Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Casts Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Sam Jules, Samrat Chakrabarti
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Class of 1984
Rumors
Fist of Fury
Freche Mädchen
The Hairdresser's Husband
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Drushyam
The Defiant Ones
Untitled The Bodyguard Remake
Achaneyanenikkishtam
Life Is Beautiful
Jab We Met
12 Angry Men
The Poet and the Boy
Sweet 20
Girls in Uniform
Import/Export
Let Me Call You, Ritwik Da
Nathalie Granger
August Rush
SIMILAR MOVIES
Class of 1984
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1982
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.Rumors
IMDB 5.3 | Dec , 2014
A teacher is suspected of engaging in a 'special relationship' with a pupil. When said pupil disappears, the rumour gains momentum. Especially because two years earlier, another of the teacher's teenage pupils also disappeared.Fist of Fury
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1972
Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While investigating the man's death, Chen discovers that a rival Japanese school is operating a drug smuggling ring. To avenge his master’s death, Chen takes on both Chinese and Japanese assassins… and even a towering Russian.Freche Mädchen
IMDB 5.3 | Jul , 2008
Teenage best friends Mila, Hanna and Kati play matchmaker to their teachers while helping each other through their own budding romances.The Hairdresser's Husband
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1990
Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he had always known he would marry one, completing his idealized love fantasy.Even Dwarfs Started Small
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1970
A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.Drushyam
IMDB 7.9 | Jul , 2014
Rambabu, a cable operator, lives with his beloved wife Jyothi and two daughters. One day, his family inadvertently gets involved in a grave crime and he must go to great lengths to protect them.The Defiant Ones
IMDB 4.7 | Jan , 1986
Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each other.Untitled The Bodyguard Remake
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
A remake of the 1992 Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston romance.Achaneyanenikkishtam
IMDB 4 | Oct , 2001
The story is about a poor lorry driver named Bhaskaran (Kalabhavani Mani), who tries to give his son Kunjunni (Ashwin Thampi), a good education by sending him to a very expensive school. The rest of the story revolves around the events Kunjunni goes through in his life.Life Is Beautiful
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2000
Vinayachandran and Sindhu are an ideal couple, who are so fond of each other that the greatest thing that they love, according to their neighbours Nambiarettan and Shoshammetathi. Vinayan has just joined a reputed public school as a teacher of Malayalam. The fact that he wants to teach Malayalam is projected as a politically correct stand, which Vinayan promptly starts elaborating with his unconventional ways of teaching.Jab We Met
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2007
A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.12 Angry Men
IMDB 7.7 | Aug , 1997
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.The Poet and the Boy
IMDB 5.1 | Sep , 2017
Trapped in routine, a Jeju poet finds himself drawn to a boy—and to emotions he’s never dared name.Sweet 20
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2017
Adapted from Korean movie, Miss Granny, this movie tells a story of old woman that despise old-age that suddenly transform to a pretty girl with all her youth problems.Girls in Uniform
IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 1958
A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she finds comfort in a kind teacher, stirring complex emotions within her.Import/Export
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 2007
A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a meaning in life...Let Me Call You, Ritwik Da
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
A poetic and experimental short film by Arin Paul, Let Me Call You, Ritwik Da pays tribute to Ritwik Ghatak, inspired by a poem by director John Abraham. Blending evocative imagery and voice-over, it explores Ghatak's legacy.Nathalie Granger
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1973
With little or no embellishment, filmmaker Marguerite Duras offers a simple, often wordless chronicle of a woman's day. She and her friend are seen doing yard work, talking about their families and receiving the occasional visitor. The brightest spot in the day is when a washing machine salesman comes to call.August Rush
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 2007
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.