and their relationship to their egos.