![]() | Blackboard Jungle
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.19 At the time it was released, it was a controversial film about the educational system.
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![]() | To Sir, With Love
Buy used from: $74.79 This is the first film I saw about teachers. "Sir's" a classic, featuring Sidney Poitier and Lulu.
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![]() | Dangerous Minds
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $4.96 Based on a true story about a former Marine who goes to teach English at a tough school in Northern CA.
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![]() | Take the Lead
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.40 Based on a true story, this film teaches kids life through ballroom dancing.
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![]() | Freedom Writers (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.86 Another true story about a teacher who turned a group of students around.
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![]() | Paper Clips
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $9.97 This is a documentary about the TN school that developed a Holocaust Memorial using paperclips to represent victims.
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![]() | The History Boys
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.75 Film about British schoolboys preparing for their college entrance exam.
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![]() | October Sky (Special Edition)
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $4.70 Another true story about Homer Hickam, a young man who dreamed of being a rocket scientist--and made it.
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![]() | Stand and Deliver
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $3.01 Instead of 'dumbing down' the curriculum in his Hispanic class, the instructor inspires his students to learn Calculus. And they learn it so well, everyone thinks they are cheating.
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![]() | Lean on Me-Best of Bill Withers by Bill Withers
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $3.82 This is another true-life story based on a real hero, Joe Clark, who becomes a principal and turns his school and students around.
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![]() | Mr. Holland's Opus
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.99 Richard Dreyfuss stars as a young musician who has to teach instead of following his passion as a composer.
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![]() | Dead Poets Society (Special Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.94 An English professor teaches his students a love of poetry--and life.
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![]() | The Emperor's Club (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.59 A battle of wills between a strong teacher and a difficult student haunts both for years to come.
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![]() | Finding Forrester
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $2.69 An inner city kid's writing skills are helped by a reclusive author.
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![]() | Pay It Forward
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $2.81 A troubled kid gets an assignment from his social studies teacher--to find a way to make the world a better place and put it into action.
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![]() | Up the Down Staircase
Buy used from: $2.97 A 60's film done after the "Blackboard Jungle" depicting a new teacher in a rough school.
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![]() | Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.98 This is a 1939 film about an old schoolmaster who looks back on his life. This film has been redone a couple of times, most notably with Peter O'Toole starring. The O'Toole release will be available Summer 07.
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![]() | The Browning Version (Criterion Collection)
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $18.97 An English teacher is forced to retire and look back on his contributions to life. This was also remade with Albert Finney as the star.
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![]() | The Paper Chase
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $5.07 Harvard law students cope with a difficult, but brilliant professor.
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![]() | The Miracle Worker
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $6.19 Based on true-life story about how Helen Keller learned to communicate.
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![]() | Mona Lisa Smile
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $0.01 Set in the 1950's a woman gets her dream of teaching at Wellesley.
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![]() | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.76 Takes place in Edinburgh in the 1930's, Jean Brodie teaches the students in her girls only school about life, politics and love--and has a somewhat scandalous life.
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![]() | Coach Carter (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.05 This coach benched his team due to poor academics.
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![]() | Remember the Titans (Director's Cut)
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $3.50 The school's just been integrated and a new African American coach has to unite his team.
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![]() | Hoosiers
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.86 About coaching a team to victory.
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![]() | The First Year
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $6.84 Documentary follows 5 first year teachers in CA.
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![]() | The Hobart Shakespeareans
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $12.94 New teacher challenges his Asian and Hispanic students with Shakespeare.
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![]() | Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.00 This is one of the best inspirational films I have ever seen.
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![]() | Half Nelson
Buy new: $14.94 / Used from: $3.00 Possibly scarier than "Notes on a Scandal."
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