20 movies like The Teacher, ordered by similarity : 1981(2009), Critical Thinking(2020), Counsellor-at-Law(1933), Sing Street(2016), Force majeure(2014), Five Days Without Nora(2008), Words and Pictures(2013), Tiny Furniture(2010), The Ax(2005), The Bachelors(2017), Cabaret Balkan(1998), The Last American Virgin(1982) ...
Comedy, Drama
2016
102 Minutes
Zuzana Maurery Csongor Kassai Peter Bebjak Zuzana Konecná Éva Bandor Oliver Oswald Richard Labuda Ina Gogalova Peter Bartak
parent teacher student amusing suspenseful dark middle school city home central europe set-up greed family relationships hustling meeting selfishness rivalry 1980s
A middle school teacher manipulates her student's parents into doing favors for her in exchange for previews of test questions and good grades for their children.
Comedy
Canada
2009
102 Minutes
Jean-Carl Boucher Claudio Colangelo Sandrine Bisson Gabriel Maillé Dany Bouchard Léo Caron Marjolaine Lemieux Élizabeth Adam Simone Chevalot Pierre Mailloux
young boy family parent student teacher narrator amusing charming endearing moving playful quirky school home city love growing up moving childhood school
Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Comedy, Drama
Sweden|France|Norway|Denmark
2014
120 Minutes
Johannes Kuhnke Lisa Loven Kongsli Clara Wettergren Vincent Wettergren Kristofer Hivju Fanni Metelius Brady Corbet Karin Myrenberg
patriarch friend parent adulterer family child amusing gripping suspenseful dark the alps french alps hotel room balcony ski slopes ski resort disaster holidays children left for dead
A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
Comedy, Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Fernando Ciangherotti Silvia Mariscal Enrique Arreola Ari Brickman Juan Carlos Colombo Marina de Tavira Juan Pablo Medina Max Kerlow Verónica Langer Angelina Peláez Martin LaSalle
widower ex-wife rabbi old man doctor son dark amusing offbeat mexico city family home apartment kitchen suicide funeral judaism will and testament family love fall
A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.
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.
Comedy, Drama
2010
99 Minutes
Lena Dunham Laurie Simmons Grace Dunham Rachel Howe Merritt Wever Amy Seimetz Alex Karpovsky Jemima Kirke David Call Sarah Sophie Flicker Isen Hunter
film student mother photographer sister chef love interest amusing offbeat witty new york city apartment alienation family loneliness relationships privilege growing up quest 2010s
After breaking up with her boyfriend, a recent college graduate (Lena Dunham) moves back in with family while she tries to figure out the next step in life.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
99 Minutes
J.K. Simmons Julie Delpy Josh Wiggins Odeya Rush Kevin Dunn Charlie DePew Tyrel Jackson Williams Kitana Turnbull Tom Amandes Spencer List Jacqueline Mazarella
widower teen boy love interest headmaster teacher teen girl confident emotional uplifting heartwarming touching amusing house small town big city backyard street los angeles grief parent/child relationship
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again.
Comedy, Drama
1998
102 Minutes
Miki Manojlovic Nebojsa Glogovac Ana Sofrenovic Dragan Nikolic Lazar Ristovski Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Nebojsa Milovanovic Mirjana Jokovic Sergej Trifunovic Milena Dravic Toni Mihajlovski
mother boyfriend taxi driver ex-convict drug dealer showman dark amusing suspenseful melodramatic garage belgrade, serbia bus taxi cabaret apartment poverty relationships love triangle city life
People, each representing an aspect of the Serbian character, spend a hectic and frightening night in a city.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Lawrence Monoson Diane Franklin Steve Antin Joe Rubbo Louisa Moritz Brian Peck Kimmy Robertson Tessa Richarde Winifred Freedman Julianna McCarthy
teen boy teen girl pizza delivery man transfer student friend hunk cheeky emotional amusing shopping mall family home football field bedroom kitchen high school virginity teen pregnancy abortion broken heart jealousy
Pizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.
Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
1994
195 Minutes
Madhuri Dixit Salman Khan Anupam Kher Mohnish Bahl Renuka Shahane Reema Lagoo Alok Nath
man woman student baby amusing heartwarming suspenseful house india relationships love family love 1990s
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
Comedy, Drama
France
2017
113 Minutes
Pio Marmaï Ana Girardot François Civil Jean-Marc Roulot María Valverde Yamée Couture Jean-Marie Winling Florence Pernel Éric Caravaca Tewfik Jallab Karidja Touré
father sick person child brother sister winemaker engaging charming playful hilarious witty emotional winery wine cellar family family relationships sibling rivalry relationships sibling relationship family business
After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
122 Minutes
George Clooney Brad Pitt Matt Damon Andy Garcia Al Pacino Ellen Barkin Don Cheadle Bernie Mac Casey Affleck Scott Caan Eddie Jemison
con artist thief mastermind wife celebrity rival witty amusing thrilling playful suspenseful casino las vegas mexico big city hotel friendship con game diamond seduction
Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
110 Minutes
Elliott Gould Marcia Rodd Vincent Gardenia Elizabeth Wilson Jon Korkes John Randolph Doris Roberts Lou Jacobi Donald Sutherland Alan Arkin
photographer interior decorator in-law parent brother lieutenant dark quirky amusing new york city subway household marriage tragic death relationships violence opposites attract love transformation 1970s
Pitch black comedy about a young nihilistic New Yorker coping with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2014
104 Minutes
Jasna Fritzi Bauer Lilly Forgách Nikolaus Frei Rafael Gareisen Michael Gempart Lauritz Greve Heike Koslowski Sandro Lohmann Heike Makatsch Aurel Manthei Simon Schwarz
young girl teen girl suicidal person family psychoanalyst lover amusing cheeky emotional touching uneasy heartwarming europe bavaria munich doctor's office home germany teenage rebellion teen angst
Charleen, 15, quick-witted and sassy, is Kurt Cobain's biggest fan and wonders why 'growing up' has to be so complicated. One day, feeling especially melodramatic and rebellious, she ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
80 Minutes
Dana Shiraki Traci Hovel Gregory Lay Joseph Mancuso Grace Rex D.J. Paris Emily Hartford Bryant Mason Matt Dellapina Jonathan Fielding Jessica Myhr
suitor couple single woman family adult date amusing heartwarming bar city apartment workplace city affair relationships dysfunction sex lost love absence love 2010s
Five different stories of lonely people who meet through Internet sex personals.
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.
Comedy
USA
2010
93 Minutes
Emma Stone Penn Badgley Amanda Bynes Dan Byrd Thomas Haden Church Patricia Clarkson Cam Gigandet Lisa Kudrow Malcolm McDowell Aly Michalka Stanley Tucci
teen girl rival best friend virgin teacher parent hilarious engaging positive quirky amusing charming high school office party bedroom california home virginity sex
A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.