20 movies like Blackboard Jungle, ordered by similarity : Song for a Raggy Boy(2003), Her Twelve Men(1954), Bright Road(1953), The Road Home(1999), White God(2014), Detachment(2011), Critical Thinking(2020), No Way Out(1950), To Sir, With Love(1967), The Enforcer(1951), Warrior(2011), Words and Pictures(2013) ...
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Glenn Ford Vic Morrow Anne Francis Louis Calhern Margaret Hayes John Hoyt Richard Kiley Emile Meyer Warner Anderson Basil Ruysdael Sidney Poitier
teacher student principal wife gritty fiery new york city boys school troubled youth inner-city life teaching race relations generational divide rock 'n' roll underdog quest rivalry 1950s
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
7.6/10
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Greer Garson Robert Ryan Barry Sullivan Richard Haydn Barbara Lawrence James Arness Rex Thompson Tim Considine David Stollery Frances Bergen Ian Wolfe
teacher student father professor widow classmate cheery heartwarming inspiring boarding school classroom dormitory gym student-teacher relationship disapproval boarding-school life school teaching new life underdog
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1953
68 Minutes
Dorothy Dandridge Philip Hepburn Harry Belafonte Barbara Ann Sanders Robert Horton Maidie Norman Rene Beard Howard McNeely Robert McNeely Patti Marie Ellis Joy Jackson
teacher principal student classmate touching inspiring gutsy alabama small town school education troubled youth small-town life tragic death african-americans underdog growing up quest 1950s
Based on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation... See full summary »
Drama
1999
90 Minutes
Zhang Ziyi Honglei Sun Yulian Zhao Bin Li Guifa Chang Wencheng Sung Qi Liu Bo Ji Zhongxi Zhang
businessman father teacher mother student communist passionate gripping melodramatic china city rural community road school funeral family teaching reunion tradition father/son relationship
A Chinese businessman (Honglei Sun) recalls the story of the courtship of his mother (Ziyi Zhang) and father (Yulian Zhao), on the occasion of the old man's death.
6.9/10
Drama
Hungary|Germany|Sweden
2014
119 Minutes
Zsófia Psotta Sándor Zsótér Szabolcs Thuróczy Lili Monori László Gálffi Lili Horvath János Derzsi Orsolya Tóth
teen girl dog father dog catcher daughter teacher touching tender striking sultry passionate emotional city hungary school street apartment father/daughter relationship love rebellion
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Adrien Brody Marcia Gay Harden James Caan Christina Hendricks Lucy Liu Blythe Danner Tim Blake Nelson William Petersen Bryan Cranston Sami Gayle Betty Kaye
substitute teacher grandfather principal counselor runaway student gritty emotional touching high school inner city classroom teaching emotional involvement student-teacher relationship teen angst discovery transformation 2010s
A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2020
117 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Rachel Bay Jones Michael Kenneth Williams Corwin C. Tuggles Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Angel Bismark Curiel Will Hochman Zora Casebere
teacher student friend drug dealer parent african-american confident emotional passionate uplifting intense moving school chess tournament family home inner city united states city apartment chess inner-city life
The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
Drama
1950
106 Minutes
Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Sidney Poitier Stephen McNally Mildred Joanne Smith Harry Bellaver Stanley Ridges Dotts Johnson Amanda Randolph Ruby Dee Ken Christy
doctor robber racist widow surgeon brother tense fiery suspenseful hospital city race relations racism revenge accidental death revenge pursuit rivalry 1950s
A hoodlum (Richard Widmark) sparks a race riot after his brother dies under a doctor's (Sidney Poitier) care.
7.7/10
Drama
UK
1967
105 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Judy Geeson Christian Roberts Suzy Kendall Lulu Faith Brook Geoffrey Bayldon Edward Burnham Gareth Robinson Grahame Charles Roger Shepherd
teacher juvenile delinquent headmaster student teen boy teen girl uplifting inspiring london classroom school education coming of age teaching student-teacher relationship growing up rise 1960s
Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Zero Mostel Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane Roy Roberts Michael Tolan King Donovan Bob Steele Adelaide Klein Don Beddoe Tito Vuolo
district attorney crime boss henchman witness detective hit man brooding gritty dark gripping hotel prison insane asylum church apartment building city hired killers investigation murder case organized crime
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.
8.2/10
Action, Drama
USA
2011
139 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Tom Hardy Nick Nolte Jennifer Morrison Frank Grillo Kevin Dunn Maximiliano Hernandez Kurt Angle Erik Apple Denzel Whitaker Fernando Funan Chien
soldier teacher father wife principal fighter gripping melodramatic brutal inspiring house gym ring las vegas pittsburgh casino family dysfunction alcoholism iraq war tournament
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
6.6/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada|Australia
2013
111 Minutes
Clive Owen Juliette Binoche Amy Brenneman Bruce Davison Keegan Connor Tracy Adam DiMarco Valerie Tian Eva Allan Janet Kidder David Lewis Josh Ssettuba
woman man teacher art teacher english teacher student brooding charming emotional intense moving quirky witty uplifting prep school school america competition love courtship
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Quinn Shephard Nadia Alexander Trieste Kelly Dunn Marcia DeBonis Tessa Albertson Sarah Mezzanotte Owen Campbell Luke Slattery Tate Donovan Chris Messina
student teacher teenager bully young woman lover brooding powerful raw shocking high school united states classroom forbidden love unlikely romance bullying rivalry student-teacher relationship high school crush love
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to 'The Crucible'.
6.4/10
Biography, Music, Drama, History
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Don Cheadle Ewan McGregor Emayatzy Corinealdi LaKeith Stanfield Michael Stuhlbarg Austin Lyon Morgan Wolk Christina Karis
musician trumpeter journalist lover manager girlfriend muse ex-wife amusing cheeky fascinating gritty hilarious melodramatic new york new york city life life story life's work music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
7.1/10
Drama
UK
1962
113 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Simone Signoret Sarah Miles Roland Culver Frank Pettingell Thora Hird Dudley Foster Norman Bird Newton Blick Allan Cuthbertson Nicholas Hannen
teacher wife student bleak somber school england household student-teacher relationship alcoholism guilt marital problems seduction revenge temptation 1960s
In Britain, a high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher but, after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1997
119 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson John Heard Kelly Rowan Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Tony Plana Karina Arroyave Lobo Sebastian Jack Kehler Jonah Rooney Demetrius Navarro
school principal schoolteacher student gang member counselor gritty disheartening brooklyn, n.y. california high school inner city classroom troubled youth teaching education urban crime courage relocation underdog transformation
15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.
6.3/10
Drama, War
France
1992
140 Minutes
Donald Pleasence Patrick Catalifo Jean-François Balmer Ludmila Mikaël François Négret Maxime Leroux Raoul Billerey Thé Anh
soldier frenchman journalist american vietnamese man french officer gritty intricate engaging hanoi, vietnam airport bar city military life colonialism civil wars journalism censorship siege rivalry
An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the 57-day battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam between the French army and the Vietminh, which finally resulted in the defeat and ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1954
104 Minutes
William Holden June Allyson Barbara Stanwyck Fredric March Walter Pidgeon Shelley Winters Paul Douglas Louis Calhern Dean Jagger Nina Foch Tim Considine
businessperson engineer secretary wife confident dark new york city office apartment business deception corporate espionage corruption rivalry quest 1950s
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
8.1/10
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
8.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
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