20 movies like Song for a Raggy Boy, ordered by similarity : Words and Pictures(2013), How to Eat Fried Worms(2006), The Browning Version(1994), Uncommon(2014), Madeline(1998), Another Country(1984), The Reunion(2013), Class of 1984(1982), Good Morning, Miss Dove(1955), Torment(1944), Akeelah and the Bee(2006), Dead Poets Society(1989) ...
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.
6.6/10
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.
5.3/10
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
84 Minutes
Tom Cavanagh Kimberly Williams-Paisley Luke Benward Hallie Kate Eisenberg Philip Bolden Adam Hicks Nick Krause Ryan Malgarini Austin Rogers James Rebhorn Ty Panitz
schoolboy schoolgirl bully nerd teacher winsome offbeat endearing school playground classroom neighborhood eating worms bet coming of age childhood growing up rivalry underdog 2000s
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
7.2/10
Drama
UK
1994
97 Minutes
Albert Finney Greta Scacchi Matthew Modine Julian Sands Michael Gambon Ben Silverstone Maryam d'Abo Jim Sturgess
husband wife teacher lover student schoolboy schoolteacher gripping engaging school england boarding school marriage career failed marriage affair education retirement transformation discovery
On the verge of forced resignation, a strict old-fashioned teacher rethinks his life.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Erik Estrada Ben Davies Irma P. Hall Courtney Buck Jason Crabb Wesley Elder Lucas Smissen Stacey Bradshaw Kelsey Brooks Stephanie Bettcher
student actor school principal schoolteacher god inspiring heartwarming uplifting lighthearted moving school high school united states the bible acting school play religion faith god struggle
Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
France|USA
1998
90 Minutes
Frances McDormand Nigel Hawthorne Hatty Jones Ben Daniels Arturo Venegas Stéphane Audran Katia Caballero Chantal Neuwirth Kristian de la Osa
schoolgirl headmistress kidnapper lord schoolboy orphan cheeky charming lighthearted paris boarding school school abduction friendship sabotage love underdog rescue rivalry 1950s
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
7.0/10
Drama
UK
1984
90 Minutes
Rupert Everett Colin Firth Michael Jenn Robert Addie Rupert Wainwright Cary Elwes Tristan Oliver Frederick Alexander Adrian Ross Magenty Geoffrey Bateman Philip Dupuy
student homophobe marxist headmaster emotional shocking inspiring england school school suicide homosexuality friendship bullying rivalry forbidden love 1930s
Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.
Drama
2013
88 Minutes
Anna Odell Sandra Andreis Kamila Benhamza Anders Berg Erik Ehn Niklas Engdahl Per Fenger-Krog Robert Fransson Sara Karlsdotter Sanna Krepper Andreas Kundler
artist classmate bully filmmaker confident raw striking school film set sweden bullying school adolescence friendship discovery underdog revenge transformation 2010s
Anna is not invited to her class reunion and makes a film about what would have happened if she confronted her former bullies.
6.6/10
Drama
Canada
1982
93 Minutes
Perry King Timothy Van Patten Merrie Lynn Ross Roddy McDowall Al Waxman Lisa Langlois David Gardner Stefan Arngrim Keith Knight Neil Clifford Erin Flannery
teacher music teacher student security guard rape victim gang member bleak melodramatic sad brutal intense gripping school house stage classroom gangs school band violence revenge
A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with the delinquent leader of a punk posse that runs the school.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1955
107 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Robert Stack Kipp Hamilton Robert Douglas Peggy Knudsen Marshall Thompson Chuck Connors Biff Elliot Jerry Paris Mary Wickes
schoolteacher doctor police officer playwright banker convict melodramatic endearing small town school hospital school love respect memory illness growing up sacrifice 1950s
After her admission to the hospital, town-famous stern teacher Miss Dove nostalgically reminisces about her youth and about the pupils she taught over the years.
7.3/10
Drama
Sweden
1944
100 Minutes
Stig Järrel Alf Kjellin Mai Zetterling Olof Winnerstrand Gösta Cederlund Hugo Björne Olav Riégo Märta Arbin
teen boy young woman teacher headmaster father mother bleak dreamy disturbing melodramatic school apartment shop household sweden love triangle alcoholism jealousy school rivalry
An idealistic adolescent, suffering under the thumb of a sadistic schoolmaster, falls in love with a loose girl who is bullied and tormented by another lover.
7.3/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2006
112 Minutes
Laurence Fishburne Angela Bassett Keke Palmer Curtis Armstrong Tzi Ma Lee Thompson Young Dalia Phillips Craig Wasson J.R. Villarreal Sean Michael Sara Niemietz
young girl teacher bully principal single mother inspiring emotional los angeles school washington, d.c. inner city airplane friendship family birthdays competition education rivalry rise 2000s
A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1989
128 Minutes
Robin Williams Robert Sean Leonard Ethan Hawke Josh Charles Gale Hansen Dylan Kussman Allelon Ruggiero James Waterston Norman Lloyd Kurtwood Smith Carla Belver
teacher student headmaster father best friend girlfriend cheery emotional inspiring moving sad school cave dorm classroom education friendship male bonding rebellion empowerment
Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2016
117 Minutes
Jon Voight William Fichtner Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos Kevin G. Schmidt Gabriel Basso Shannon Collis Courtney Hope Turner Nicholas Guilak
high-school student wrestler hero school principal team member coach emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving touching small town california high school gym school bus wrestling new school new town
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
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.
6.5/10
Drama
UK
2017
82 Minutes
Joanna Scanlan Lily Newmark Chanel Cresswell Sacha Cordy-Nice Loris Scarpa Bethany Antonia Saskia Paige Martin Isy Suttie John Henshaw Nadine Coyle Charlie Frances
woman daughter friend neighbor bully classmate emotional engaging sad melodramatic heartwarming england midlands school new life mother/daughter relationship awkward situations relationships friendship outsider
Super close Mother LYN and daughter IONA (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of things after a tricky start, Iona becomes '... See full summary »
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.
6.8/10
Drama
Russia
2016
118 Minutes
Pyotr Skvortsov Viktoriya Isakova Aleksandra Revenko Yuliya Aug Aleksandr Gorchilin Irina Rudniktskaya Svetlana Bragarnik Nikolay Roshchin
student young man christian friend teacher moralist bleak suspenseful emotional thrilling intense melodramatic russia school university classroom bible relationships evil fanaticism
Contemporary Russia. A high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Katee Sackhoff Jade Pettyjohn Heather Matarazzo Jeremy Sisto Judy Reyes Diego Josef Isaiah Mustafa Jonah Beres
young girl mother sister classmate friend young boy cheeky amusing emotional california school house classroom bathroom bedroom menstruation growing up immaturity friendship self-esteem
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1972
100 Minutes
James Mason Robert Preston Beau Bridges Ron Weyand Charles White David Rounds Kate Harrington Jamie Alexander Brian Chapin Bryant Fraser
gym instructor teacher priest rival student newcomer creepy tense suspenseful classroom gym boarding school feud school mob mentality new job hypocrisy suspicion mystery rivalry
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.
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'.
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